Yah I always thought it was tuque, but Wikipedia also has these spellings:

"A tuque (Canadian French: tuque, sometimes also spelled toque or
touque in English)"

4 ways to spell including yours!

:)

Who knows. I may make to BBTB next year.

Neil.

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here in the Southwest part of the US in most inner-city areas, they're known
> as "skull", "cholo" or "gang" caps.  Down at the docks they're also known as
> "night-watchman" caps.  Up in the snow areas, I've heard them called
> "ski"  caps (for obvious reasons).  But I've never heard them called
> "beanies".  Guess it depends on the area of the country.
>
> The latest VW oriented ones I've got in my collection are the limited
> edition ones made for Buses By The Bridge at Lake Havasu, AZ earlier this
> year.  Keeps my head nice and warm in cold weather.
>
> I always thought it was spelled "tuke", but what do I know?
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> jim@airheadparts.com
> ***********************************
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:16 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Heh heh.
>>
>> Ya I found finally found another work for what I was looking for.
>> "Beanies". Found these, but so far no Vanagon beanie/cap/toque/tuque/
>>
>> https://www.cmgestore.com/vw08/SKUDetailsVW08F14798.ASP
>>
>> https://www.cmgestore.com/vw08/SKUDetailsVW08FU092.ASP
>>
>> I'm surprised no has "built" one.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:24 PM, joel walker <uncajoel@bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>> > Subject: "Vanagon" Or "Westfalia" Toques? (aka cap or hat)
>> >
>> >
>> >> I checked Go Westy Bus Depot and Van Cafe, but did not see one.
>> >> Does anyone know of a vendor selling a Vanagon or Westy/Vanagon
>> >> theme toque?
>> >
>> > well ...
>> >
>> >
>> > http://hats.cafepress.com/item/evil-mutant-bus-driver-trucker-hat/8212746
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.zazzle.com/warning_bus_driver_in_bad_mood_hat-148128317931904828
>> >
>> > but the best one is the old ralph kramden one ...
>> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=616032
>> >
>> > too bad it costs so much. :(
>> >
>> > unca joel

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