Do any of you name your cars?

[MadameButterfly]

Not all cars are worth remembering, but some deserve a special nod.

My first, at 16, was a '53 Studebaker and I called her Sylvia. I loved that car.

Later as a single mom with two children I had this faithful but non-descript little workhorse that I called Buffy.

About a month ago, Trekkor acquired an '83 BMW, and for the first time in a long time I have a car that needs a name.

So, are there any other car namers out there?

Thyra ( Mrs Trek)

[Rick V]

I would never name a vehicle
Just look at my sig.

[red-beard]

My Canary yellow 914/6 was the 'Suicide Blond'

[Zef]

The 11

[Geronimo '74]

The black '86 "Coffee"

The '74, which was sahara beige (more like yellow) "Cream"

I seldom use those names actually, I mostely call it: "the Porsche"

[equality72521]

I call mine "the beater".

[Mr.Puff]

Mine is called "Porkskin." Long story .

[911K]

Jamie Kitman said it best...

[Oh Haha]

I call my 911 'The Hot Rod".

The wife has other names she likes to call it.

[azasadny]

My 911 is "Helga"...

[djmcmath]

Names are largely for convenience in my world, arbitrary identifiers rather than some symbol of affection or character.

So when I was in high school living at home, and we had like 6 vehicles, there was the truck, the white car, the Toyota, the Honda ... you get it.

On rare occasions, a car may be so heinous that it earns a name. My first car, for example, was a heavily abused brown Toyota Corolla that could barely get out of it's own way. We referred to it as "the brown streak."

I bought a motorcycle from a friend who had named it. To me, it's just the motorcycle, but he's intent on asking me how old George is doing every time we talk.

Ok, so I sometimes called my 911 "Shadowfax," but usually was just "I'm taking the 911 today."

Dan

[mossguy]

911: Spot
V70: Annika
'83 Volvo 245: Olga
'96 F-150: Mr. Bauer
'51 Land Rover: Joey

Best,
Tom

[Dave L]

all my cars are named the same thing and I only use their names while I am working on them or if they are broken.

[Jim Bremner]

no, but I've named my toaster, blender, bed, shower & my hammer.

[pwd72s]

The old 911S was "Nina"...Evidently, Evren continues the tradition. The Mustang is just "the Mustang", but I call the 6 horsepower shop vac "Monica"...that should count for something, yes?

[porsche4life]

Paul we really don't want to know what relationship you have with your shop vac that you felt it had a name.

[pwd72s]

But....Monica really sucks well!

[WilsonTC]

I don't name my cars (names are for boats/airplanes) but I did name my "junk" Godzilla Homewrecker.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by WilsonTC

...Godzilla Homewrecker...

[KaptKaos]

Kittman is a prat. I've never liked his writing. I remember skipping his columns when he got the gig at Automobile years ago. I read that article above and want my 3 minutes back.