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Just for Grins

Posted: 3/16/07 6:15am Message 1 of 21
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Leavenworth, KS - USA
Joined: 1/24/2007
Posts: 426
Vette(s): MM Red 1971 T-top,LS5,4-speed, black leather C5 seats, Hooker sidepipes. Previous: 64 Coupe, 65 Roadster L76 / N14

Curious minds wanna know -- have you named your Vette? 

My wife thinks I'm crazy (you'd think that after 37 years she would know!) because I always name each of my cars, especially the unusual ones.
 
Anywho, our latest vette is "Penny."  While I say it is because she is a redhead or cost me a pretty one, mama says it is because a bad penny keeps coming back (this is old vette #3 and she didn't particularly care for any of them; they scare her).
 
If you can't sleep at night or wanna run up your post count Wink let us know what yours is called (and why).
 
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Posted: 3/16/07 6:36am Message 2 of 21
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Huntsville, AL - USA
Joined: 11/15/2003
Posts: 857
Vette(s): 1971 convertible,375 HP 350ci,Muncie 4-speed,Edelbrock aluminum heads and RPM air-gap manifold,HEI distrubiter - old school mechanical tach drive. LOUD side exhaust!
I don't, but my wife used to. She bought a 92 Toyota Tercel new in 92 and named it Floyd (we didn't meet until 98, so I take no responsibility). We got rid of that car in 2002. Good little car and it's still going strong for the new owner. Wink


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Posted: 3/16/07 6:42am Message 3 of 21
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Spotsylvania, VA - USA
Joined: 1/20/2007
Posts: 293
Vette(s): 1977 Silver Coupe
Ghost, It was almost to the big Vette Home in the sky, And I'm trying to bring it back. Besides, the Silver color doesn't hurt the name either! I"m kinda Partial to Silver, Wifes car is, Goldwing, is. I'd name the dog that But He's sorta 2tone .. black and white About 10 inches to the shoulder, Name of Shorty, see where I'm going?doh


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Posted: 3/16/07 8:43am Message 4 of 21
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Frederick, MD - USA
Joined: 9/8/2003
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Vette(s): 1969 convertible L71 427/435 4-speed black interior
I refer to my '78 SA alternately as either the "Silver Bullet" or the "Gray Ghost". My '69 427/435 I refer to as either "Stumpy" since with its torque and 4.11 rear it could pull tree stumps, or "The Mongoose" since a Mongoose will kill a Cobra, but "Stumpy" is my more common name for it.


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Posted: 3/16/07 9:20am Message 5 of 21
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Burke, VT - USA
Joined: 1/23/2002
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Vette(s): SOLD - "The Toy" - '70 Convertible
SOLD - "The Beast" - '90 ZR-1 (#682)
SOLD - "Betty" - '28 Ford Model A Tudor
Sold - "BLKBRRD" - '78 Pontiac Trans Am
"BLUBYU" - '04 Coupe
I call the '70 "The Toy" and the '90 ZR-1 "The Beast".  Most of the others in the family fleet have nicknames as well.


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Posted: 3/16/07 11:01am Message 6 of 21
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Phoenix, AZ - USA
Joined: 3/13/2004
Posts: 537
Vette(s): 1975 Stingray Nomad Wagon, with Daytona front, custom hood scoop, dual side vents; 420HP 350; Doug Nash 5 speed; 1980 rear end W/4:11 gears; Cherry Red metallic paint.
My custom one is simple: Cherry Love.  The color is cherry red, it has cherries on it (interior and exterior.  Considering the engine bay), and the wife says: its his ONLY love.
   The stock one, we simply call the "Yellow Vette".   Its promised to a 12 y.o. girl, and she cant come up with a name for it yet, her name will stick on it.  Right now, she just calles it  "MINE!"  Rolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20Laughing



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Posted: 3/16/07 11:19am Message 7 of 21
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Sebago Lake, ME - USA
Joined: 2/15/2007
Posts: 964
Vette(s): 1978 Silver Anniversary L82 4spd (M21) Red Leather. Pace Car is in the hands of a new caretaker.
Had an old merc Grand Marquis. Wife called it Thunder. I called it Boat. My GMC 2500Hd SLE extended cab with all that power stuff is called "basic simple work truck". My friend had a F350 he called Henry. I had an F250 once... I called it "POS", sorry Ford guys.   


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Posted: 3/16/07 11:33am Message 8 of 21
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San Pedro, CA - USA
Joined: 5/26/2005
Posts: 239
Vette(s): 1971, LT-1, T-top, 4-speed (M21), Mulsanne Blue, 3.70 rear, mostly original (sidepipes). 2006, Daytona Sunset Orange Coupe.

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Posted: 3/16/07 6:09pm Message 9 of 21
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Victor, NY - USA
Joined: 7/12/2004
Posts: 6841
Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
RED RIDER. Cause she's red and I like to ride her.


 
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Posted: 3/16/07 7:41pm Message 10 of 21
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Wichita, KS - USA
Joined: 11/10/2003
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Vette(s): 2005 Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic Coupe --------------------- Sold 1974 T-top, 4 spd to BillKS
I named mine Dejablu because she's blue and I always remembered and wanted a C3 from when I was A LOT younger.Wink
 
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