alswagg

I keep hearing Bubba degrading. Bubba did this, Bubba did that. Heck guys our cars were made either in St Louis MO or Bowling Green KY. EVERY single C3 was made by a Bubba. lol. Remember they were assembled South of Mason Dixon. lol. Come on you really do have to laugh. Al

HOOAH

Good point never really put much thought to the actual dividing line.

I've always associated bubba originally being from the deepest of southern territories but has since transplanted across the world. I is one at times. I was trained at Ft Benning, Ft Stewart, Ft Polk, Camp Shelby, Ft Rucker and Ft Hood.

Terry

ugadog

We are family …
All of my Bubbas and me

CaseyJones

True, but there is a big difference between the Bubba's who built them and the shade tree mechanic Bubba's who maintained them with their own special touches. I am dealing with that now.

CaseyJones

Bubba is universal. I'm from the South. Not one and the same.

Ontario73

The term 'Bubba' seems to mean different things to different people. The NCRS purists may feel the use of a non GM date correct part as proof of Bubbaism. Others see it more of a 'coat hanger replacing a tierod end' sort of thing!
I have never really thought of it as a regional issue. We have our fair share of red necked kissing cousin shade tree mechanics up north as well!

540 vette

Where I came from, Brooklyn it wasn´t referred to as Bubba but Rube Goldberg. If something was messed up, Rube Goldberg must have worked on it.

alswagg

Bubbafide. Gotta love it. I was hoping some caught my humor. Al

jnealg

Seriously?

I got news for ya, I've met more bubbas from up north of your so called "mason Dixon line" than I have down here.

I've met bubbas in many countries.

It has nothing to do with where you're from.

Funny <not>

Mick71

C'mon now, we've all been guilty of a "Bubba" fix when in a jam.

oldsarge

Bubba this !!!!!!!.......

ugadog

I assume by special touches, you mean adding a little moonshine! Either to Bubba’s belly or the gas tank, or both.

ugadog

I grew up in Georgia, where there were plenty of folks with the nickname Bubba … always used as a term of endearment. My wife’s uncle Bubba (God rest his soul) was the eldest brother, often the origin of the nickname in the south. He was also a Georgia Tech engineering graduate, who, mechanically speaking, could probably run circles around the vast majority of us on this forum. Yet, I am sure he himself would laugh at the implications of his nickname given by all of us here.

It wasn’t until I came to this forum that I heard the name Bubba used in this specific manner. Even so, I still think of every Bubba out there as the good hearted character that everyone loves … regardless of how he might have screwed up our Corvettes.

duramaxsky

But if Bubba breaks down in the middle of nowhere he could get it going and get home. Those who mock Bubba could not and may die there.

scottyp99

Here is something that you may or may not find interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba
Scott

gr8t73

During my career I have worked in almost every state in the union & five other countries & I can tell you Bubba is every where.

couperdecar

Weez all bubbas'

MyRed69

Where is the line between 'bubbaism' and good old fashioned American ingenuity??? I suppose if you rig something to get you out of a jam and then consider it a permanent fix:
"you might be a bubba"

1976wanderlust

Hey, I reassemble hat remark! In Norwegian they say hjemmesnekeret, can be applied to just about everything.

oldschoolvette