Vehicle Names?

[Tartan Jack]

I was wondering who else on here names their cars?

I've named mine for many, many years.

Previous cars:

85 Audi 5000- "Spectre"

87 VW Vanagon- "Ghost," renamed "Spectre II"

90 Miata- "Polar Bear" (when white), then repainted and renamed-> "Fenix"

(Still own the Miata, which looks like a 1960s Lotus racer)

For a while had a 1996 Crown Vic named "Cruiser" (was my grandfather-in-law's car, originally named "Papa's Cruiser"- after we got it we dropped "Papa's")

-It died and the Scion xB replaced it (Thank YOU!)

Borrowed 94 Dodge Ram- "Constipated Pig"

Work box truck at time of 1996 Olympics-> "Moby Dick"

(Several trucks rented and driven since have also been named Moby Dick as well)

Penske trucks (rented by employers of family)- CheeseBlock, Cheddar

Wife:

95 Chrysler Cirrus- "Droopy," renamed "Flying Okra" (after an inside joke developed and it was decided the car looked like an okra and a poster w/ the line "Flying Orcas" and leaping killer whales)

97 Ford Taurus- "Blue Oval" (The car was blue and it was the design where Ford when "oval-happy," also a common nickname for Ford)

06 Grand Caravan- Queen Anna's Revenge (based on Blackbeard's ship and wife's name)

2009 xB-> 2 names, in the spirit of many WW2 fighters. Besides . . . I need one for "pirating" and another, kinder and gentler one for "peaceful" activities

Albatross -From several sources:

- Alba- the old Gaelic name for Scotland- a subtle Scottish reference. (This is actually where I first came up w/ the name, honestly.)

- Thorpe's ship in "The Sea Hawk" was the Albatross (reference, but different, to Drake's Swan and Golden Hind, formerly the Pelican)

- Period appropriate and in the spirit of the age

- Albatrosses have a long association w/ sailors (even if the exact nature and superstitions is debated, esp. since the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poem)

- I like birds . . . and the Albatross seems appropriate to the Scion

- The Albatross matches my interest in small to mid-size cargo planes, like the C-130, C-123, C-7, C-47, and the like. The wing/body lines actually resemble the C-130 and C-123 (see film "Air America")!

- Plus, Albatross was the name of the flying ship (w/ helicopter propellers) in Jules Verne's "The Clipper of the Clouds"/"Robur the Conqueror"

Spectre III

- Reference back to my first 2 vehicles, plus the silver "vanishes" in certain road and lighting conditions

- I have a GREAT emblem for this one, but not exactly "kind and friendly"

Basically, Albatross is the main name, while "Spectre" is it's "other" . . .

- I'm going to make a graphic of a kilted (Wallace tartan) albatross, a bit anthropomorphic cartoon-ish.

I debated literally dozens of names before I decided on these.

Ex. Aluminum Falcon, Reiver, Thistle, Rover, Ronan, Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Momo-San, RatBat, Dirk, TaRDis, Jack's Rabbit, Orca (and several orca-related names inc. SeaWolf), Gray Watch, Cutlass, and many, many more.

Edited May 11, 2010 by Tartan Jack

[Jas. Hook]

I bought an '97 Nissan Sentra... I wanted white but the salesman had a green one that wasn't moving. He made the right offer and deal was done. He jokenly said the sales staff had nicknamed the car the 'Frog' because of the color and the name stuck. It sported a 'The Frog' decal and a green Peace Frog sticker on tne rear window during it's life. It was done in by an unlicensed Don.

Jas. Hook

[Iron Bess]

Oh dear Lord, I name just about EVERYTHING!

My PT Cruiser is named... (Wait for it...)

Phineas Taylor! (y'all know who is Sea Dog is!!)

[captscurvy_nc]

First car I ever bought was a lime green plmouth valerie station wagon with red vinal interior for $150. Named it the watermelon mobile. I took the back seat out when the car died because m friend Bill found out the vinal could be scraped off with a toothpick. He would sit in the back seat high as a kite and write "inspired" short stories on our wa to school and on road trips. Second car was a blue Honda CRX named "Spark" cause sparks would randoml shoot out of the hood. Haven't named the new car yet...

[Jas. Hook]

Oh dear Lord, I name just about EVERYTHING!

My PT Cruiser is named... (Wait for it...)

Phineas Taylor! (y'all know who is Sea Dog is!!)

IB -

Love the photo.

"Hey, I'm a personal friend of Scooby-Doo."

Jas. Hook

[Iron Bess]

And that is just how she rides down the street to.

She love's setting sail.

Wish I had a dime for every picture taken of her and for every minor fender bender she has caused from folks trying to TAKE said pictures.

[Capt Thighbiter]

Oddly enough, we only name the vans in our family.

My Dad had a 72 VW microbus ( w/ portholes), yellow and white. Some wig magic markered "Hello, my name is Horton" on it ( from Horton Hears A WHo) so Horton it became.

My own old blue 90 Astro van was Big Blue ( I know, how creative).

And of course there is our vessel, the Hellion.

[Gunpowder Gertie]

<Barbossa voice>

We called the van Jaaaaaack.....

</Barbossa voice>

which reminds me- anyone know where I can get some good lookin' piratey car mats?

Edited May 19, 2010 by Gunpowder Gertie

[Silkie McDonough]

My first car was a 1970 Ford Maverick, drove that thing through college. My brother-in-law and his best friend Brian use to do the work on it for me. They dubbed that ship "the Millenium Turkey" lol (early 80's)

[LadyBarbossa]

There were only two vehicles I know of that deserved a name. I did call a van of mine "the workhorse" because I swear I hauled everything and anything in it over miles and miles and miles. The jeep was simply... the Jeep. And the best one... a car that actually was not mine (thank God) but was my sisters and we called it Zippy. A little red Piece of S*** 2-door car that looked like it had gone through hell and back; rusting all over with a horrible muffler. It was a cheap thing my dad got for my sister. But it really was a worthless vehicle. We named it Zippy the Wonder Car... because it's a wonder that it's still running! And that was the reality of it! The car looked like and felt like and sounded like it would fall apart, the bottom giving way on you as your drove down the highway! It was a scarry little car! Made Christine and any other horror car look like an angel! But Zippy is the car we laugh about the most. All we had to say was "Zippy the Wonder Car! it's a wonder it's still running!"

In the future, I'm sure there will be worthy vehicles that will be named.

Thighbiter... that's a hell of a vehicle.

~Lady B

[Merrydeath]

to the point, my current car is an old Dodge Strattus, runner on fumes and killer of deer... I named it the Jolly Roger Dodger.

[Tartan Jack]

to the point, my current car is an old Dodge Strattus, runner on fumes and killer of deer... I named it the Jolly Roger Dodger.

HAHAHAHAHA

That reminds me of our old 95 Chrysler Cirrus (another version of the "cloud car" line) . . .

Hit 3 times, had a tornado form directly overhead and got pelted w/ hail, had a tree fall across it (branch pressed down on hood making a HUGE dent, compressed suspension, and tree trunk was suspended over the roof, while the only damage was minor scratched and a dented hood), went through 2 transmission computers (was on third when sold), had various really odd mechanical and electrical issues, and a leak that made a wet shot in the middle of the front floorboards (from under the center of the floormats). Despite all that, it just wouldn't die . . . I just didn't trust it making 40-60 trips (each way) to larger cities, that I commonly must make.

I started calling it "Flying Ocra, by Timex." (Flying Orca being its normal name, based on a "Flying Orcas" poster and the fact the light green color and shape looks just like a piece of ocra.)

We sold it to a local friend of my wife's family for half its book value, telling them all the problems. I still see it around town 3 years later. He's amazed at its tenacity too, but happy as it is just perfect for them. Oh, and its now on its 5th transmission computer and had a number of other repairs. Still, MUCH cheaper for him (got a good, cheap mechanic) than a new car . . . and reliable enough.

Ocra (mentally, flip the ocra over):

Cirrus cloud car (not ours, but looks just like it:

[CharityRackham]

Killer Pixie.

Shes a black Tracker.

Smaller then our previous SUV but just as tough.

[Elena]

We don't have a car, but I know cars who had strange names. My husband had a moped (it was stolen). She was called Cutie, because her series name was ending with QT9. My friend had a green one who was called Coco (like in parrot green); she has now a grey Honda called the Cricket (because crickets are grey metal).

[wes1761]

My first truck was a 71 Ford...."pig Pen.....had an 82 Escort, it was the Porpise..based on the paint, top was Hawaiian blue, bottom was white, 78 Chevy Truck, named it Fang after I road killed a rabbit, We had an Old 56 Ford flatbed on the farm, we named it T-Bone......

Got another truck last Sept.....06 Ford F-150....no name as of yet. I did put a bug guard on it and slap a Jolly Roger sticker on the center of it though!

[onus-one-eye]

I had a 1984 Buick LeSabre I called demon. I swear it was possessed.