PHOTO: URI ARCHIVES
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June 1, 2026
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” pop the clutch!!”
Our Fraternity wins the Bug run !!!!
Quick, push Herbie the Bug to the Fine Arts Center, his painted “53” wore off!
At the 1970 URI car rally: One entrant was a fuel-efficient low-emissions car with an “alternative power source” and was popular with spectators, but slower than a hockey game in slush.
Hurry, pop the clutch girls!
How did you think Volkswagens got 35 MPG (miles per gallon)?
Foot off the brake!
I can’t afford gas, but I am going to vote even if it kills me!
“When you spend your gas money on beer”
Where they goin’ with my car?