Naming the Minor......

Post by **badfelafel** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:10 pm

Mine's called "The Minor" or "The Morris" but my friend calls {her/him/it} Mohammed (Morris - Mo - Mohammed) !

Post by **jtd.75** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:22 pm

one of mine is called CaiTrin after my first two grand children ( Cai & Catrin)

my other two are called Anya & Elin so I am trying to come up with a name for my other moggy using their names, any suggestions out there.

Post by **8009STEVE** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:19 am

We called ours Jemeni, after the twins, as she has got two types of roof.

Post by **johnm** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:04 am

Ours is called Maggie, because we inherited one in our Channel Island home that was already called Aggie.

When we bought another one on the mainland our (then) two year old looked at it and said "Mummy's Aggie!" so it's been Maggie ever since

The two year old is now 23

Post by **chickenjohn** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:59 am

agree, naming is either a little sad or a bit of harmless fun, I'd never name any of my cars of course:-

The traveller (pictured ) is called Ricky.
Project convertible is called "Dibble", project 4-door waiting in front garden is called "Madelaine".

Post by **SteveandWilliam** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:58 pm

Perhaps it would be good to hear from someone who hasn't named their minor yet!

Post by **Chadbrook** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:48 am

I bought "Thingy" a month ago as a christmas present for my sons, Ive told them Minors need names and im waiting (Thingy because when talking presents my wife kept saying "and of course we have the thing")

Watch this space Thingy just might stick

Post by **Rob_Jennings** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:31 am

Mine is called Lizzy.

When I was a young nipper living in london I remember a friend of my mums having a traveller, going for rides and days out as a kid, even moving house once with the help of the traveller.

So

Thats probably where I got the bug and love of them.

Unfortunatly this friend died a few years ago.

So when I finally got one I decided to name it after Liz, so the car became Lizzy.

Funny I've had any number of modern cars and they were just 'car' so definatly feel that something as lovable as a minor needs a name to make it a member of the family.

Post by **pim123** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:22 pm

Although I am very very happy with my Minor and proud of it, I won't give it a name... Maybe it's because I'm Dutch

Post by **d_harris** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:26 pm

I am undecided what the trav will be called. I want to see how it behaves itself on the road. But I was thinking Monty.

My girlfriend has named the convertible Petey after Pete Doherty because she thinks its unreliable. No one else calls it that

Post by **Onne** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:05 am

Well, what should I say Pim123

Does that mean that I am officially integrated then?

Post by **Chadbrook** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:31 am

Onne... as long as you dont drive your Minor in wooden shoes <laffin>

Post by **Onne** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:05 pm

Post by **jonathon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:49 pm

But he does !!!!

Post by **pim123** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:04 pm

You probably are Onne, but we forgive you (because its in the greatest country next to Holland !)

Post by **Kevin** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:19 am

as long as you dont drive your Minor in wooden shoes

OK that just means you have not met Nick from a certain Minor Specialist then

Post by **Chadbrook** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:39 am

Ive not actualy had a chance to take the wheels off and have a look yet but who knows, the way Thingy is stopping at the moment maybe her shoes are wooden

Post by **Kevin** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:40 am

Ive not actualy had a chance to take the wheels off and have a look yet but who knows, the way Thingy is stopping at the moment maybe her shoes are wooden

A lot of new owners dont realise that the brakes need adjusting every few months if they use the car regularly and do a fair mileage but the standard brakes will always seem heavy compared to a modern car.

Mine is called Lovejoy because of his number plate

Post by **Relfy** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:59 am

Mine is called Lovejoy because of his number plate

Heeheehee. I'm not going to say anything about carrying around antiques cos thats Chris Morley's job.

Mine's called Wilberforce cos of the no. plate too - WRC. No other name that has those letters in as far as I know. Although I like it because he was the MP that pushed the abolition of slavery through parliament which makes him cool init.

Post by **pauln** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:52 pm

Because of the grinning grille and the fact that it was a bit of a dog to start with we called our first minor Mutley (the current owner still does). Then we bought the split screen (Darstardly), then the traveller (clunk) and finally the 4 door (Zilly) the fleet itself called Vulture Squaden (after the cartoon stop the pidgeon). Much more fun than trying to make words out of numberplate letters.