>(Michael MacLeod wrote)
> Is it just me? Am I the only one who refuses to encumber an
>automobile, no matter how cherished, with a name?
NOPE! I`m with you.
> I may be one of the few owners out there who have owned their
>treasured car (MGA in this case) for over 20 years. But, never in all this
>time have I been tempted to baptise my cars, motorbikes, or guitars.
I`m in the same catagory here! Owned MGs since 1962, all no names.
> I realize I'm not a nurturing new-age kind of guy and probably
>don't belong in the 90's, but, surely there must be other curmudgeons out
>there just like me.
I just had to go into Word to look up (curmudgeon) it`s not a word I use a lot!
I think this is my first time! Wow! a vulgar person, OK I can live with
that, BUT, Boor, Oaf, Cad, Lout, Clod, Jerk? [Heavy Duty,fist swinging
terminology,if
I ever read any worse, I dont remember doing it]
> Am I a voice crying in the wilderness?
Mike, NO, there must be lots of us out here, who wont ever give a car a name
but if it`s what some one else wants to do, fair enough! The MG factory gave
the trials cars names for the three Muskateers!! It is not for me.
John[Scotty]Scott,
MGB-LE 1979- The LE, No other I.D.
J2 4330 [basket] The J2. No other I.D.
Adelaide,Australia.
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