Nameing a show car...Traditional or just kind of silly

Weren't these cars known for their moon shine carrying abilities back in the day?

If so, you gotta', gotta' do something w/ that theme. Ain't nuthin cooler than corn licker.

 

If I had an old black Ford, (or black whatever) with some copper appointments, and I'd had it long enough to 'break it in" and get comfortable wearing it around town, I'd be tempted to call it "Penny Loafer".

Now some might think that meant it was slow, but it's strictly in reference to the shoe we all wore in the 50's and 60's and put pennys in the tops of them. and the cool one's were always black.

Now I'm more of a cruiser than a racer (although some diehard never seen a p***ing gear cruiser friends of mine would disagree) so I might be able to get behind a ***le like that where's a die hard drag racer might not.
They might wear different shoes from me I guess.

 

i name all my cars the ones i dont name dont last long. its kinda allways a mistake.
some names have been
72 rivierarissy (damn thing didnt like to start)
61 coupe deville: alice, some chick called it alice one day and it kinda stuck
the 50 never got a name. i guess since i didnt build it i didnt feel right driving it let alone naming it.
and the new biscayne got named the moldy biscuit by the parts girl from napa when i asked her to get me some parts
i think cars should have girls names. like the 40 i would name after some preety in the face fat chick i knew. cause thats kinda what the 40 reminds me of but thats my .02 worth

later
Bryan

 

Ha Ha Ha...I can relate to some of your names, DirtyT...my last Oldsmobile got the name "Cold Hearted Moody *****" cuz it was so tempermental in cold weather until it warmed up.

It's stablemate at the time, a junk Topaz was dubbed "The Sweet-Lovin' Rock & Roll Machine" cuz it would fire up and go with no quips even after sitting for a month or more!

My current beater has been christened the "Buzz Bomb", but the 49 Chevy doesn't have an official name yet...I have to DRIVE the car before I can name it!

 

Thats a tough call naming a dame like that !!

 

My baby momma always just called my car "The *****", as in "Wheres Steve? Oh.. He's out with the *****!", "The ***** gets all the Money!!!", "The ***** gets all your time!!!!" or " you love the ***** more than me!!!"

 

rudy, if you're looking for something kinda funny....go with "The Gay *****"

although i think "roadstar" is the winner in my book...
it's a beautiful car, i'm in agreement with not painting the name anywhere on it.
did race have any good ideas about names..???

 

VERY nice ride there...that windshield post looks great that way...naming them is a personal thing, but sometimes a name from someone else just sticks...

my cars almost always had names, some in good taste, some were not.

51 coupe was "annie"....kinda like the earlier post up there above, where this lil gal called it that and it stuck...

'59 biscayne went through several...butch ***** (after I found out the guy I bought it from was a flamer, the bad kind), moving violation (nothing on it was legal, I even took the tags off and ran without them for 6 months just to prove I could, never got pulled over even with the open exhaust runnin through lake pipes, all the kool stuff was either dangerous or stolen, defnately stupidity at its worst), reflector collector (road reflectors had somethin to do with this the day a friend at school put his 13" wires on it and we took it for a drive) before finally being named corvecayne and never going anywhere again...

the 47' chevy that sat for a couple years was "lulabelle" because thats what the elderly lady whom i had to get to sign the replacement ***le told me her kids named it back in 1956..

the 56 chieftain is "Jezebel", because a certain lil redheaded chick I know named it that...

66 dodge polara I drove in High School was "Marilyn" because the two humps on the dash reminded me of Ms Monroe's ***s...

the very first vehicle I ever had, a yellow/white/orange 1963 Ford Econoline with green **** carpet and metallic green seats, black dash with kraco radio was "piece of hippie sh*t"

the '61 comet I owned twice (1999 and again in 1999) was called the "vomit" by the same guy both times, who later turned out to be a bad renter and jerk who sells your stuff while you are living out of state...

both ex wives had completely different names for my rides than I did, usually because of jealous reasons...

it seems to me, people have always named their rides...something about the love with one's vehicle...I guess it comes from the days when people named their horses...

 

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the 47' chevy that sat for a couple years was "lulabelle" because thats what the elderly lady whom i had to get to sign the replacement ***le told me her kids named it back in 1956..

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My Dad always told me it was bad luck to change a car's name so I always make a point of asking the seller if the car has a name when I buy it.People usually just look at me funny when I ask. Only one that had an answer was a '69 Karmann Ghia that the owner called "the Ghia". My '57 rat bug is called "Herr Pie" and yes, it is painted on the decklid.

Bill

 

Thanks for all the positive comments so far. I actually thought I might get more flack just for sugjesting nameing my car.
Roadstar could work, But the funny thing is I found out there is a motorcycle named that AFTER I chose it for my handle here on the HAMB
There has to be a perfect name for the car, I just know it.

I was kicking around the name "Voodoo Chile' From the Jimi Hendrix song and also covered by Stevie Ray Vaughn, But I think it would confuse most people.

I could call it the MONEY PIT

 

Well ****, since it took all your money...call it "The Government"

 

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Well ****, since it took all your money...call it "The Government"


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That would be pronounced "GUB-MENT" in these parts.

 

Its pronounced "GUB-MENT CHEESE" in my neck of the hood.

 

You must live in the smart part of town Joe, Cuz by the shop it's "Gubma Chee"

 

Rudy, since this post just keeps going on, and you still haven't decided on a name, I just thought I'd step up and end it all for you right here:

**** N' Balls

On your sign you could have a picture of a plucked chicken holding a beer and grabbing his package.

Never mind, Maybe I'll use that for my next one!

 

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My baby momma always just called my car "The *****", as in "Wheres Steve? Oh.. He's out with the *****!", "The ***** gets all the Money!!!", "The ***** gets all your time!!!!" or " you love the ***** more than me!!!"

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And what's her point?