- 1. Car names (score: 1)
- Author: jab@netrix.com
- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 08:06:54 EDT
- I haven't seen too much about this subject lately. I guess most everyone has given their two cents. I thought it might be interesting to relay the fact that my TR7 (which I have owned for nearly four
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00070.html (7,275 bytes)
- 2. Re: Car names (score: 1)
- Author: zrol01@trc.amoco.com (Richard O. Lindsay)
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 10:10:58 CST
- I was just about to post a note stating that I have never named a car. BUT, I guess I have. the 1984 XJ-S is: "The new blue car" the 1986 Chevy is: "Nancy's car" the 1976 XJ-S is: "The old S" or "The
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00178.html (7,369 bytes)
- 3. car names (score: 1)
- Author: Croaker the Physician <mit-eddie!us.oracle.com!markl@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 90 13:10:01 PDT
- On the subject of car names... My MGA 1600 Mk-II is named The Geezer, although my wife has called it other names at various times, especially a few years ago when the fuel pump points were sticking a
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00268.html (7,594 bytes)
- 4. Re: car names (score: 1)
- Author: sgi!eeg.com!akkana@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Akkana)
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 90 13:16:38 PDT
- Well, as long as we're talking about car names: My X1/9 is named Colibri -- it's Italian for "hummingbird", because the car is colorful, small, and quick, and the day after I bought him, while I was
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00288.html (8,811 bytes)
- 5. car names (score: 1)
- Author: uunet!morpho!alan@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Alan Dahl)
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 90 09:49:03 PDT
- I used to have a Fiat 850 Spyder that we named "Tony" (as in Fix It Again Tony). I haven't named my 78 Midget yet, but I think "Hershey" would be appropriate since it is milk-chocolate brown. Of cour
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00295.html (7,907 bytes)
- 6. car names (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!ucscc.UCSC.EDU!red4est!lrcrace@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (so I can get e-mail for cars)
- Date: Tue Apr 24 23:40:33 1990
- my first car a 69 austin asparagus was called the limey lemon, my 2nd a 68 chrysler newport was Chyslersaurus Wrex (it narrowly missed out on being called Jesus Chrysler) My third a '68 Sprite Mk IV
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00299.html (8,437 bytes)
- 7. Car Names (score: 1)
- Author: "Ross M. Aiken" <mit-eddie!CC.UTAH.EDU!AIKEN%PURCCVM.BITNET@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 1990 09:11 EST
- 1960 - Race prepared Bugeye Sprite ... all the Huffaker stuff, we called it "TOADY" (seemed the driver had to take some of the blame as well for this particular monicer) 1961 - Bugeye Sprite restored
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00304.html (7,707 bytes)
- 8. Re: car names (score: 1)
- Author: apollo!brady_p@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Pete Brady)
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 90 10:07:25 EDT
- The names of cars that people have been posting got me thinking about what I've few of my cars over the years: 64 Corvair - MetsMobile - 1st car, originally owned by my grandparents who painted it fi
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00308.html (10,015 bytes)
- 9. Re: car names (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!vax.ftp.com!mason@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Nark Mason)
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 90 02:15:08 EDT
- My TR250 with the roarty monza exhaust and quick trip header is the buzzmobile AKA the bondomobile.
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00324.html (6,948 bytes)
- 10. Re: car names (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!vax.ftp.com!mason@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Nark Mason)
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 90 13:30:32 EDT
- Oh yeah, my TR250 has also been called 'the valdez' more than once recently.
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00337.html (6,912 bytes)
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