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"Do name or not do name..?"

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.
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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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Silverghost said:
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
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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.
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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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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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aerog said:
Mine's called an MGB.
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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:
 
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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".
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:lol:
 
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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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