My car is named "Rojo" (unimaginative, but descriptive):-)
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Joaquin / Rojo 121 / Lima, Peru

My current daily driver has no name... *sigh*... I should do something about that.

Those taht do though...

'65 1800S "Mae". Named by a girl I worked with when I first got the car. This started a trend...

'71 145s (sold) was "June" (June manufacture date)

'70 145s "Jan" (January mfg date)

'53 Jaguar XK120 coupe "April" (Yup.. guess the manufacture date), and it's purple.

Others that ain't with the theme that sorta named themselves...

'80 244dl "Mr Brown" Very fitting name assigned by my then 5yr old niece when it was my brother's car.

'66 122s wagon "Lvo" (Pronounced elvo) The First 'V' and 'O' are missing from teh hood letters.

'50 Dodge Power Wagon "Dode".. for the same reason as the 122.. teh middle 'D' in dodge is missing.

'55 VW Bug with period homemade baja conversion.. "The Green Grunt". Trust me... it fits perfectly. That name came with the car...]

The rest of my vehicles just don't have names... usually just 'the maroon car' or 'the 164' or 'the green wagon'... as others mentioned, I just havn't put enough miles on yet... that, or they are destined to be parts cars, and naming a parts car is probably like naming cattle that are destined for slaughter..

again... *sigh*



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-Matt I ♥ my ♂

When I had my first Volvo - a maroon 1971 142 S - a metal-head buddy of mine who drove a souped-up Chevelle named it Dutchess. I wasn't too fond of that name.

My current beige 240 doesn't have a name; I've never been moved to name my cars even though I am very attached to them. I once named it Bob the Butterscotch Beast, but that didn't last long. Maybe I should name it Obi-Wan.

I do have a name picked for my dream car - Taxi. It is a 164. I would paint it bright yellow, put checkered lines on the sides and an OUT OF SERVICE sign on the roof. They sell that stuff on eBay.
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Mike F - 1984 244 DL - 256,000 miles - Undergoing reconstructive surgery with POR-15

White Lightning because it's so damn fast!!!!
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Simon 1980 240 320k 19 years. 'White Lightning'

My White '91 is named "Alice" for Alice in Wonderland.
My Black '88 is named "Blackie" because I couldn't find a better name for her
My soon to be junked '84 is named "Tuggy"

1989 Hyundai Excel hatch 4spd m (Little wild child) Licenc plate was LWC-5955 blew up thank's aunt Rae 108 k miles
1988 Honda Accord DX 5spd m (Theo car) it looked like a Theo wrecked twice and sold 350 k miles plus
1991 Pontiac Grand AM auto (POS) and the name fit it was nothing but trouble sold 121K kmiles
1987 Honda Prelude 2.0 si auto (Roxanne)It looked like one and was tmpermenatl as hell just like a woman ( no offence) tras was bad not worth fixing 121k miles
1985 Nissan Truck this was my grandad's ( Little Blue) totaled thanks to a drunk 86k miles in 20 years
1994 Volvo 940 wagon ( auto) Grandma's old car ( The white Beast) And it is well built and gets up and goes we stil have it 176k miles or so
1998 GMC Sonoma ( The evile twin) granddad's truck My best friend has a 1997 s10 122 or so kmiles repaced the Nissan
2005 Ford Frestyle (The monstrosity) grand ma's new car she hates and still drives the volvo
1989 Volvo 240 dl my current It has been trough a couple of names (Tanker) Cause well it's a tank

1971 144 - Big Black...the black ones have very little personality for some reason. They scare me. This one sucked up all my money, the more I fixed the worse it ran. 8-year love-hate relationship.

1982 245 - Valentino, because it was red and I bought it on Valentine's Day. Sweet car but got dumped for Olaf.

1987 245 - Olaf. No frills average work horse. Christened on the ferry to Ocracoke Island NC. But after 6 years, we are about to unbond.

Once they are gone, I only refer to them as the black one, the red one, the blue one.

92 249 is Black Beauty (kudos to the Green Hornet)
90 240 was The Silver Surfer (kudos to Stan Lee)
82 245 was the Blue Whale (kudos to my 5 year old niece)
79 245 was The Possessed Bitch (kudos to my wife)
78 245 was The Polar Bear (kudos to my 4 year old nephew)

Vehicle names...

1990 245DL - Mulva from the Seinfeld episode
2000 Ford Windstar - B.U.V. Big Ugly Van
1977 Vespa P200E - Ole Blue (guess what color!)
2001 VW New Beetle 1.8T - BumbleBee (guess what color!)

by the way...

Mulva is for sale.

Ed
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'90 245DL, 5 speed, 330,xxx miles Looking to meet other brickers in Oregon. I travel up and down I-5 often and enjoy meeting for a beer in different towns.

Out first named vehicle was a 1986 1/2 ton Suburban called Annie - or Suburb Annie

Our second, an 89 3/4 ton Suburban had to be Bubbah because of his heavy-duty nature

Then the alphabet took over -

'88 745 GLE - Celia - sold, totalled twice by a teen, saved my friend's daughter

'89 744 Ti - Dudley - totalled by a drunk driver, saved my daughter

'90 744 Ti - Evander - sold, but I still see him across the street.

'90 745 GL - Felicity - sold

'95 855 base - Gayorg - The traveling brick of my other daughter

'95 854 base - Hattie - my wife's brick

'96 855R - Isabel - My pal

For antique cars, the alphabet has been abandonded

'64 PV544 - Beetlebomb - It fits - ANYONE REMEMBER WHO HE WAS?

'67 1800S - Sweetpea - some day she shall be
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'96 855R,'64 PV544, '67 P1800, '95 855, '95 854, the first three are mine, heh, heh, 405,000 miles put on 8 bricks

My first Brick was an '88 245; got it new for the wife-mobile. By the time I took it over, it had every buzz, squeak and rattle imaginable, so I named it "Rumblegutz"... and the name stuck, in spite of major suspension overhaul. Sadly retired at 250K after it was rear-ended. His replacement is a '92 245 that I got with 115K on it and which has become my hobby toy as well as the daily driver. Named him "Son O' Gutz" or SOG for short. One lady friend preferred "ABBA" since she determined the car was female (especially since I spent so much time working on it!).

The ex-wife's 850 remains nameless, since neither has a soul.

funny, i've never named any of my cars. i've always shyed away from it; even though they all have very distinct personalities. sometimes i'll call a car "baby" to coax it for various reasons..."c'mon baby" the one vehicle i came close to sticking a name on is my 75' econoline 250 van. i started to call her "maybeline"...it never really stuck. i've driven it around the country (literally) once and across and back once (in the dead of winter) with no problems. it's a white panel van with a black hood and cab clearance lights. it has lichen and sometimes a bit o' moss growing on the sides. if any vehicle is going to have a name...
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71' 145s, 73 bmw 2002tii, bavaria 75' econoline 250, 82 242dl

I have named a few, and here they are from oldest to most recent ownership

72 142S "The Yellow Peril" which the previous owner had called "The Banana", not knowing that cars shouldn't be named after fruit....
73 164E 5 speed "Smokey Joe" needed new rings, and got them, but the name stuck.
88 740 Turbo "The Volvo From Hell" and it was.....I should have pounded a maple stake through its heart and spared anyone else the ownership....
94 Z28 Camaro "Black Stealth" well, it wasn't too stealthy after I modded it.
Presently I drive:
80 242 DL flathood, chocolate brown, "The Brown Bomber", which has the World's Most Powerful Single Carburetor Volvo Engine in it, which is a B23E with the B21A single SU carb - K cam, 10.2:1 compression, ported head, manifold and carb, lightened flywheel, and balanced internals. It pulls quite hard....

Black Beauty was a male, and by the end of his days he was not so "pretty". He had good owners, and he had bad owners. The story is about developing trust, loosing trust, and finding it again.

I am having trouble naming my red '92 wagon. I have not been able to drive it enough to give it a name. I was calling it Red, but now that I know someone else has that name for their car, I will just have to name mine something else.

My first car was Gertrude. Named after an old character I played in a play. My second car was the Red Raider. It had the same colors as my high school, and that was our mascot. My third car was Baby Blue. 'Bought it new. My project Mustang is called Bonerack until it is reborn....But nothing comes to me for my first Volvo.

My Teenage Daughter has only recently named her Red '89 244: Axl Rose.

She has named my '88 745: Led Zeppelin.

She has yet to name her sister's '91 244. I'm really curious what that name will be.

Two years ago, I finally bought the 245 I had wanted since childhood (my brother-in-law purchased a Corvette around the same timwe, for the same reason. Says a lot about both of us.) I named it "The Brick." Mind you, this was before I realized how iconic the name is. The name stuck, and I love my 89 brick, even though I have spent weeks finishing up a blower motor replacement.

Okay, over the years, I have named a few cars:
90 244: Munin, a raven associated with the Norse god Odin. His purpose was memory, and boy that car has some memories and acts out if neglected or mistreated, but on the other hand, treat him well, and he is a proud trusty companion.

92 245: Named, out of necessity by my Wife... is now Bleen... a conglomoration of Blue-Green Metallic. (we kept getting our wagons mixed up)

06 XC-70: Named XC (or exe)... out of the same reason for Bleen

00 Mitsu Eclipse GS: Stun... from the looks on the faces of Mustang drivers I beat outright with a stock looking 130HP factory car. Well, she does have a few mods like a T3 turbo, but 2.4L vs. 5.0L should be a no-brainer.

79 Mercedes 280SE: Vault...safe and heavy as heck, but the real reason behind the name was that I had to empty the vault on a daily basis to keep it running. I'm talking parts bills only here!

93 Cherokee: Thumper... At first this was for its ability to go through about any and all terrain. Later, Thumper described the rod knock better than its performance!

Jaguar XKE (can't recall year... Dad's car): He named her Luigi's girlfriend... Luigi was his mechanic and he saw the car more than my Dad did! If he hadn't sold that 60's era piece of hardware, my Dad would be calling the car comfortable retirement!

I've named a few others, but the ones above are the only good ones for mixed company. There was this 68 Opel Kadet GT with rotted out floor boards, no exhaust system, and a red ant farm in the back seat....

jorrell

1979 244 GLE- 'Vera'
1975 244 DL- 'Aina'
1990 245 GL- 'Svea'
Aina has a bit of an identity crisis- occasionally known as Vera or Ollie.

I had a red. a white and a blue one. Now it's red, light blue and dark blue. I need another white one so I can be patriotic!

My daughter used to call the white 85 a ghetto car, she now drives the light blue one! And she fights with my other daughter about who gets to drive it. Isn't it amazing what a difference a few short years make.

Dan

My light yellow?/beige? 240 sedan is called buttercup.

Either "The Volvo," "The 240" or "The 91." All very inspirational.

Ingeborg. Simply means "Ing's protection".

My old 1971 BMW 2002's name was Ferfried after an obscure baron who raced BMWs and is now into chicks who kill their husbands for money. My 1967 1600, well, project actually... goes by Ilse.

My '66 Sunbeam Tiger has been called: "The Beast" "Genghis Car" (borrowed from a Ferrari GTO owner) and "Atilla the Fun". Now just "Atilla"

My 93 965 is the Tank. That one is going to be sold and I don't have a name for the V90 yet as that is far to much of a "smooth operator" to be the Tank II. Hmmm.

bob

No name for my `93 245. However, I have characterized the car as 'female' since I often refer to it as "she" or "her". I did the same thing with my old `83 245 as well. I don't know why....all 245s just seem femine to me.

My 740 is "Rosebud", cause it's a sled.
765 is "Ursa", cause it's a bear.
244 is "Pancho", cause it's not Lefty.

I'm not really into names for cars, we just refer to "the 240" "the 1800" "the Duett" etc. When we had more than one 200 series it was "the turbo" "your wagon". The ES was called "the pumpkin" once in a while as it was that bright orange Volvo used in the early 70s but it didn't really stick.

I tried to name the Duett after Brynhilda from an obvous source but it scarcely had the oomph to be a Valkyrie, it ended up being named Beulah after a mule in a Heinlein story, but it's usually just "the Duett".

I do believe my cars (and others) have distinct personalities and react to mistreatment just as they do to praise and good maintenance, but they just don't seem to get names that stick.
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Dave Shannon
Durango, CO
'63 P-210
'67 1800s
'88-240
'06 F250 Diesel
my pages

My wife has named her '03 Camry SE, "Pog". I can't esplain it.

Daughter's 93 Toyota is "Baby".

My 86 240 is "Gunda, the Protector". She told me.

The 94 940 is just the 94 940, never named. Don't know why.

My 2002 Ford E-150 w/4.2L six banger is "Moby, the Constipated Whale".
He's big and white, and can't pass anything.


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Gary Gilliam Sumerduck VA, '94 940 Regina '86 240gl

My daughter's Blue 84 244dl is "Olaf"
My wife's silver 87 765T is "Gustaf", and my gold 87 745T is nameless, I hadn't thought about it much (until now! lol)
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'84 244dl /// '87 765 turbo /// '87 745 turbo

Hmmm.
It must be black like the night sky.
Maybe call it Skye.
I knew a Skye once, I would guess she had a Nordic background.
Blonde like young corn silk.

A friend of mine names her bricks after their color.
She drove Red for many years. She spray painted the whole car with cans of Krylon or maybe DupliColor!
Then she drove Mr. Mustard. You know, that deep mustard yellow Volvo used for a while.

Our '90 "spare" brick is burgundy color. I started a search for meaningful names of Burgundy wines or places in Burgundy, France. Theatrical characters known for drinking burgundy wine. The results were pretty obscure, nobody would get the connection. So her name is Burgie.

My first brick had to have a Nordic woman's name, so she was Sophie. International, but definitely Euro and kinda Nordic.

The next and current brick needed another Nordic name but I decided to be even-handed, just like the folks who name hurricanes, so this one is Sven. Strong and good-natured, you can always count on him.

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Sven: '89 245, IPD sways, electric rad. fan conversion, e-codes, 28+ mpg - auto tranny. 850 mi/week commute. '89 245 #2 (wifemobile). '90 244 (spare, runs).

I used to, but then after having a few of them die violent deaths I figured personalizing them wasn't really a worthwhile endeavor.
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