>   der Bus - a 1980 vanagon. had the name in old English letters on the side.
>             (best bus i ever had, even if it wasn't air conditioned)
>   Blitzfahrt - a 1974 Porsche 914 with a hole in its muffler
>   Humpback, the Quasi-Motor of Noted Fame - a 1968 double-cab pickup truck.
>             (sniff. i miss old Humpback, even with his lousy drum-drum brakes)
> 
> those were my favorite names. the other buses names fit the bus, but they
> didn't have that 'zing'.
> 

Some names for some vehicle we have owned :

MAX (from Mach schnell) - 1962 112 w/ '63 Porsche S90 engine 

   2
MAX - 1964.5 Porsche SC

GreenHornet - 1965 Campmobile (green, of course)

Gunnar - 1967 Volvo 123GT

Maggie (from then wife's middle name, Margareta) - 1968 "Stick-Shift" 113

FE! (pronounced eFfiE, from Fucking white Elephant!) - 1969 Westfalia Oslo
                                                           short pop-top
Shorty - 1971  Westfalia no pop-top

FE-TWO ( see above) - 1973 Westfalia pop-top with all the goodies including
			   refrigerator and gasoline Eberpacher heater

	      '81 Westfalia pop-top Basic (no stove/fridge) and 3seater bench-
		  bed.
Flora (named by kids after a Finnish margarine package)	- 1985 WestfaliaGL 
                           with all the goodies + gasoline auxilary heater

Mummo (from Finnish for G'ma or old woman that takes care of children) - 
                 1985 VanagonGL with Weekender package (rear bench/bed)

Flash! - 1986.5 Scirocco 16v (FlashSilver)

JUMBO  - 1986 Ford E350 based Jamboree P23 Class-C motorhome

MV (Mama's Vanagon) - 1990/91 VanagonCarat

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