Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site convex Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!tmorris From: tmorris@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: RE : Vehicle Acronym Message-ID: <36700049@convex> Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 12:53:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convex.36700049 Posted: Thu Aug 29 12:53:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 4-Sep-85 04:42:37 EDT Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #N:convex:36700049:000:475 Nf-From: convex.UUCP!tmorris Aug 29 11:53:00 1985 When Chevrolet introduced their Light Utility Vehicle ,they decided to utilize the acronym as it's trademark , hence all the little L.U.V. trucks . I guess they thought it was real cute for a little truck made in Japan. However , when they finished the testing for what is now the S-10 pickup they decided that the acronym for the American made Super Light Utility Truck was entirely too descriptive where faithfulness and reliability were concerned..... .