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Title: Who can tell me?
Post by: Richard Kuczko on April 05, 2014, 07:42:28 AM

Who can tell me the reason or the story behind the 88 on the knob.  Super curious!

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: WESTY69 on April 05, 2014, 10:07:37 AM

I had to search this out and found two really good answers , one is that the 88 is two infinity symbolys representing that the hazard lights will continually go on .
The other one is not the number 88, but rather a pictogram of four circles representing the four lights, front and back , left and right.

I've also heard has type 88 but now leaning to more of the founded research answers

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: beetlemandan on April 08, 2014, 07:04:45 AM

its actually secret code. the 8th letter of the alphabet is "H", so it actually means "HH", which was tribute from the post war Nazi sympathizers declaring " hiel hitler" . just nobody ever figured it out till I just spilled the beans on their plot.

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: Richard Kuczko on April 08, 2014, 07:14:41 AM

See that's what I heard too.  I just wanted to be sure so I wasn't telling someone a bs kinda funny.  I'm in Mexico right now and seeing a ton of vw bugs and vans.  I love car-ma!

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: Chad M on April 08, 2014, 06:07:31 PM

It served as a reminder of a fun song from my youth!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP8PtUSTXxs

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: Petey100 on April 08, 2014, 08:50:55 PM

Thanks Chad ! Now I feel like I am back at Chilliwack Junior in the 9th grade feeling awkward.......I still feel awkward but oh well good times! I always proclaimed myself to be a master of useless trivial knowledge and I did not know this.

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: beetlemandan on April 09, 2014, 08:40:42 PM

I should also add that when you put the 4 way flashers on, it lets everyone in the "loop" that you are proudly saluting " der fuhrer"!  you'll never view a parade or motorcade the same way again!

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: silas on April 09, 2014, 09:45:23 PM

do you get a free tinfoil hat when you read this thread?  ;) ;D

Title: Re: Who can tell me?
Post by: Richard Kuczko on April 10, 2014, 06:13:59 AM

No tinfoil hat but if you really want I can make you a hub cap sombrero.   Smile