Handles ... what is the meaning of this?!?!?! 😁

[xp29]

As the title says, what is the meaning behind your handle?
Disclaimer: this is for fun, please do not divulge personal info.
Xp29: I'm a mechanic and a car guy, I have been my entire life. Xp29 is the beginning of the vin number of my favorite car. It tells me everything important about the car. Which happens to be a 1969 big block Dodge R/T Charger with the roof wings. (The P denotes premium, which is the only model with roof wings). So what is the story behind your handle

 

[xp29]

I searched for pictures of the 1969 Dodge R/T Charger
Very nice car, it looks like I imagined an American classic.
But I'm not sure if I found a premium, from rare there were SE and sunroof ones

Se and sun roof cars don't have the roof wings, look for an R/T charger. The roof wings are small and parallel the rear glass.

 

[xp29]

It's kinda funny you made this thread actually! I had just been thinking about what everyone's names would be. Maybe it's something unique to me, but I like to imagine what people are like in real life based on their personality in threads and such.

That's exactly what caused me to start that thread to

 

[IAmAMirage]

That's exactly what caused me to start that thread to

Thats crazy lol

Well for anyone who cares my name is Nevaeh lol
My beardie is Mirage

 

[xp29]

Thats crazy lol

Well for anyone who cares my name is Nevaeh lol
My beardie is Mirage

Nice to meet you Nevaeh

 

[NickAVD]

Se and sun roof cars don't have the roof wings, look for an R/T charger. The roof wings are small and parallel the rear glass.

Yes, I think I found what you are talking about.

 

[xp29]

Yes, I think I found what you are talking about.

True American muscle car there . The Hemi that was available in it was deliberately under rated. It was advertised at 500 horsepower but was well over that bone stock.

 

[NickAVD]

True American muscle car there . The Hemi that was available in it was deliberately under rated. It was advertised at 500 horsepower but was well over that bone stock.

This is very cool! As far as I understand, this is a seven-liter engine. I can’t even imagine what it’s capable of, because my car only has 2.5 liters, which is 200 horsepower. In general, I’ve always admired the culture of muscle cars. It’s great that people keep cars from the 60s in working conditions. And these are not just collectible cars, but cars that people use every day, and they continue to serve people. It’s very difficult to see anything older than 30 years on our roads. They just don’t exist. I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the climate and they rust to such an extent that they become impossible to restore. Yes, there are classic cars, but they are collectible cars that are not driven every day.

 

[ChileanTaco]

I also had the association with XP (IT person, too ).
The thing with cars: Interesting from a technical perspective for sure, but I'm not a "car enthusiast" (and more of the type "if necessary, I'll drive, but I'm that happy if I don't need to do"), despite once in a while I can be found in a car museum or such just for general interest in technical stuff. And while living in California, sometimes found it funny what can be found on a random parking lot

 

[xp29]

This is very cool! As far as I understand, this is a seven-liter engine. I can’t even imagine what it’s capable of, because my car only has 2.5 liters, which is 200 horsepower. In general, I’ve always admired the culture of muscle cars. It’s great that people keep cars from the 60s in working conditions. And these are not just collectible cars, but cars that people use every day, and they continue to serve people. It’s very difficult to see anything older than 30 years on our roads. They just don’t exist. I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the climate and they rust to such an extent that they become impossible to restore. Yes, there are classic cars, but they are collectible cars that are not driven every day.

All the little "tuner cars" are fun, I've built a couple really fast Eclipses but there is NOTHING on earth as exhilarating as shear horsepower. The hottest engine I personally ever built was just over 600 h.p. ...... and I put it in a 1978 Oldsmobile regency 98 a real grocery getter. The look on the Mustang guys faces when they got spanked by grandpa's ole bucket was priceless!!!!

 

[Figgs&Syrax]

As the title says, what is the meaning behind your handle?
Disclaimer: this is for fun, please do not divulge personal info.
Xp29: I'm a mechanic and a car guy, I have been my entire life. Xp29 is the beginning of the vin number of my favorite car. It tells me everything important about the car. Which happens to be a 1969 big block Dodge R/T Charger with the roof wings. (The P denotes premium, which is the only model with roof wings). So what is the story behind your handle

Uh- based of my last name? Lol

 

[xp29]

Uh- based of my last name? Lol

I like to make up stories in my head for the different handles

 

[Figgs&Syrax]

I like to make up stories in my head for the different handles

?!

 

[xp29]

?!

Some handles are easy to figure out. @NickAVD, or @Chris or @Rocky2022 for instance, those are pretty straight forward. But others like @AHBD, or @Claudiusx, @Drache613, those could mean anything I know @Drache613 (Tracie) is a vet tech, so in my head it's Dr. ache in room 613. Silly I know @AHBD has bred lots of babies so in my head, it stands for another hundred baby dragons lol @Claudiusx looks like an Indian word to me at a glance so I picture him in my head as an Indian chief with a bearded drangon on his shoulder (sorry Brandon )
That was the whole reason I started this thread, just to have a little fun and maybe find out the story behind the handles.

 

[AHBD]

Lol, Another Hundred Baby Dragons, I like it ! A.H ? Anonymous Human......

 

[xp29]

Lol, Another Hundred Baby Dragons, I like it ! A.H ? Anonymous Human......

See I wouldn't have guessed that