Buick35 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 While getting my old car restored I've ran into some interesting sayings or folksisms.Here's a few.It runs like an Apperson Jackrabbit! A painter said "let's shoot the habbit to the rabbit". My car been ribbed rubbed.My friend went to a swap meet and thought he'd cut a fat hogg. My cars so fast I can't drive it all day,it always arrives before night time.I'm sure there's more that I forgot.I once met a man at Hershey named Happ Hazard which I thought was cool. Feel free to share some of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 It runs (or "goes") like a turpentine cat! Turpentine on a cat's tail feels like it is burning, and the cat just keeps running as fast as it can to get away from it. Quite cruel actually, and I love cats. So no demonstrations please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) On 7/28/2023 at 3:37 AM, wayne sheldon said: It runs (or "goes") like a turpentine cat! Turpentine on a cat's tail feels like it is burning, and the cat just keeps running as fast as it can to get away from it. Quite cruel actually, and I love cats. So no demonstrations please. That reminds me of the joke about a priest and a boy with a jar of gasoline. A boy was sitting on the curb when a priest walked by carrying a bottle of liquid. The boy asked what was in it and the priest said it's the most powerful liquid there is,Holy Water,you can pour it in a pregnant woman and she'll pass a baby.The boy said mines more powerfull,if you pour it on a cats ass it will pass a motorcycle! In no way do I condone such an act of cruelty,I just viewed it as a joke. Edited July 29, 2023 by Buick35 Add more text. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 "Run it may, shine it must" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levicarter66 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 There's no replacement for displacement. This saying refers to the fact that a larger engine will generally produce more power than a smaller engine. If you can't fix it with duct tape, you're not using enough duct tape. This saying is a joke about the versatility of duct tape. It can be used to fix a wide variety of things, from minor repairs to major disasters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Chrome won't get you home. If it don't go, Chrome it! If you're not bleeding, you're not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Melanie just bought me this. It is my motto. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 Buick are just Chevys with lock washers. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 From back when Chevrolet advertising was big on "Heartbeat of America"... "That heartbeat of America ain't nothing but a rod knocking" A Mopar buddy says Mopar means "my old pig ain't running". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 “ground pounder “ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Remember "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet "? Well, at Pontiac, they had a rather irreverent version: "Big Macs, heart attacks, pumpkin pie and Pontiacs ". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Cadillacs are just Buicks with bad engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 10 hours ago, dship said: Cadillacs are just Buicks with bad engines. And Buicks are just Chevies with lock washers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Poor Old Numbskull Thinks Its A Cadillac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bennett Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It may not look like much, but it runs like a scalded dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 There is more than one nut on that steering wheel. Did anyone get hurt in that wreck? I would race you for titles but what would I do with that piece of S--T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 MoPar or no car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13Caddy2 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 back when i had the salvage yard--we sold a lot of tweeners--goes between the rea & the tra had a good demand for Cadillac convertors--sold a good number of brake callaptors-- I could keep on going--Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 That kinda like a "re-ann"? You know, what the "giz" are in! One of my great-uncles was partial to "Burick artomobiles". Another old fellow in the neighborhood always aspired to own an "Electrolux Burick". The late great Jerry Clower had a story about joobin' a button to turn the Cruiseomatic on. Then there were Powerslide, Dynaslow and Dynaslush transmissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee H Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Fix It Again, Tony. Fix Or Repair Daily. I used to know a bunch more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kelso Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I'm gonna change my oll right after I get my new tar es Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 8/1/2023 at 9:58 AM, Buick35 said: Buick are just Chevys with lock washers. That was Pinky Randall's (Mr Chevrolet) notable saying - We were in his motorhome on June 29th, 1994 during the 4 Cylinder VCCA Chevy Tour of Yellowstone Park. I was driving my 1927 Chevy Capitol AA Roadster on the tour, but asked for the group's help finding a 1934 or 1935 Buick convertible, preferably the big series. Pinky, in his inimitable way, stood up to his full height - hands on his hips, and said: "Marty, Don't you know? A Buick is just a Chevrolet with Lock Washers! So, I asked him what a Cadillac would be, and he answered: Stainless Lock Washers ! I recall visiting his home on the way back from the Glidden Tour at Mackinac City, Michigan. The Chevy collectibles filled the basement area, and included what I was advised was the very last Corvair - if I recall, a partially completed coupe (but my memory is fuzzy on that one). We also visited his storage are a short distance away, Pinky and Joyce were exceptionally decent people, and a pleasure to be with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) Much of Pinky Randall's collection was purchased by GM a few years ago and will reside in the new Heritage Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan when it is finished. GM is moving the Heritage Center from the Detroit area to the old GM Parts Division/ GM Customer Care & Aftersales headquarters in Grand Blanc. It will take up the whole building. Edited February 10 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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