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PatLazell
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What's yours called?

Post by PatLazell »

whilst informing my work mates what my replacement for my Mini was to be an telling them her name I was met with quizical looks and amusement, "Name why has the car got a name?" I realised then that I was showing my age :D I was always brought up with cars that had names, they were part of the family! So I enquired as to the names of any one elses car...blank looks all around :( then I pointed out that if they did not have names then the cars did not have character, how could they drool over something and spout everlasting love for their 4 wheels when they did not even give it a name!!! (after they carted me off in a straight jacket and I calmed down I thought about the names we all have. What if any was the most popular? My Mini was called the Minx and I drew a pic of Minnie the Minx and had a dinner plate sized decal made up for the bonnet, My new car a 1969 Traveller is called Miss Climpson, a character from Dorothy.L. Sayers books, so what are the most common names and why? I asked when I got mine if it had a name and if so I did not want to know what it was, as I was going to give her a new one. So what is the most popular name? :roll:
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My Traveller is called Fenchurch, after a character in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Scabby - because its just that :-)
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Post by jtd.75 »

I have two morris's and one is CaiTrin and the other is AnyLin after my four grandchildren. Cai, Catrin, Anya, Elin, (can't afford two more moggy's yet :wink: )
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Post by MoggyTech »

Traveller used to be called Snoopy, name changed to Christine when skinned knuckles went into double digits. :o
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Post by Peetee »

In order mine were:
Bumble (named by previous old dear because it was brown with yellow wheels
Doris (rhymes don't it)
Boris (ditto)
Densil (DSL No plate)
Joemog (JWO plate)
Albert (AAL plate)
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Post by dave1949 »

One of mine is called Gutty,an old nick name for my wife,
The other one varies from Precious One to You ******* depending on how the work on her is going. :wink:
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Post by dunketh »

Mines called 'wilbur' because my wife thought the 'M' hubcaps looked like 'Ws' when upside down.
(hey, who am I to question a womans mind? :lol: )

My last car was called 'the sh***er' because of its condition.
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Post by Furrtiv »

Everyone here knows mine is called 'Ector, that's because of the number plate - ECT 105D (well, ECTO 1 was already taken!). Previous Minors have been called names relating to the numberplates too - Wimpy, for WMP 931K, Kasper, for KAS 811, and the only car that didn't have a name was the Pug.
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Post by dalebrignall »

myrtle just suits the car,no other reason
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Post by aupickup »

well all mine have been morris, cos it says so on the bonnet, but hey one was called austin
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Post by paulk »

Old one was Maude new one is Milly.
Wifey named them both, just seemed right for the cars.

Mind you she names all her cars even hired ones!!!
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Julie JWL :)

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Post by eastona »

Maggie the Morris.
Maggie, 1969, 4 door, Almond Green.
And Project "Traveller"...
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Post by callyspoy »

mine is "impy", as it was an impulse buy, again, to go with the thread, my girlfriend named it! best impulse buy ever...
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Post by 8009STEVE »

Ours is called Jemini, after the twins, mainly because she has two types of roof.
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Doreen, after my gran and mum, both whose intitials are DMB, as the car
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Post by benno »

Mine is called Nancy as her number plate starts with NCY.
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Post by Sidney'61 »

Mines called Sidney, no idea why, he was called that when I bought him
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William Fickington - Coz it's his name !!!
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