Why Moggy?
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Why Moggy?
Hi,
Okay, it's a daft question and one I should probably be able to work the answer to myself, but for me and other Morris Minor lovers who don't know...
Why are they called Moggies?
Thanks
Philip
Okay, it's a daft question and one I should probably be able to work the answer to myself, but for me and other Morris Minor lovers who don't know...
Why are they called Moggies?
Thanks
Philip
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I think it was just a term of endearment, generally stemming from the "Morris" name. Some people call them Moggy Minors... It's a cutesy, fluffy, curvy, jolly sort of name - suits the cars, really! ;)
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Black coachwork with Red Duo-Tone Upholstery
Phyllis ~ 1962 Morris Minor 4 Door Deluxe
Black coachwork with Red Duo-Tone Upholstery
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some ppl just call them firewood ;-)Morgans are also called Moggies.
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Jan 07: back from a month thru North Africa (via Timbuktu) in a S3 Landy
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MOrris GaraGIES well was a reasonable go at trying to work it out...... I always wondered why they were called Moggies as well.
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I was wondering that, but at I wasn't around in the 60's I was wondering if someone else would be able to shed more light on it. Most of the cars here would have been sold from/by Morris Garages.MOrris GaraGIES
However the real reason it is called a Moggy is because the name has stuck. If people didn't use the name, it wouldn't exist.
Similar with our friends down under - they call them a 'Morrie'.
Dunno what they call Impreza's but 'Scooby' has stuck over here.
When I was yound you couldn't kick a ball in the street without it bouncing off an Escort. We called then 'Dog Breath' (from the little known phrase 'common as dog breath'). And there were versions like the 'DB3i'
Most people at out schools knew the term well, but people elsewhere just looked confused.
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Only messing Ray.... Our Morris is called "Pootle" how camp is that!!
Maybe that phrase is a bit too local to use on here.. (DB3i anyone??!)
I suppose I have the excuse that I bought it for my girlfriend, doesn't help when I'm driving though...
I wouldn't have thought that any reference to a real "Moggie" was made, I would have thought a Jaguar has more connection with a cat....
Chief's idea would work, probably just local slang from the factory or local area.
I have to say Ray that I'd be one of those confused lookers too..
Maybe that phrase is a bit too local to use on here.. (DB3i anyone??!)
I suppose I have the excuse that I bought it for my girlfriend, doesn't help when I'm driving though...
I wouldn't have thought that any reference to a real "Moggie" was made, I would have thought a Jaguar has more connection with a cat....
Chief's idea would work, probably just local slang from the factory or local area.
I have to say Ray that I'd be one of those confused lookers too..
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Ah yes, but a Jaguar is a 'Jag'
It seems to be a Midlands obsession with shortening names. My friend Michael came to work in the same office as me in Birmingham. For 3 months people called him Mike and everytime he corrected them with 'Michael'. Didn't make any difference as far as the brummies were concerned, so he was still called Mike... He left. ;-)
Morris shortened to 'Mor' doesn't sound quite right so Mog (and then Moggy) sounds much better. Lets face it the car is usually part of the family in the same way as a pet.
Pootle - was a kids tv program character. Don't see what's wrong with that. I was certainly unhappy when my car got christened 'Riley', as he isn't a Riley.. Hey ho, he was Gayle's car at the time, and I wasn't allowed to call him 'William the second' in memory of my first car William. These days I can only think of him as Riley, so it definately stuck.
It seems to be a Midlands obsession with shortening names. My friend Michael came to work in the same office as me in Birmingham. For 3 months people called him Mike and everytime he corrected them with 'Michael'. Didn't make any difference as far as the brummies were concerned, so he was still called Mike... He left. ;-)
Morris shortened to 'Mor' doesn't sound quite right so Mog (and then Moggy) sounds much better. Lets face it the car is usually part of the family in the same way as a pet.
Pootle - was a kids tv program character. Don't see what's wrong with that. I was certainly unhappy when my car got christened 'Riley', as he isn't a Riley.. Hey ho, he was Gayle's car at the time, and I wasn't allowed to call him 'William the second' in memory of my first car William. These days I can only think of him as Riley, so it definately stuck.
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Yes, I remember him. The young one from the 'flumps' I think.Pootle - was a kids tv program character
I had never heard of DB3i either, we just call them 3i (or 2i for the xr2i). Actually scoob or scooby is also used locally for xr2s as well as Imprezas.
We call VWs dubs or bugs, BMWs beemers and cavaliers camel's ears, to name but a few.
I have always found it difficult to name cars. none have mine have names yet really. I toyed with Colin for my WRC registrated 4-door (after Colin McRae - but it's a bit cr*p) also Bandit (after smokey and the bandit) but I don't know.
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It could be moggy as in the cat. There are some similarities between a minor and a cat.
When it's in a good mood it purrs. In a bad mood or ill it yowls.
You think of it as a pet, you've admitted already many pat their cars in the morning- that's almost stroking it !
And if it's about to break down you can tell by strange noises, when a cat is about to use you as a scratching post you watch it's tail flick about.
And you also say moggy is a cute and fluffy name, just like cats. (Can you tell I like cats ) So it could be a pet name for a car.
And almost everyone notices a minor when it's driving along- and I bet you would notice if a cat was driving along- see yet more proof.
When it's in a good mood it purrs. In a bad mood or ill it yowls.
You think of it as a pet, you've admitted already many pat their cars in the morning- that's almost stroking it !
And if it's about to break down you can tell by strange noises, when a cat is about to use you as a scratching post you watch it's tail flick about.
And you also say moggy is a cute and fluffy name, just like cats. (Can you tell I like cats ) So it could be a pet name for a car.
And almost everyone notices a minor when it's driving along- and I bet you would notice if a cat was driving along- see yet more proof.
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