Bullet Bob wrote:

Heap?  sokay, John.  Do you know where I picked that up?    BB1

Nope.  All I know is that it's an old term that I have not used in a long, long time, and that it perfectly fits how I feel about the car right now.

:-)
 

Last edited by John Ha (7/22/2020 12:46 PM)

John Ha wrote:

Bullet Bob wrote:

Heap?  sokay, John.  Do you know where I picked that up?    BB1

Nope.  All I know is that it's an old term that I have not used in a long, long time, and that it perfectly fits how I feel about the car right now.

:-)
 

My dad used it in the '40's and if I recall it was used in some of those '30s movies.  I watch the oldies on TCM.

I checked the filings and I'm pretty sure Bullet Bob has the trademark on "The Heap".

Just saying.

I think we were more partial to the affectionate #@$%box.  "Beater" is another popular one.  Though "heap" is by no means unknown. 

Bullet Bob wrote:

Way back in the 70's, or maybe in the 80's there was a car wax commercial on TV...probably for Turtle Wax...where the 17 year old was waxing a '57 Chevy.  The old man come along and says, "where did you get that heap?", and the kid replys, "it's a classic, Dad".
That seemed to fit my feelings about the various old cars I've had over the years...a "heap" of old parts; dirty, worn out, ancient design lovingly massaged and restored in order to keep a "classic" design on the road.

Hope we can all have our heaps in one place again someday.

BB1   

I remember that commercial!  Thanks for the explanation.  I concur with your sentiment about all being in one place someday.
 

Bullet Bob wrote:

Way back in the 70's, or maybe in the 80's there was a car wax commercial on TV...probably for Turtle Wax...where the 17 year old was waxing a '57 Chevy.  The old man come along and says, "where did you get that heap?", and the kid replys, "it's a classic, Dad".
That seemed to fit my feelings about the various old cars I've had over the years...a "heap" of old parts; dirty, worn out, ancient design lovingly massaged and restored in order to keep a "classic" design on the road.

Hope we can all have our heaps in one place again someday.

BB1

 

The joke was that he bought it from his old man

6sally6 wrote:

Oh..BTW... since "The Heap" is taken.........
'Hunka-junk' is still availablefor use.... if you would like to adopt that!!
RPM will be glad to file that name for you in the MustangSteve register!
6s6

My favorite "I'm digusted/angry/fed up" derogatory nickname for it is TDC - that da**ed car (usually shortened to DC)

Where can I see this register?

Last edited by John Ha (7/23/2020 2:55 PM)

I don't know BB1, If your going to take and old heap like you got and do what you did (doing) with it, I'd say you made that heap (of stuff) pretty classy.