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"Do name or not do name..?"

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ok, so does everybody here have their car named? I see lots of Bugeyes with female names. I was thinkign of calling my yelloe-oraneg MGB the "Pukemobile"...
 

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I rarely name cars (or bikes). Sometimes a name just comes up and is appropriate, so it sticks. The Bugeye I sold last year was called the "Tunebug" as I paid for it with money I earned as a musician. Sold it to someone else here who is a violin builder so the name has stuck.

My MGB doesn't have a name and may never, just depends on if the right name comes up and sticks.
 
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MONTY HALL!!
 
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drooartz said:
I rarely name cars (or bikes). Sometimes a name just comes up and is appropriate, so it sticks. The Bugeye I sold last year was called the "Tunebug" as I paid for it with money I earned as a musician. Sold it to someone else here who is a violin builder so the name has stuck.

My MGB doesn't have a name and may never, just depends on if the right name comes up and sticks.

Drew, this hit me as I read your reply - 'TarBaby :laugh:

That's a name that could stick.....


Thank you, I'll be here all weekend....
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Drew, this hit me as I read your reply - 'TarBaby :laugh:

That's a name that could stick.....


Thank you, I'll be here all weekend....
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Friend of mine named his TR3 that... no really, he did.
 

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Some people think I'm nuts, but i believe that cars will tell you their names so long as you listen to them. A number of my cars have told me their names over the years. My Studebaker's name is Annabelle, the F-150 is named Mongo, the Explorer is Andy and i even had a Porche 944 named Otto.

Out of the blue the name pops into my head and just fits perfectly with the character of the vehicle.

Jody
 

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First MGB, 1966 car in 1969... "Meghan".

Went 250K miles, some memories not to be forgot along the way.
 

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JodyFKerr said:
Some people think I'm nuts, but i believe that cars will tell you their names so long as you listen to them. A number of my cars have told me their names over the years. My Studebaker's name is Annabelle, the F-150 is named Mongo, the Explorer is Andy and i even had a Porche 944 named Otto.

Out of the blue the name pops into my head and just fits perfectly with the character of the vehicle.

Jody

I'm with you Jody. Actually my wife and daughter have named Ms Triss and Vivian (the Vauxhall) the name just comes.
 

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Silverghost said:
drooartz said:
I rarely name cars (or bikes). Sometimes a name just comes up and is appropriate, so it sticks. The Bugeye I sold last year was called the "Tunebug" as I paid for it with money I earned as a musician. Sold it to someone else here who is a violin builder so the name has stuck.

My MGB doesn't have a name and may never, just depends on if the right name comes up and sticks.

Drew, this hit me as I read your reply - 'TarBaby :laugh:

That's a name that could stick.....


Thank you, I'll be here all weekend....
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Don't forget to tip your waitress
 

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To me, naming a car is ok for those wish to do so, but I don't name them. Their just a glob of nuts, bolts, tin and wire, designed to take you from point A to B. They stink of exhaust fumes and constantly cost you money, gas,oil,tires. A cars personality, as some wish to put it, is merely a reflection of your own. You named it, it didn't name it's self. I must conceded that I have named a few cars in my day, but I would be banned if I told you what they were. I usually named them just before they were sent on their way to the crusher.
I could see why some would give their cars female names,
They constantly cost you money! :devilgrin:
 

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We had a British car whose original registration was "DU-####", and when I saw that, I knew the car's name was "Homer". You see, DU = D'Oh!
The new owners decided that it's name was "Alice" - Maybe because the color is Alice Blue?
 

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Mine's called an MGB.

Good one! Mine are called, the Red one and the Green one. Don't know what I'd do if I had two of the same color. :laugh:
 

Simon TR4a

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A friend of mine used to race a little orange hatchback which I referred to as the "boite de merde".
 

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Simon TR4a said:
A friend of mine used to race a little orange hatchback which I referred to as the "boite de merde".

:lol:
 
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Blackjokr

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lol..boite de merd! 12 years of french here..
 
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I either had too much time on my hands or need a life or both! :smile:

My cars and names:
68 Camaro - Misty Blue. sold
70 442 conv. - Lady Jade. sold
69 SC/Rambler - SC/quirrel. sold
72 Jeep Cherokee S - Big Bird. sold
56 Jag - Lady Deliah II. have

Other cars were/are either what they were ie: Marlin, MG, Mini or nameless.....

Yep, my name is Peter, and I'm a car junkie!
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1993 Olds Cutlass convertible- Miss Scarlett
1974 MGB- Matilda
 
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