Timmy511 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 my landrover have all been female, the first one was called Birtha, after a scammell explorer i went on a rally in called Big bertha. my 90, i havnt driven enough yet and cant quite decide on a name, but shaz or sharron is a big posibility because shes a shed. i love all the vehicles ive had for their own little foibles but ive only named my landrovers as i intend to keep them! even if it means letting them go on permanant loan to family members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillerjoskin Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I can't remember ever naming any of my landies, but many of them have had names, they kinda just exude a character which best suits them and then a name just pops up from there. The lightweight is just TRL at the moment , mostly down to people who dont know me and say "oh yeah, The Red Lightweight ". The IIA who's chassis is under TRL was called Abbie , when i got her she had A.B.E on both doors and tailgate so that stuck with her. Since the first build up with the lightweight body i've had the impression that its now more of a rough and ready hairy arsed bloke....... Bit of a quandrie that one i'm sure it/he/she will let me know in their own time Either that or it'll just be Abbie on the weekends Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy_SP Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My Norton commado hillclimber was called 'Dingbat'. My Honda CBX-6 streetfighter is called 'Aural-Six'. My Harley hillclimber is called 'Spirit of Semtex'. No idea what name the Landy is going to end up with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My flabber is totally ghasted, that this thread has lasted into 2 pages without being jailed for being non-tech! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thanks to V8Bertha and Jen, mine was christened "Gary" - though you will never hear me call it that. Interesting name, that. Land Rovers in the South African Army were called 'Garries' and this actually goes back to WWII where horse-drawn taxis in Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar were called that. The word is Arabic for a horse-drawn cart and was applied to small vehicles by the British and Commonwealth armies in the Middle East. So there you go, it's a name with lots of history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 My flabber is totally ghasted, that this thread has lasted into 2 pages without being jailed for being non-tech! OK - technical: With both cylinders and pistons mine's got to be hermaphrodite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Twig Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 My 90's called Ropey, due to the letters at the back of the plate being RHP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason110 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 mine is called "the wife", my girlfriends reakon i spend too much time with her and more money on her then my girlfriend! but then the wife is more predicatable! ill get shot now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparg Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Buster... thuogh I have been heard to mispronounce that. Not sure what sex that makes it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hattymender Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Girls, mostly. Hatty's, well, a Hatty. Large, ponderous but strangely attractive (to me anyway). Prudence, is small, old and prim. Hector's bothering me. Too much in the habit of saying "come on old lass" (Yorkshire) or more frequently "start you cow". Just wouldn't work with a boy's name. Think she'll (she?) have to be Hatty as well. It'll save confusion It's a character thing? Our Fords euroboxs' don't have names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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