Names for Cars

[boxerdog]

Well, I'll probably piss off a lot of people, but here goes:

I don't name my cars nor do I refer to them as females. They are sometimes called bad names over and over. Many times I include myself for buying them.

I don't get the concept at all? What would make a person do that? I know a few circle track guys who had nicknames for cars that had won a lot of races or always performed well, but that was weird to me too. They all ended up in a junkyard somewhere.

Please tell me what I'm missing? And keep your sense of humor!

dc

 

[La Hot Rods]

I never understood the female name either, or naming a street car for that matter.
Now a race car needs a name and it should be on the side big and bold.

 

[bobs409]

When I'm talking to my cars, I like to know who I'm speaking too.

 

[IMBVSUR?]

When I'm talking to my cars, I like to know who I'm speaking too.

Those are cats Bob, but it's ok to name those.

 

[Tooth]

I never understood the female name either, or naming a street car for that matter.
Now a race car needs a name and it should be on the side big and bold.

WHITE LIGHTNING! WORKS...

 

[Barry Taylor]

Back in 57 Dad of course was racing a white 57 150 and with shoe polish wrote on the back window White Lightning for just one race at San Antonio! When I was racing drag boats in the early 70s for my cousin both his unblown gas flat and UBGHydro were named Rat Now. One of my competitors UBGH boat was called Mister Period and I thought that one was pretty cool!! The only car of mine that I named was a Vega! BT Express

 

[IMBVSUR?]

I think there is a difference between naming a race car something, and naming a personal use car a lady's name

 

[R63ss]

I feel the same way,I don’t name them,and always laugh when I hear someone say they took the old girl out for a spin.But according to The Beach Boys she is so fine so what do I know

 

[327]

Yes that goes for me too.

 

[63 dream'n]

I feel the same way,I don’t name them,and always laugh when I hear someone say they took the old girl out for a spin.But according to The Beach Boys she is so fine so what do I know

Good point……… never have I named a car or truck can’t foresee that ever happening either………

 

[Murphdog]

Well I refer to my 2 GMC pickups as Whitey & KC, manly names because they are manly trucks. My 63 Belair, I call Bella
but when I get the 515, & 4spd installed she may become transgender! But then again an aggressive woman can be a good thing!
Jeff

 

[55Brodie]

I regularly call my 62 Sum Bitch.

 

[blkblk63ss]

I regularly call my 62 Sum Bitch.

Still thinking selling that sum bitch??

 

[59K9]

my 60 impala is elvis and my 55 chevy pickup is goliath... the names just fit...

 

[Barry Taylor]

Forgot about the Pack Wrat. I just hauled it and drove it. Sometimes it drove me!!

 

[Mr. Chev]

 

[55Brodie]

Still thinking selling that sum bitch??

Always thinking of selling. Just spent over $ 5k on various fixes and upgrades and presently I have the dash deconstructed so I could rehab my frozen vent cables.

 

[Gliderider06]

I think the female names came from ships and vessels way back when for luck or something. I dunno, but must have carried over to vehicles somehow.
I named my Impala Priscilla. The weekend i started working on it i saw Priscilla Presley on TV, and said she is still good looking for a woman her age and I started calling my car that.
My ramcharger is Betsy. My 97 Ram is "The 97" and my 21 Ram is "Blue".

 

[boxerdog]

I get it for race cars. None of my junk deserves a name because they are all sorta street cars, and I would only be insulting somebody.

 

[Jim Sullivan]

My 1963 Impala four door hardtop is called "four door", 1963 Impala SS called "63 SS", 1962 Impala is "62 Impala" and 1963 Belair 2 door post is "63 Belair".