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Old 09-24-2021, 08:26 PM
Lynn Lynn is offline
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Pretty sure that fart is German (and maybe Swedish) for "exit". Hence, exit gas.

Early BMWs have the word fart embossed on the ignition switch to indicate where you turn the key to remove (exit) it. I believe it is spelled "fahrt". Been a while.
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