Timm: Going off of the name, Harley Quinn, as a play on the word harlequin, I did some brief research into harlequin costumes. I took the jester hat and the diamond patterns and the ruffled collar ...

While the Volkswagen Harlequin isn't exactly a clown car, it certainly is reminiscent of a circus with its color combinations. ... who wore a colorful costume and liked to play tricks on people.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines harlequin as "a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume." Nowadays, the word typically refers to ...