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MrB · Posted 03 Jul 2010, 22:38 #1

Have always named my cars.

Current daily driver is called Harvey - due to having RV in his registration.

Don't have a name for my new 75 yet. Kids want to call it Mikey or Wacko - as it has MJA in the reg. They say that's like Michael Jackson?

My previous CDT Conn SE was called Nobbie - short for Norbert as he had NBT in the reg.

So what's yours called?

Raistlin · Posted 03 Jul 2010, 22:41 #2

VeeKay

Owing to the first two letters of the registration number

JohnDotCom · Posted 03 Jul 2010, 22:43 #3

Silver Streak.
Named by work colleagues, no idea why.

DeuxGazoles · Posted 03 Jul 2010, 22:47 #4

JohnDotCom wrote:Silver Streak.
Named by work colleagues, no idea why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzoUu7w-YM
:mrgreen:

loz1971 · Posted 03 Jul 2010, 23:59 #5

Ours is called Connie, named by the mother in law, but not in my opinion the most inspired of names!!

DeuxGazoles · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 00:04 #6

Mine is called GROVEY after it's colour (as if you didn't know) my P6 is called TINY & my Wolseley is called THE WORMS

MrB · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 00:07 #7

Can't believe I forgot my Beetle - well I can as he's been in the garage gathering dust for 3 1/2 years - he's called Floyd - he has been since birth (1st registration) apparently.

starbug2 · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 06:30 #8

the full name is starbug 3 which we never use except when talking about the cars after first trying out another name which didn't really catch on

. starbug 2 was the 45 again after first trying out another name which didn't really catch on :gmc:

and the r8 214 was wait for it starbug from day one

Duncan · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 08:05 #9

All get names:

Saloon is Robin. He's Arden Green. Arden is a forest and so is Sherwood, and Robin Hood lived there. No, not me.

Tourer is Woof. First two letters of his reg, and he is a Rover..

Morris Minor is Mog. Of course.

VW Scirocco (Mk2) is Tara. Scirocco is a wind, gone with the wind etc....

Recently sold Audi was Audrey.

Jaygee · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 08:58 #10

Mine is JEF because it's original reg. was jfe. i also refer to him as "The Golden Wonder"

kevin · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 09:50 #11

JohnDotCom wrote:Silver Streak.
Named by work colleagues, no idea why.

Because Rover forgot to paint it. :gmc:

Mick · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 11:03 #12

The Grey Ghost, because it's grey and a bit ghostly if you look at it sideways and squint a lot. :lol:

Tourerfogey · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 12:23 #13

Buggar - as in 'what's wrong with the central locking now you Buggar?'

Bernard · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 12:48 #14

kevin wrote:
JohnDotCom wrote:Silver Streak.
Named by work colleagues, no idea why.

Because Rover forgot to paint it.

Oooh! glasshouses and stones! Yours only got a tint. :gmc:

Duncan · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 19:55 #15

Previous cars also had names that are a bit, well, silly.

Sooty. He was diesel, and black (R400)
Mossy. 800 Sterling.
Doug. C930DUG
Dougarina. A female Rover 218, bought just after we had Doug.

Don't blame me, she decides if they are male or female, and what their names are. Except for Woof, which was suggested by Phil.

geesmith · Posted 04 Jul 2010, 20:06 #16

Still trying to find a name for mine....haven't named a car in years but want to name this one.

Reg has AD03WKR to work with... :gmc:

...shoot! I hope the internet doesn't see that .... along with all the other stuff I made up someone could steal my assumed identity... :panic:

i was toying with Much due to the AD0 aspect of the reg but most people work with the WKR part.

I did have an orangey yellow Estelle that I called Skippy......

Brigus · Posted 15 Jul 2010, 00:45 #17

My Tourer is called 'Midnight'... three guesses why (not the most creative but it stuck)

My C3 is 'Elsey', which evolved from LC (meaning 'little car') used in shorthand messages at home.

In the past I had a car called 'Christine' because she would change the radio station by herself. She was a nice car (nice to me at least - she didn't like strangers)

Rammie · Posted 15 Jul 2010, 06:05 #18

Mine has been christened "Boris" by my Daughter, why?

Well her R25 is called "Doris" so it followed on from there.

I call it "Boris" because Boris Karloff was a very scary actor in my youth and the car scares me to death everytime it goes to Austin Garages for some work. Something to do with the size of the invoice!! :whump:

starbug2 · Posted 15 Jul 2010, 06:45 #19

Yertiz wrote:Mine has been christened "Boris" by my Daughter, why?

Well her R25 is called "Doris" so it followed on from there.

I call it "Boris" because Boris Karloff was a very scary actor in my youth and the car scares me to death everytime it goes to Austin Garages for some work. Something to do with the size of the invoice!!

don't i know that feeling :hissyfit:

.........

Rammie · Posted 15 Jul 2010, 06:55 #20

starbug2 wrote:
Yertiz wrote:Mine has been christened "Boris" by my Daughter, why?

Well her R25 is called "Doris" so it followed on from there.

I call it "Boris" because Boris Karloff was a very scary actor in my youth and the car scares me to death everytime it goes to Austin Garages for some work. Something to do with the size of the invoice!!

don't i know that feeling .........

Ha, ha, very good and very true!

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