> ok, so NOW we've got ...
>
> Pawn - Beetles.

hey, what about a kneeling mechanic or kneeling destitute owner?
after all, we ARE "pawns" of our buses. :)

> Rook - Castle with wolf standing in front
>
> Knight - Westys-with-tops-popped
>
> Bishop - Syncro? as in "you're not really going up that hill!?? OH
> MY
> GOD!!!". :)
>
> Queen -

what about a Eurovan?
after all, it IS a "different gender" from the splitty/bay/vanagon
buses ... that is, its engine is in the front. ;)

> King -

21 window samba splittie, with sunroof. and roof rack.
or porsche 911? or porsche 356?

unca joel