OB...compliment or insult?

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09-18-2014, 07:27 PM

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12" or optional Sport 13"...?

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09-18-2014, 08:08 PM

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I recently joined Kibort's "Oil Of The Month Club", I'll let you know what arrives for October.

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09-18-2014, 08:54 PM

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Hacker for got "SOB" Semi-Old-Bugger for the '80/'86

I knew I forgot something.......

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09-18-2014, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by oldfrat

The definitions post on the newcomers board says it is a 1978-80. Is that a strict definition or does a 1981 qualify? Brad

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Old Bugger ...
What qualifies? ...
Purists: Only spoiler-less CIS injected 928's (US or Euro)...

Q.E.D.

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09-19-2014, 10:50 AM

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Thanks for all the replies, gentlemen. This was quite informative...and funny.

Seth K. Pyle

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09-19-2014, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr

Old Bugger
Old Body
Original Body
Oddly Beautiful

What qualifies?

Purists: Only spoiler-less CIS injected 928's (US or Euro)
L-Jet owners: CIS cars and ours too since we are the red headed stepchild of the 928 world and we just want to belong to something.... (sorry Glen)
EuroS Owners: Meh, our cars rule and don't need a silly title
S4 owners: Any pre S4
85/86 owners: Any 16V
911 Owners: Those "cheap" V8 cars you buy when you cannot afford a 32V (which is what you buy when you cannot afford a 911)
Non Porsche People: "Is that a 944?"
Prius Owners: "Why is that gas guzzler still behind me? He can pass me using the right lane, I'm only going 54mph"

I haven't heard the British meaning of the abbreviation "OB" yet. It used to be "old banger" which is the most accurate description of an old car I guess..

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09-19-2014, 05:48 PM

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Prius and performance in the same post... Funny.
OB inItaly stands for internal sanitary towel...
I won't name a 928 OB, even if it is indisch rot.

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09-20-2014, 08:08 PM

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Whoa...didn't see that coming. OB is the trade name for a similar product in America. Whoops...

Seth K. Pyle

Yeah...Prius...performance...snicker.

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09-20-2014, 08:33 PM

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I thought the OB was some kind of weird abbreviation for the German term for Without Spoilers.

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09-20-2014, 08:50 PM

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"Old Buggah" is a term of affection for 78 and 79 models. It's from the early days of the rennlist (Porschelist) email list. Coined by some New Englanders, I believe.

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09-20-2014, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GlenL

"Old Buggah" is a term of affection for 78 and 79 models. It's from the early days of the rennlist (Porschelist) email list. Coined by some New Englanders, I believe.

Coined by "one" New Englander.

The OB moniker has been co-opted ever since.

Shame.

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09-20-2014, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RKD in OKC

I thought the OB was some kind of weird abbreviation for the German term for Without Spoilers.

You're close. I believe it translates a wale's vagina.

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09-21-2014, 01:55 AM

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The "old bugger" term was originally coined by Jay Kempf.

It was back on the old email list in the late 90's (the predecessor to this forum).

He made a casual comment while referring to his 79, and it just caught on.

I'm pretty sure he would agree with the CIS designation/definition...

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