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Name my car !

roofman

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I notice many of you have named your Triumph, such as Dale has named his "Crypty". I have only named one of my cars in the past, a highly modified stealthy looking black TR7 that I called " Area 7" in a pun of Area 51.
I am open to suggestions on good car names.
IF the name is 5 or 7 letters long I may get a personalized plate with the name ( if the name is available ). In South Carolina 7 letters is the max, 6 letters is offset funny on the plate and looks dumb, but 5 and 7 letters is balanced.
I was thinking 1SHEET but it's 6 letters and has nothing to do with cars, and by Friday no one will remember it's meaning.
Suggestions?
 

YankeeTR

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Let's see..I've used ..
Buford-'49 Ford F-1 (buick powered Ford)
Seabiscuit-'39 Ford Standard..a dark horse like the famous racehorse
Mojo-My Hemi powered '56 F-100
TR-Mater- My '54 TR2 (say ter-mater) cuz it's red.
 
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Good start, I forgot to put my 1 idea in. I saw a MGC in Mississippi or Louisiana with 6APPEAL on it's plate.
Another is TRIPIN but only 6 letters.
 

PATR8

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MY 8 is painted a copper color and some where along the way it picked up the name "Penny" as in 1 cent.
 

PATR8

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MY 8 is painted a copper color and some where along the way it picked up the name "Penny" as in 1 cent.
 

Brosky

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How about "TRSEXY" or "TRSIXY"

You're right, my wife wouldn't let me do it.
 

steve99

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What about BRTIDEA because at some point inowning and maintaining these cars everybody feels like this has been a really bright idea.
 

TR4nut

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Well, if its a southern car and it gives you trouble sometime, you might go for "Beelzebubba"!

Randy

just reread your post and see you need it limited to 7 letters, but I still like the name..
 
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Brosky may be able to pull off the TRSEXY but not me, I'm the anti-sexy.
 

donbmw

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The wife named my TR3 Skinny Butt.

Don
 
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more ideas:
LILRED6
FUNSUN6
NOTMG
6INATER
YAHBABY
TRIXY
Someone in our area has a yellow xke with the plate BANANA
 

SCguy

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Ok, here 's my unsolicited opinion...

I think naming cars is weird. I also think calling them "he" or "she" is weird.

Just my opinion...

Like when I take my dog to the vet. and they call my dog "my baby" or refer to me as "daddy".

There's probably a reason I'm divorceed and single. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 

PATR8

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I refer to my car by name, refer to my dog as my puppy and I am divorced and single, no correlation there...
 

rotoflex

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I call the GT6 "The Triumph" or sometimes "The GT6".
I call the Neon "The Dodge" or sometimes "The Neon".
 

kodanja

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I still just call the Tr6 the "little car"....


I had some choice names for my GT6 & MGBGT $%@^%@%$&!!!
 

NutmegCT

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Well, I was thinking ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI, but you'd need a couple more license plates. So how about:

TRCOCKY or COCKY-6

Tom
(I don't usually use names for my TR, except when the wrench slips off the nut, or a washer falls into the starter, or a screwdriver shorts out the battery , or ...)
 
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