[Mgs] Origin of speckled hen?

[david_breneman at yahoo.com (David Breneman)]

--- On Sun, 5/1/11, The Roxter <rocknatural at gmail.com> wrote:

> The car in question was called the Old Speckled One, or
> "Old Speckled 'Un." The similarity to the fairytale
> character has caused some confusion.

I've never heard "Old Speckled One" before.  Every
reference to this car I've read refers to it as
"Old Specked Hen."