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Supera

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 8:11 pm
by countershaft
Where does the word Supera come into play with Farmall ?

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 8:24 pm
by Bigdog
Super - A : newer and improved version of the original Farmall A.

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:44 pm
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
I only speak hillbilly, but isn't supera french for super, as in Super Cub?

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:12 pm
by Mike Schmudlach
John,
Super in French is super.
The word supera in Spanish is from the verb superar which means to beat, to surpass, to over take etc...
The verb is the same in Portuguese.
A direct interpetation for Super would be estupendo in Spanish or muito giro or bacana in portuguese.

More than we needed to know, HUH.

Mike

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:37 pm
by Dennis (51)
I always thought a Super A was an overweight, overpowered, overpriced version of the Cub that isn't nearly as much fun.

Dennis (51)

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:30 pm
by Jim Becker
That's odd. I thought a Cub was an understrength, underpowered, overpriced version of a Super A.

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:34 pm
by Mike Schmudlach
Well, the A and B did come before the Cub.... now the Super A did come out in 1947 same as the Cub but they only made 80 or so.
So I will go along with Jim. :-)

Mike