I find this phenomena fascinating.... people naming their cars. I refer to
mine as "the red six" or "the B/GT" or whichever one I happen to be
referring to. But then, I also call my dog "dog" (ala John Wayne in "Big
Jake"). I'm afraid I could not keep a straight face if I looked someone in
the eye and told them my car's name was "<fill in the blank with some girly
name>". ;-) But that's what makes this hobby so much fun. Different
strokes. Everyone is devoted to their cars and keeping the marque alive
and that's the important thing. I guess if I were to name it under the
"truth in advertising law", I would call it "Money Pit"! ;-)
Greg
76 TR6
68 MGB/GT
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 20:32:17 -0330
From: "Boothroyd, Frank" <Frank.Boothroyd@northatlantic.nf.ca>
Subject: What's your LBC's name?
Hi folks. I'm curious about the names some people on the list have given
their cars. May I humbly suggest that if you've named your car you might
include its name after your closing salutation? I'd be most interested to
see the many, perhaps varied, names we've given our obsessions.
And in case you're wondering, I've named mine after something that's 1)
very
expensive 2) very much a luxury and not at all required for a normal life
3)
some people can't stand and 4) it takes a pig to find a good one (oops!!)
Cheers,
Frank
'73 TR6 "Truffles" (or has that one been taken already!?)
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