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shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#454459
Where did the word "fang" as in hoon or race come from?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#454479
its B4 the mid 60s i can remember it being used then
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#454490
Here's my guess.....the two lovely long black lines left behind on the road look like fangs. 😂

shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#454517
Not even close gentlemen. No cigars.

Hints. I was using it in the 1950s. It's from a person's name. There is a clue in the question.

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#454520
I always thought it was to do with Fangio... from your hint i would guess I'm right.

shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#454523
Matt. Well done. It's from Juan-Manuel Fangio, the famous Argentinian Grand Prix racer who still has the record for the highest number of wins per starts.

As kids we used to pronounce his name with a hard g not a soft g.

I think that it is a uniquely Australian word.

Richard.