What's yours called?

[jaguar68]

My '69 4 door is called "Gladys Emanuelle" after the nurse in "Open All Hours". She had to be called something and Gladys just seemed so appropriate.

[pfgiz]

Mine are listed below with pictures.. All but the BMW which is called 'The white one'....

'56 MG YB - Blousey - 'cos she looks like a car used in Bugsy Malone and didn't look like a Tallulah
'58 2Dr - Annie - was named so long ago I can't remember why
'67 Trav - Puddles - 'cos the number plate is PUD
'68 Trav - Lottie - 'cos the number plate is LOT
'94 BMW - The White One - 'cos that's what my little boy calls it

[ferret76]

My current Mog is called Beanie and was named by a friend visiting from London when he saw her for the first time. Had a Blue 2 door called Cedric and a red ex-PMG van called Pat, for obvious reasons.

[Peetee]

Nah - you ain't that good looking

With a comment like that you're inviting people to call you Donkey!

[cormorant]

Had thought of calling mine Rosie though it's a bit obvious. Must be lots called that. Sandy and Pete as well?

[ASL642]

It was only after I'd had Vikki (Traveller) for about a year when a lady came up to me and said was my car called "Hazel". Reg ASL .... must admit it'd never occured to me!

[Pyoor_Kate]

Since this thread started I've aquired two more cars (not Minors, but hey) - Both are White DAF 44s (one year apart) and are called Jejy (JGT) and Vixy ('cos it went with Jejy). I later found out Vixy's old name was Mona, after the noises she made, but since I serviced 'er, she doesn't make those noises anymore ))

[Peetee]

The first green 'other' car I had was called Fungus. As my present one is green and an estate that's usually full of kids we decided to call it Snotbox.

[joannebinney]

MrPeables , Pob for short just because he looks like a pea!

[mogbass_pj]

My Landy is called Bessy, and Em's Moggy Minor is called Izabel (her middle name... and I named it:) also as IBL on the plates). My Morgan is called Soky, after its reg number!

[Dean]

I've recently managed to trace a previous owner of my moggy. I found someone of the same name on 192.com in Newtown Wales. So I wrote a nice letter with some current pictures. The lady replied with "Oh my god! You have my beautiful Berlinda!" She has sent me a photo taken in the early seventies when she purchased it. I kind of feel compelled to continue her tradition using the same name. I've promised to drive it over to show her too, which in her words " left her 81 year old heart beating very quickly".

[hotrodder13]

named mine tangeable beacuse i thought at first thats how you say trafalger blue. and its a cool name (i only glanced at the word at first )

[billy_ten]

On my very first Moggie - '64 Black 4 door duotone is called Monty - 1st car I've ever had that warranted a name!

Cheers,

Billy T

[cadetchris]

mine is called primrose.

[alainmoran]

Mine is called Masie ... she was originally called Mavis, and my first morris (which unfortunately passed away) was called Daisy ... in the restoration of Mavis I have used so many parts of Daisy that she has become Masie

[mickm]

Vicki has called her's Morri-arty, As she is a retired art teacher,with a morris.[frame][/frame]

[santadawes]

Sargent.... or Sargent Morris....[frame][/frame]

[oilypaws]

When I bought mine, it had "XXX Loves Bubbles" in pink stick-on letters on the back, where XXX was a lady's name, so I can only guess that is was called Bubbles! It's rather a silly name...

However, it's bad luck to change the name of a ship. Does the same apply to a Morrie, and what if I end up replacing a substantial proportion of the car during restoration (can I give it a new name)? ;o)

[MarkyB]

XXX probably liked champagne.
You saved the car, you get to name it.

[Ondergard]

However, it's bad luck to change the name of a ship.

You have to sit on the prow and explain to her why her name's being changed - it stops the bad luck, according to some sailors.