i've seen inga and helga. has anyone else named their 240?

Of my family's 7 volvos, 3 are mine: '82 244GL 4 spd w/OD, no name yet.
My '88 245 is "Sis"and my '88 244GL is named "My girl" for the one time I got jammed trying to merge onto the highway and I had to kick-down the auto tranny and she got me out of that jam. I then rubbed her dash and said "That's my girl!"

My family just calls them the: blue, grey, black, black turbo, wagon, turbo wagon and the white car.

Awww..my kids named her Rooney, because she is maroon, i gather. Its also Old red to me.

1985 240 Wagon = Bessie (may have something to do with Blue Bell ice cream)
1996 Subaru Outback = Smokey (persistent oil leak that drips on the cat. converter)

Former Cars:
1991 Alfa Spider = Sphincter (odd play on the word 'Spider')
1988 Mazda 626 = The White Tiger or Maytag (painted refrigerator white)
1987 Audi Coupe GT = The Chrysler (no particular reason)

I kind of stole the name for my '90 244 from Erling Brox (check out his website)

http://home.no.net/ebrox/

we call it "The Hat" ours is silver (paint code 130) and looks like the kind of car a man wearing a hat might drive.

A guy down the road from me gave me an old 83 244T....his wife said its name was "Omar". My last white 244 was named Snowball (a large part due to everything about it seemed to snowball).

We had a brownish-red 242 named Shasta (root beer). Currently we have a blue 245 we haven't named yet. It had a blue toy dolphin hanging from the rear view mirror, so maybe that's its moniker. I would think it'd have pedigree papers stating such things.

Naming any Volvo seems to be a law in some areas :)

When I purchased my daughters '89 years ago there were many things to fix so it was christened "the Murphy". When I bought my 90' black sedan last year my brother dubbed it "the Limo".

2001 V70- "Silver Bullet"
1985 245- "Grey Goose"

And we really don't drink that much... Or maybe this shows we do???

1991 245-Trixy the wonder wagon
1986 244GL- the boxy Lady
1973 145- kermit

Dad's '91 245: "Puff"...the Magic Wagon.

My old '82 244: "Rusty" for very obvious reasons.

My '93 black sedan: No clue. I've tried to name it several times, it just won't pick up a nickname.
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'93 244: 'A' cam 4 deg. advanced, 25/22 sways, custom heim endlinks, fully converted to poly bushings, HD springs front, wagon springs rear.

My gray 244 is named brutus. He just reminds me of a bouncer outside a bar.

My sturdy Swede protected us in an altercation with a school bus. He's finally fixed and back on the road. I named him The Nordic King or King for short.

My 244 is called Suzy, or Heavy Metal and sometimes "The Lady".

My 85 was named Veronica and my 91 is named Katrina.

I don't know if your were referring to mine with your posted names, but my 85 was named by the kids, in honor of a Sweedish housekeeper that we had with the same name.

Helga - 1985 245 GL
Scarlet - Ford Mustang GT (hotrodded for the missus)
Retirement Fund - 1969 Boss 429 Mustang
Beast - 1970 El-Camino Big Block Stroker motor with BDS Blower and more
Aunt Sadie - 1971 Chevelle Big Block

"Frank the Tank"

My '91 245 is BlackBooty ... she's "got back". My daughter named our '93 sedan Wilhelmina. Claims to be a norse "protector of the innocent", I can vouch for the "protector" not for my daughters innocence ....

Hey man, I named my short "La Bamba".

I've always felt wrong naming a volvo with a female name, with the male symbol as the grill emblem I just can't. My old 245 started out as Betsy and I renamed him Bob. I tend to name them after the old owners, but only if I like them. I've had a Craig and a Doug, my newer 67 isn't named yet with his old owner having a unisex name. Once he's painted I'll give him a name of some sort.

Now departed 1979 Olds Delta 88 was called Elizabeth.

The 1993 940 is named Junker. I had put in new shocks, bushings and ball joints. Formally owned by a careless co-ed, not a single body panel is without a dent. It is the go to car, the best riding car, the park it anywhere car and the AC works well. (All cars are parked in "no ding zones, up hill".)

My work horse, my baby, a white 940 wagon is named My Baby. Warning, to all y’all, don’t mess with my baby.

The wife’s gray 940 is called Gray Car.

Red 1994 240 sedan is named Red Car.

That’s enough of this.

Tom

Maybe I have no imagination, but The Volvo seems to be plenty, as it covers everything that the car is: it is tough, it is reliable, it looks like it will simply never stop, and it's ours. The Volvo says it all...

"Ingrid Popcorn" Ingrid by my wife and Popcorn by 3 yr old son.

We had a white 91 740 that we called 'Ecto 1' (See Ghostbusters) and my gold 240 has been dubbed 'THE GOLDEN THUNDER!!!'. When i get around to fixing the catalytic converter (it rattles something fierce, hence the thunder!) it may need a new name.

We call our '82 DL with 182 K miles "Honeysuckle Rose"

My 1988 245 is named "Betsy".
I bought Betsy from an 83 year old lady who just moved into a nursing home.
Betsy was parked in back of the nursing home and when we picked her up (the car)we asked the owner what the cars name was. She told us "Betsy" and we kept the name.

Mark

My wife and I just refer to ours a the "Brick"...........
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'86 sedan with 388,000 miles on the original engine and automatic transmission

I've named all of my cars except my first car, although I considered posthumously naming it (well, it didn't die...just traded in). My vehicles in order of aquisition:

1987 Honda Accord: (unnamed) (m, traded)
1987 Nissan Truck: Rusty - named for personality, not body rot (m, still have)
1989 Honda Accord: Alexi - My dear friend (m, still have)
1995 Honda Accord: Angela - No nonsense, no personality (f, sold)
1992 BMW 318is: Wolfgang - Did I mention how much Bosch makes me want to scream
sometimes? (m, sold)
2001 Acura CL-S: Justin - It just seems like it'd be a frat boy if it were human
(m, current daily driver)
1983 Volvo 245DL: Jan - As in Jan Van Eyck, not Jan Brady. Again...Bosch. (m,
still have)


My mother has a Civic named Cynthia, (f, obviously) but her naming was a direct result of me naming my car. Dad won't name his, but I call it St. James (m).

If it's a sickness, then I guess I shall continue my illness.

Wes

my '92 244 is a light blue
So' if you've seen a movie with Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in it
This name fits well

MY BLUE HEAVEN

Tim
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1992 - 244 - AW70 "Soft Ride" / 1987 - 244 - M47 (Hydra, turbo bars, bilstein, urethane bushings - now deceased)

Oh yeah! The subject of reams of light-hearted e-mail, good natured chiding, comments about psychological well being etc. My family has been naming cars since before I was born and the tradition continues. The current flock of Volvos: Olaf, Ilse, Alva, Annika. Not to mention the collection of Datsuns: Elroy, Eliza, Chester, Abigail and Zero. Opinions I've received vary from "Don't be silly, of course you have to name them." to "You are seriously sick."

DS

How about DEAD if SHE doesn't start getting better gas mileage. Just kidding,It's Her.Why do we tend to call our cars female?

Why do we call them female? Not sure but there are several males out there also. I have seen Volvos named Astro and other male names. One guy on here has six or seven named 240 listed.

I think what did the female name for me was the fact that she is Swedish, and maybe the big plastic headlights.

Actually my mom named Inga when she had her (she bought here new in 85) and I have no idea where the name came from. When she gave her to me, the name came with the car. Even my brother and sisters ask how is Inga doing when we see each other.

Regards,

Paul

I always thought cars were given female names because of the affection we have for them.
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Mike F - 1984 244 DL - 265,000 miles
Original engine, transmission, drive train, alternator, starter
Undergoing reconstructive surgery with POR-15

I've had my car for almost 20 years but never got around to naming him until recently...not sure why. But Vlad seems to fit. It's short for Vladamir (I think). I got the name from the Battlebots TV show I used to watch.
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Mike F - 1984 244 DL - 265,000 miles
Original engine, transmission, drive train, alternator, starter
Undergoing reconstructive surgery with POR-15

Most definitely,

65 T-bird "Betsy" as she is a heavy girl.

92 245 "Bleen" a contraction from her color... blue-green metallic.

00 Mitsu Eclipse "Red", for the fiery red headed attitude, yes, I do mean flames!

06 XC-70 "EXE" , easier to say than "XC Seventy and she executes well.

jorrell
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92 245 250K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!

Does "the red one", "the V8", "the blue one", "the old one", "the new(89)one" and the "93" count?

I have always been fond of the name Rocinante for a car.

(that was the name of Don Quijote's horse)

Didn't really start naming vehicles until I acquired the current wife (oops!, excuse me, that would be the LAST wife, I've been told). Our first and second 240s just happened to rank alphabetically when named and then it just became an obsession to find the most fitting name starting with the next letter.

Regards,

Tatra Mike
San Diego, California

1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship)
1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle}
1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard)
1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck)
1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!)

Well, since "last" could also mean "previous," perhaps it would be better to say "Final" wife.
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'93 244: 'A' cam 4 deg. advanced, 25/22 sways, custom heim endlinks, poly bushings, and a lot more styling customization than I care to recount.

21 year old "Penny" and her 7 year old daughter, "CeCe"


Wiglaf

The "Blue Mule"

My '88 245 was named Rumblegutz... his successor, the more competent '92 245, is Son O' Gutz, or SOG.
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No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public - H.L. Mencken

I suppose all I've done is assign a gender. I usually refer to "mine" as "old girl"... though my girlfriend tells me the 740 is a male. I guess like fish, Volvo's are hard to sex. :)

-Ryan
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Athens, Ohio
1987 245 DL 314k, Dog-mobile
1990 245 DL 134k M47, E-codes, GT Sway Bars, GT Braces
1991 745 GL 300k, Regina, 23/21mm Turbo Sway Bars

The ever popular name SVEN, my daughter thought it was a good moniker for a sturdy Swede.

Last thing I need to do is tell people I ride a sturdy Swede named Sven. ;-)

-Ryan
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Athens, Ohio
1987 245 DL 314k, Dog-mobile
1990 245 DL 134k M47, E-codes, GT Sway Bars, GT Braces
1991 745 GL 300k, Regina, 23/21mm Turbo Sway Bars

frank the tank my wife named the thing years ago before we met, I still drive the 85 240DL 60+ miles a day to work and back, never left us stranded but the few times it did misbehave threatening frank with the crusher was plenty to get us back to the house.