what have you called your morris minor

Post by **mmjosh** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:35 pm

i just wondered how many people name there morris minor and wondered what you call it.

Post by **PSL184** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:37 pm

Jenny & Jack

Post by **Ondergard** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm

Betsy Blue.

"She" was originally "he" - the previous owner was unaware of the absolute, indissoluble rule that all saloons are female, and all travellers and vans are male - and was known as Bertie Blue.

When I re-assigned her, I was originally going to call her Betty Blue, until I googled it and found out that Betty Blue was the title of a risque French semi-porn film... so not a good name for a car belonging to a clergyman. We get enough of a tarnished reputation thanks to some our dodgy Anglican colleagues, without giving our cars porny names....!

Post by **Kevin** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:05 pm

Lovejoy

Post by **Jonah681** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm

Turj - the number was TUR 681J. Just glad it wasn't a 'D' reg!

Post by **Sidney'61** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:30 pm

Ondergard wrote:"She" was originally "he" - the previous owner was unaware of the absolute, indissoluble rule that all saloons are female, and all travellers and vans are male

That's not neccesarily true

.. I don't know why but you can tell just by looking at each minor whether it be a boy or a girl regardless of whether its a saloon or traveller

Mine are Sidney and Emily

Post by **limegreen** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:49 pm

i haven't named mine yet - i want to go for rita, but it's not quite right.

Post by **stanley0070** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:50 pm

Stanley

we bought him on Stanley st Manchester.

Brian....

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm

Molly the Traveller is definitely feminine, in fact all my cars have been.
To me, a Minor has to be female due to the huge fluttery eyes and alluring smile. I won't dwell on the risk of getting your fingers burnt if you fiddle under the bonnet

Post by **pfgiz** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:22 pm

All cars are female, you know this because of the mood swings you can get and the fact that you can never compliment them in their presence.

My Minors are:
Annie (or Annabelle to be more accurate, depends on if she’s running right or not) not sure why that name was chosen as it was such a long time ago but it stuck and suits her.
Lottie because her number plate starts LOT
Puddles because her number plate starts PUD

Post by **Kevin** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm

pfgiz wrote:and the fact that you can never compliment them in their presence.

Well thats a bit of a thin ice comment

Post by **pfgiz** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:43 pm

Kevin wrote:
pfgiz wrote:and the fact that you can never compliment them in their presence.
Well thats a bit of a thin ice comment

You ever complimented a car? "she's been running fine" is the key phrase that can start a number of issues that can result in anything from a minor service to a major re-build.

Post by **carlosramalho** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:46 pm

MM 1949 Albert
Traveller 1964 Madeirinha (Woody)
Convertible 1969 Ginginha

Post by **Shawn** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:49 pm

Mine's Nigel - Original reg was NGLxxx. He's male.

Post by **Ondergard** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:55 pm

Shawn wrote:Mine's Nigel - Original reg was NGLxxx. He's male.

Yeah, but you're an Aussie.

No ocker I know has ever liked the idea of relying on a sheila. Does no good whatsoever to their macho image!

Post by **MColes** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:00 pm

Mines called Tim. I'm told (even though he's my car) his full title is Captain Tim

Post by **d_harris** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:33 pm

Monty - kinda "bumbling" and well meaning type name
and Basil (BSL plate)

Post by **Peetee** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:53 pm

My sig pic says it all. Albert said his name derives from his number plate. He gave a wry chuckle when I told him that was the name I had given to my teddy bear back in the days when my dad had a traveller of a similar age. What a coincidence!

Post by **leafie** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:57 am

Oscar, named by my daughter after Oscar Blaketon a grumpy bloke in Heartbeat who has a Traveller.

She couldn’t have been thinking of me at the time could she?

Post by **morrisman1** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:39 am

Mine dont really get names. The first morry i had was called old blue by its previous owner. it was held together with bog and had a icecream container between the seats to hold his beers in!

next morry is nameless, so is the ute but i thought this one deserves a name:

Blue Streak, named after a british ballistic missile haha

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