canislatrans54
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I'm just curious.
I know some people give nicknames to their guns.
But who has a nickname for their car/truck???
I blame my Dad for my habit of naming vehicles.
When I was growing up, he had a couple of vehicles that he gave nicknames to.....
He had a restored '62 Chevy 1/2 ton short bed: Called it the "Green Sex Machine".
It was Metallic Emerald Green. Had a .060" over 327 motor (original L76 365HP, out of a '66 Impala SS....I have no idea what the HP was after the final rebuild that got it to that .060" overbore); a manual 4spd w/hydraulic clutch; and 4:11 PosiTrac differential.
In the early '70s, I remember he had an old 2 ton wheat truck (1950s-something era body style), that he always called "Binder" or "Bertha", depending on his mood.
In the late '70s, he replaced that truck with a 1960 Chevy 2 ton, that he called "Nellie Bell".
Myself, I have named a few of the vehicles I've had........
...First vehicle was a '76 Chevy 1/2 ton, that was a dark green color. I named it "Dr. Doom". (I was still into comics at the time.)
...Had a '74 F150 that was orange. I called it the "Thing" or the "Beast" depending on my mood.
...Had a '81 Ford Courier, that because it was small & light blue, I named the "Smurf".
...Had a grey & white '86 Buick that I called the "Grey Ghost" because it always seemed to be breaking down & on it's death bed.
...and had a '81 Olds 88 that I called "The Turd" simply because it was brown.
Like my current pickup, most of the vehicles I've owned though, have not had nicknames.
I know some people give nicknames to their guns.
But who has a nickname for their car/truck???
I blame my Dad for my habit of naming vehicles.
When I was growing up, he had a couple of vehicles that he gave nicknames to.....
He had a restored '62 Chevy 1/2 ton short bed: Called it the "Green Sex Machine".
It was Metallic Emerald Green. Had a .060" over 327 motor (original L76 365HP, out of a '66 Impala SS....I have no idea what the HP was after the final rebuild that got it to that .060" overbore); a manual 4spd w/hydraulic clutch; and 4:11 PosiTrac differential.
In the early '70s, I remember he had an old 2 ton wheat truck (1950s-something era body style), that he always called "Binder" or "Bertha", depending on his mood.
In the late '70s, he replaced that truck with a 1960 Chevy 2 ton, that he called "Nellie Bell".
Myself, I have named a few of the vehicles I've had........
...First vehicle was a '76 Chevy 1/2 ton, that was a dark green color. I named it "Dr. Doom". (I was still into comics at the time.)
...Had a '74 F150 that was orange. I called it the "Thing" or the "Beast" depending on my mood.
...Had a '81 Ford Courier, that because it was small & light blue, I named the "Smurf".
...Had a grey & white '86 Buick that I called the "Grey Ghost" because it always seemed to be breaking down & on it's death bed.
...and had a '81 Olds 88 that I called "The Turd" simply because it was brown.
Like my current pickup, most of the vehicles I've owned though, have not had nicknames.
