From the Club Veedub magazine Zeitschrift, 2005:
The Volkswagen A-Z
A is for ADOLF, our old Nazi friend,
B is for BEETLE, on which we depend.
C is for CABRIO Karmann, seats four,
D is for DAK DAK, Deutsche Afrika Korps.
E is for EBERSPÄCHER, warm as can be,
F is for FASTBACK, the stylish Type 3.
G is for GOLF, transverse front wheel drive,
H is for HERBIE, who thinks he's alive.
I is for ILTIS, a beaut four by four,
J is for JETTA, booted Golf with much more.
K is for KOMBI, with a big Type 4 sound,
L is for LANOCKS, no longer around.
M is for MELBOURNE, where VWs were once made,
N is NEW BEETLE, a trend that will fade.
O is for OSNABRÜCK, Karmann's factory is here,
P is for PASSAT, Wheels' Car Of The Year.
Q is for QUANTUM, an American name,
R is for REDEX, the trial that brought fame.
S is SCIROCCO, not sold here, we lose,
T is for TOUAREG, at home in Vaucluse.
U is for UITENHAGE, South African port,
V is for VOLKSIE, Volkswagen for short.
W is for WOLFSBURG, Volkswagen's home town,
X is for XAVIER Reimspeiss, I found.
Y is for YELLOW, or 'Wattle' will do,
Z is for ZÜNDFOLGE, 1 - 4 - 3 – 2.
Absolutely brilliant!!
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
That's great 👍
The Old Skool Alphabet
A is for Aircooled the waterless way
B is for Bonnet front & back
C is for Chassis seperate from the rest
D is for Deutchland the start of my heritage
E is for Extiguisher every owner should have
F is for Fast the cars going past
G is for Gasoline you hardly will need
H is for Horsepower 25 to start with
I is for Idol the symbol of the Sixties
J is for Journey and the fun on the way
K is for Knowledge you surely will need
L is for Lube to points that are many
M is for Money the cost to maintain
N is for Nipples theres plenty to find
O is for Oil the life blood of the car
P is for Pistons lying on their sides
Q is for Quality the checks were many
R is for Ride the best of its time
S is for Split a Kombi or Beetle
T is for Tyres narrow and round
U is for Universal the love of this car
V is for Victory how you feel when you arrive after along drive
W is for Water for the passengers not the car
X is for X factor the thing that attracts so many to it
Y is for Yet the adventures to come
Z is for Zebra as rare here as a 23 window type 2
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
Hmm good try but it does not rhyme it has no cadence
Keeping it real !
Gotta have cadence ❓
The first one was especially clever. Well done to the author. Or is that poet?
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cadence - 7 dictionary results
–noun Also, cadency. 1. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
2. (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
3. the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence.
4. the flow or rhythm of events, esp. the pattern in which something is experienced: the frenetic cadence of modern life.
5. a slight falling in pitch of the voice in speaking or reading, as at the end of a declarative sentence.
6. the general modulation of the voice.
7. Music. a sequence of notes or chords that indicates the momentary or complete end of a composition, section, phrase, etc.
–verb (used with object) 8. to make rhythmical.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < It cadenza; see cadenza
Synonyms:
3. tempo, pulse, rhythm, meter.
(thanks to dictionary.com)
cadence...keeping it real since 1350
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sorry will try harder 🙁
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
I'd tell you who wrote the VW A-Z at the top but modesty prevents me :-)
Do all the 'VW things' in the A-Z make sense to everyone? The 'X' was particularly hard to find, and rhyme. It was actually 'Franz Xavier Reimspeiss' - the young engineer who drew up the first VW engine for Ferdinand Porsche in the 1930s. He also designed the famous VW symbol. So using him for 'X' is a bit of a cheat but it worked out well.
The Old Skool one is not a bad start, but yes you need to do some work to make it rhyme, and give each line the right 'metre' (poetic rhythm, or syllables per line). It would also annoy fans of modern VWs...
The Old Skool Alphabet (mark2)
A is for Aircooled by rotating fan
B is for Bus nickname for the Kombi van
C is for Chassis seperate from the rest
D is for Deutchland exporting the best
E is for Extiguisher every owner should buy
F is for Fast the buzzboxes going by
G is for Gasoline you hardly will need
H is for Horsepower 25 to 40 you don't have to feed
I is for Idle that smooth dak dak dak
J is for Journey off the beaten track
K is for Knowledge you surely will need
L is for Lube for all those nipples to feed
M is for Money the cost to maintain
N is for Noise an engine under strain
O is for Oil the life blood of this ride
P is for Pistons lying on their side
Q is for Quality the checks were many
R is for Ride the best of its time bar any
S is for Shine with chrome all around
T is for Tyres narrow and round
U is for Universal the love of this car
V is for Victory how you feel when you arrive from afar
W is for Water for the passengers because bugs don't need any
X is for X factor the thing that attracts so many
Y is for You to make the dream come true
Z is for Zebra as rare here as a 23 window type 2
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
Well done, you've improved it a million percent!
Now we need someone to write a 'watercooled VW A-Z'...
Nice work Dubb61!
Part of Melbourne's Unreal Aircooled VW Community
Thats awesome good rhyme
