Lurch; 46 Dodge 1 ton pick-up, Flattery, b ecause it'll get you nowhere; 64 Impala ss ,64 Galaxie xl; Calvin after Calvin Coolidge who once said I do not choose to run, and a green Econoline called the bionic pickle
All of our cars have the same first name, "The." So we have "The Chieftain", "The Safari", "The Vibe" and "The Jeep."
My roadster is "Hot Stuff". I had an old yellow pickup once that we all called "Rags The Tiger" or just "Rags" for short. Any old timers out there care to take a stab at where that moniker came from. A hint for the SoCal guys. Think "Sheriff John and the Lunch Brigade."
Oh yeah, the topic; we had a '65 Newport for a long damned time that was the closest thing to perpetual motion known to man, she earned high marks through her many hundreds of thousands of miles, and gained the name "Maybell" about middle age. UNCLEE!!!!!! Why do they call 'em flat heads if you cain't set yer beer on it?
when i bought my f-100, the title came in an envelope labelled "oscars title" the name signed on the title was ralph...so we just assumed oscar was the truck.....kinda looks like an oscar
My big blue 69 galaxie 500 moredoor is called The Tit-anic My little neice called my 37 Chevy the Black Bubble, does that count?
The 70 Lemans convertible I used to own got the named The Pimp Mobile. I actually had some of my friends convinced that the PMD on the hubcaps stood for Pimp Mobile Deluxe. The 65 F100 is the Blue Ghost ala my screen name, because its running gear came from my totaled F150. I also tend to call it the Beat Up Ford. None of the others ever got any names that stuck.
Oh my god! I am laughing so hard I almost fell out of my chair. I hope your wife doesnt read this post. If she does you are going to be in a lot of trouble!
I occasionally refer to my '60 F-100 as Four Eyes. Usually I just say "the truck" and people know what I'm talking about.
My '98 S10 is just "the truck" My '98 Pontaic Bonneville is either the "QEII" or Bonny My '34 Ford is Prime Evil.
I've always had names for my cars, it comes from my moms side of the family. My mom's cars were always "Betsy Jane" and it started with a 73 Ventura. All of mine however, have always had some sort of personality, and I always waited for them to "tell" me what their names were. My 69 GTO Judge, was named long before I was born by my Pop, and is simply " The Judge", my 74 LeMans was named "Boliver T. Shagnasty" and my 66 GTO was named "Bella Rose" or just "Bella". My most recent named baby, is my 66 C-10 Stepside that is named "Lucille". She got big hips and shit. My brother has a 65 Ranchero that was named " The SwampDonk" cause he found her in a swamp, and she kicked like a mule. After a severe accident, and a donor ranchero gave its front clip and various other parts, it morphed into "FrankenDonk". She is in line for a roots blown 351, and Im certain a new moniker to go with. Great thread, keep em rollin!
my '49 chevy is called "start, you bastard", and my model T was called "scurry, sniff, flinch" after a line fom the Lion King that just made me laugh
stickeylifter you made my day..also a Detroit boy moved a bit south ..barfcicle...oh man..that just is killin my sides right now and i can relate to the frigid cold here..im glad i got rid of my ex GF she was quite the boozer too..i can remember one of her own Barfcicle incidents too...im gonna have to keep it in my memory for the next time i see her!..who knows maybe shes your wife now and were talkin about the same girl? who knows it is a small world ,, or so im told!
1965 E-Glide Panhead = Virginia 2002 Roadking = Mona 2003 Dyna= Big Richard (wife's bike) 1972 VW Bug red convertible = The Rock Lobster 1959 F100 = Mickey Rat
Was thinking 'Liqueur Picker Upper'.............a little more elegant than 'Beer-Truck'. Not to mention the part-time gig at the liqueur store to pay for it.
Oh yeah, my 15 year old daughter already named her first car. Yellow Super Beetle convert with black top is named Miss Bee.
I had 'Little Bastard" painted on the roof of my old 33 Ford truck.. It was small, and really wasn't a 33, more or a 29-34..a bastard child I sold that one.. now ,the rest are called shit boxes.. Either, "that shitbox", "This shitbox", "The other shitbox", "The leaky shitbox" or " The disassembled shitbox".. All depend's which one i'm talking about. Tony
Wife's mini Cooper S is 'Vini the Mini' Current project roadster/lakester w/Stude sheet metal is 'Studebakester', or just 'de bakester' 02 Silverado is 'Blue' The 79 Firebird I used to have was simply 'the bird', but it was a baad bird. At the same time a friend's white w/blue stripes Z-28 was called R2D2. He called my bird Darth Vader because it was all black with dark tinted windows and had a knarly sound.
I usually dont name anything that I may have to eat or use for parts some day. I did however have a 78 monza wagon that came from mexico. it had a KPH speedo and no heater. We called it the Taco Wagon.
She probably won't read this BUT I will make sure she knows about it the next time I see her. I've got a couple of barf stories but no way in hell am I sharing them on the internet.
I refer to my Model A as 'Rin Tin Tin' & the 58 Sedan Delivery as 'the Glassboxxx' wich will have a pin up with a diamond stuffed between her legs on the back hatch as a reminder that i will never sell my car again to put a ring on a chicks finger!
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