When I was a kid the guy next door had a 54 olds he called Big Hungry he had the name painted on the rear quarters just behind the back wheel.
The olny one of my fleet I ever named, was back in the 70's Van craze. I had a 77 E 150 named the Dirtroad Motel. It was painted across the rear doors. My wife hated it. Now I have owned a 69 E100, since 1976. everyone calls Henry. He's just like a son to me. LOL I have a 56 Ford with a wore out 6 banger. I named that one every time I got into it, "Comon you son of a bitch, start".
I don't normally put a name to my cars , but somewhere along the line this one got called the "Suede Swede" , and it stuck ...