FFTS
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:30 PM |
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Do you name your car??? what name and why?
Each kit car I've had has been given a name.
1- so I can refer back to past owned cars to friends and family and they know which i mean. and 2) My little girl loves them having names.
What is yours called and where did you come to choose the name?
My new one is called R1Becca get it hahaha.
Past ones
Lola (Freestyle buggy) dity little buggy 
The beast (tiger with a tiger face custom paint job)
Mindy M(K)indy
Chris.
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dave1888
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:32 PM |
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B45tard, i dont think i have to explain
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StevieB
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:34 PM |
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Hmmmmm
My wife chose Mindy too, though she didn't immediately see the synergy in Mk INDY (she's a bit slow like that sometimes...)
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:36 PM |
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my golf is called pigs......cause they always look at it......
smart got called smartie
and the 7 is the yellow banana according to my wife..... I think peril would be nearer the mark...
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Ivan
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:39 PM |
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Nope - never my kit cars - but the Escort in my avatar was Jeremiah becaus it was a Bullfrog and was a good friend of mine. 
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Coopz
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:47 PM |
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Every name under the sun when having a bad day in the garage. But will most probably namer her (has to be a she) when I drive her for the first time.
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nitram38
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:53 PM |
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MotaLeira, reverse the spelling.
Done after the slating I got from their Club forums.
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dhutch
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:53 PM |
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Our cars all have names that we call them, but the not original.
Currently we have
'the audi' (dad a4)
'the big red bus' (mums 806)
'the blue 306' (my 306)
'the red 306' (sisters)
'the feild' (my kitcar)
Mainly ive just tried to steer clear of its being called 'the westy' as that reminds me of shity yappy dogs. But some still refer to it as
that.
The landrover lot seam to go into it big style
Within the uni off road club we have host of names
But it seems less common with kits.
Personally i think its down to just not have anything to compenstate for.
Daniel
[Edited on 28/4/2010 by dhutch]
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locoR1
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:54 PM |
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Ive never named mine although it gets called lots of names when things don't go to plan
Looking forward to flak monkey reply to this expecting lots of F*&%%$$*%* in his post
 
Description
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55ant
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:01 PM |
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the mondeo is a variety of things- mondy, land barge pingu (W117 PGU) but hes normaly referd to as the vicar.
the indy doesnt really have a name, swmbn calls him cleme (clementine - (bright orange kit))
i think names for cars are cool especialy when they have a back story
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:10 PM |
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My wife calls my car "The Frog" 'cos it looks like it's got big bulging eyes...
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:32 PM |
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Mine's called Franky cos its green and made from different bits (Frankenstein)
 
Franky Rolls out
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
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james h
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:43 PM |
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Surprised no-one has mentioned 'Brum'.
All the girls I have shown immediately say 'oh that looks sweet, just like Brum!' And now the name has stuck unfortunately.
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b16mts
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:51 PM |
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another vote for brum!! though it hugely pee's me off if i'm honest.
really need to ditch the big chrome headlamps in favour of some domintor style ones.
anyone fancy a stoneleigh swap shop??
Martin
who says you can't drive a kit car when you're 6'5"?
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iti_uk
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:02 PM |
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I've had "pisskits" (Pug 106 - the numberplate almost read like hat)
My Clio never got a name.
My MX5 is either "Killjoy" (number plate endinge KLJ), "the matchbox" (my girlfriend's nam for it) or
"KLMX5" when I talk about it on the net.
I don't deliberately name ay of my cars, it's all more "organic" than that... 
Chris
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:25 PM |
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Living up to my name I suppose but no because it's a car, not a person and definitely not a "he" or "she".
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Danozeman
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:26 PM |
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Mines kinda called the purple peril which kinda stems from the yellow motorbike i had which everyone at my work called the yellow peril.
The other cars are the Borat for the bora and i cant say what the bmw is called as it may offend. Begins with The ***
Dont really call them names though just money pits.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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RichardK
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:29 PM |
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Mines called "The Bruise" as the kids asked me early on in the build what colour it was going to be so I said "Black and Blue"
and my little girl replied with "What like a bruise" and it kind of stuck!
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 28/4/10 by RichardK]
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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boggle
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:44 PM |
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my car is called fugly by my misses...
she says its fuckin ugly......just like me....
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clairetoo
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:47 PM |
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Mines called Eric - cuz the reg is ERC...............
Used to have a renault 5 known as Sooty - something to do with a bit of regular banter between friends which went something like ;
"Cheers ears" - "thats how it goes nose" - "F***k off Noddy" ............... and so my car became
Sooty...........
I never did work that one out
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Macbeast
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:56 PM |
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Kitty
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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martin1973
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 08:10 PM |
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my westy was named the flying bedstead
martin
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adithorp
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 08:16 PM |
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Girls name cars.... enough said!
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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McLannahan
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 08:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Girls name cars.... enough said!
adrian
And your car is named what again Adi?
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Benzine
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 08:21 PM |
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Satan's blasphemous and burning grim chariot of darkness upon the kvlt night of the fading moon
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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