Did you name your rig? What & Why...

[Metal Twister]

I just noticed that there was diuscussion on another thread about the naming of their rig. Im new to the FSJ group. Is naming your rig standard practice here? I think I want to name mine, and I have one in mind but I want to be sure Im not stepping on someones toes here by stealing their names.:eek: And maybe this topic has been beat into the ground but a name search brought up a big goose egg. What did you name your rig and why? Inquiring minds want to know.:confused:

[bigun]

We named mine "Crom" because it is a conglomeration of different years, and manufactures of parts, and since people were always "What the h*ll is that thing" we decided to say " It is a riddle in steel, Crom"! We also tell folks that it is a very rare only one ever imported into the USA, Australian Walk A bout!!

[brubakes]

The J20 is Victoria. My Wrangler is Imogen.

[gotmike]

mine's just an ordinary FSJ... (FrankenStein Jeep)
i suppose i should just call it frankey... any other ideas???

[Wagoneerlover]

not too many of these rigs in this area. Anyway, a bunch of guys were discussing what cars they drive etc etc. (This was when I was really young and in college and the vehicle I drove back then was a Fire Truck Red Grand Wagoneer 1983 In fact it was on campus) Anyway, one of the guys ask me what I drive and I point to my wag. One of the guys in the group was from the islands and he said you drive that tank there?? the "Battle Cat?" And that name stuck to it. Battle Cat. (Everyone else had ricers and modern muscle cars (new mustangs, and such vehicles) but mine stood out. (Unfortunately that one was stolen.

My current rig, I was explaining to someone the name of the old rig and they could never seem to remember the name and they would keep saying hey did you drive your "Wild Cat" again? and eventually I just gave up and let the name stick since everyone sort of jumped on it. So There it is. "Wild Cat" was born.

[El_Diablo]

Thumper.... every time theres a bump theres a thump

[El Jefe]

I tried naming mine a few times, but everytime I did it would break down. so its known simply as the jeep.

[Down Yonder]

Mr. Toad..as in Mr. Toad's wild ride. First excursion when I bought it brakes failed and it caught on fire.

[Metal Twister]

Makes perfect sence to me... but kinda glad Mr. Toad is taken!:thumbsup: :D

[sungoesdown]

My wag is called DeadWood, obviously because of the woodgrain, but it is also a bowling term and in last year's bowling league, I won a decent amount of money, all of which went into the wag.

[Rod2]

Mine wears its name on the vanity plate--WOOD GO-- because I got it to go after fire wood. Until recently, it had a wooden bed which fit the name much better but the plate came before the wooden bed. I now have a metal bed back on the frame but the name will stay.

[trcooperone]

I named mine "The Skeez" because she is mean and dirty but you keep going back for more!

[The_Gouge]

I named my J10 "Jackie". I just felt that a female name suited the truck best, dunno why... and naturally the name had to begin with J.

[dbuie]

My wife calls ours Junebug 'cause we bought her in June.

[bushwood44]

Mine was named before I got it, but I did name my hd (polecat)

[jeepjseries]

my j10 is known as beast because my wife says the razor grill makes it looks like its got teeth and its going to eat something lol.

[Tad]

I blame most of it on Don S, but a good portion of the 1930 people that got here before me still hold some responsibility for this "name" thing also.
:thumbsup:

[bigun]

I blame most of it on Don S, but a good portion of the 1930 people that got here before me still hold some responsibility for this "name" thing also.
:thumbsup:
Most of my wheels have had names over the years
64 F100, Red
67 Mustang, Baby
86 Sammy, Runt
68 F250, The Behemoth
91 D150, Denny (After the horse in the movie The Man From Snowy River, because it has been a reliable vehicle)
84 W250, Hoss
and of course Crom

[benztechnc]

I call it J.T. but everyone else calls it Rusty... for obvious reasons... :(

[Serious Johnson]

My screen name is actually the name of my old waggin' ear. I bought it from a nice lesbian couple who unimaginatively called it "Woody" -- go figure. Once I'd bumped things up a few notches I decided to stay with that theme and re-christen the thing "Serious Johnson".

My sports car is "Rocinante", after don Quixote's nag. Dear Li'l Sis has an Audi named "Innie".

S.J.

[710 Burner]

...Dear Li'l Sis has an Audi named "Innie".

:funny:
The '76 still carries the name given by Don S' daughter.
I call the '79 Chief "Junaluska" (I cannot begin to tell you how its pronounced, and I always spell it wrong) Supposedly the name of a Cherokee Chief (actual person, not a Jeep) translated to english means, "He tries repeatedly, but fails". It should be noted I have never driven this vehicle.

[Brizio]

I call it only Woody...

[KNOWPIE4U]

My 71 J truck's name is Bruiser, because it used to have a wood bed with a wood door in the bed to fill the gas. Well the first time I filled it up I left the door half way up and it came crashing down and cracked me in the head and left a knot. Hence forth Brusier.

My 89 grand wag the ony name I can think of for it is Walkie, because if I ask the dog if they want to go for a walkie they run to the grand wag.

[duncanstives]

Mine is named "the beast" because it was named that when I got it disptite the fact that in the FSJ world it was certainly not a beast. I figured I would anger it by taking away its badGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley name so instead I am building it to match the name. Almost there :D

[Jeepstress]

Mine are all named after Goddesses associated with the moon.

77 white 401 wag - Phoebe
76 white 401 SOA wag - Luna
77 white J20 - Artemis

My first FSJs were a cumberland green 79 Wag named Splendid, and an 81 baby blue wag named Stella Blue.

We ended up with my Dad's 70's Cherokee with a souped up 401 and named him Cozmo the Street Stomper. That 401 has been transplanted into Flint's 88 who's named Wally the 4-OH-1-derwagon, or as I affectionately call him "The Blue Moose".

The dually J truck is red and white and reminded me of a huge red horse I rode waaaaay back when. So we named him Sampson after my old horse.

[turtlejoe]

I'm with Tad - the naming tradition was well in play when I got here, but the one that always stood out to me was "Timex".

Being here in Texas, I know that every good cowboy needs a good horse, and "Trigger" has certainly met that requirement.

[budojeepr]

I call my J-4000 "Leroy" because it's just so rrrredneck.

I call the blue Wagoneer "Blue" but for some reason a coworker called it "Emmit" which seems to have stuck.

The same guy calls my '85 diesel Jetta "Fritz" which works because on accounta it's German, and it's always on the fritz.

[DerekTJeep]

I may name my 1977 Wagoneer " Big Blue". The sad thing is that it is not driven enough so should I name it??

[Millerluck]

'88 we named Mississippi when I first got her because she was from Mississippi. Kinda like Miss Budwieser.

My daughter calls her '81 Babe from Babe the blue ox.

I need to stop calling the '89 my brother's Jeep, or Bob's Jeep......
So I'm going with "New Jeep" Because it's new to me, and it's the newest daily driver I've ever had.

Larry

[newtojeeps]

1982 Cherk Ferd Berfle
1980 Cherk Rattles
1983 Waggy Betty
1971 Waggy Bucket List
1966 Glad Low Ball
:fsj:

[ClovisMan]

My wife calls mine, "Yard of the Month", because with all the letters from the HOA asking me to move the thing, we will never get yard of the month.

[Jim Blair]

My '73 J4000 was White spot or whitey (MIRIP) and '83 Cherokee was Elmo (as in Elmer Gency Jeep) while my '84 J10 started out as Blackie, but became Black Jack as the LPG conversion was a gamble on fuel prices and it has a Stroker awaiting install once my wiring is done. '76 shortbox J10 is rustyJ (only surface rust because the PO took it down to bare metal for repainting and didn't finish), '83 J10 is BlueJ (dark dark blue)
Haven't named the '82 stepside Honcho yet, but my Comanches are Sarge (red '87 shortbox bought from the base here), Molly ('86 MJ longbox that did the Ouray '02 trip) and my '82 AMC is "Spirit of the Eagle" (Spirit hatchback with Eagle rear and soon to have Eagle front axle)

[dajeeps]

82 wag so for we call it good girl only cause we don't know whats she is going to do (i haven't worked out the bugs).so we stroke the dash and call her good girl.
the crew cab i call trailbreak cause it will look good and mean when i'm done.

[budojeepr]

...so we stroke the dash and call her good girl.
:D Who doesn't do that??

Flattery seems to work, too: "You are the BEST lookin' truck this side of the Mississippi - I MEAN it! Now dig, girl, DIG!"

[Toyotech]

My wife calls mine, "Yard of the Month", because with all the letters from the HOA asking me to move the thing, we will never get yard of the month.

F---ing fascists!! I have a similar issue with my HOA. Most recently was a "Final Notice" with a deadline to move before I'm fined. That's how the 79 Chief came to be known as Sitting Bull. Now that it actually runs, but needs a clutch, t/o bearing & u-joints, I'm thinking "Fenway" as in "The Green Monster" might wotk out pretty well. Especially since my 5 year old is fixated on "making the Cherky into a monster truck"!

[El_Diablo]

i would tell the HOA to suck lefty.... how the hell can they say what you can and cant do? ive always hated that... its not a government power, they cant do that unless you sign a legal document agreeing to do so

[Metal Twister]

Theirs some pretty good stuff here.:thumbsup: I haven't named her yet but being she is going to be dressed in some serious sliders, I was thinking Ole Iron Sides? A buddy wanted me to name it Sha-nae-nae? Not so sure why. Ill keep looking to be sure I'm not using someone else's name:thumbsup:

[j20brett]

Kaiser: Cause it sounds cool.

[LTS06]

I bought my j-10 with a name already. Apparently a LOT of people on this board know the history of this truck (probably more than me even).

TIMEX. I am thinking because the truck has probably 10 million miles on it...but it "takes a licking and keeps on ticking"...hence TIMEX. It's getting a heart transplant soon but the truck itself is still there.

I actually thought about renaming it but was told gremlins would get me and string me up by my eyebrows if I did so the name stuck even though the truck looks nothing like it did when I got it.

I call my TJ the albatross. Poor thing was a basket case when I got it and even though now it's better by far I feel like it's just hanging around my neck waiting to drop off at any moment!

[Jeepstress]

I actually thought about renaming it but was told gremlins would get me and string me up by my eyebrows if I did so the name stuck even though the truck looks nothing like it did when I got it.

LOL! Yeah.... TIMEX is an icon in the FSJ world. I've known Timex since 1998 and I still stay in touch with Doc. And the bottomless transfer case is an epic saga. :thumbsup:

[Cohiba54]

"UFO" (Unbelievable Financial Obligation)

[Elwoody]

Hello, ya'll my first serious post! I named my `87 Grand Wagoneer "Elwood," cuz of the wood panels. I had a `94 Grand Cherokee, (which I sold after getting one of my dream cars, the wag) but it didn't have a name, cuz while it did it's duty well, I was never too fond of it.

And while this may be slightly off-topic, as it pertains to a Volvo not a Jeep, I had a 240 named "White Base" in reference to the ship from an anime...

[Metal Twister]

Wow First Post! Thanks for being here and joining in.:eek::thumbsup:
Welcome

[Desert Rat]

"UFO" (Unbelievable Financial Obligation)

^^That's funny right there.

I bought my blue truck brand new back in '98 and dubbed it the Blue Meany back then after those mean little guys in the Yellow Submarine movie.

I've since gotten a tat to match :)

http://www.piratepathy.com/desertrat/003.JPG

[Woody the Danger Wagon]

"Woody the Danger Wagon."

I mean - it just makes sense, doesn't it?

[halftrac]

I named my J10 "Renegade". I'm a female who has always went against what my family thought was the right thing for a girl to do. Black sheep wasn't right for a white truck.

[DemkoG]

The 1988 wag is called Ron Burgundy because he is classy, he is burgundy and he has many leather bound seats and smells of rich mahogany.

[madmikeX3]

I named mine Blacky. Simply cause its Black. Ill prolly change it here in the next few months though once i really get to Drive it and get to know it better. Bought mine a week before I deployed.

[grand_wag_85]

I've never actually named any of mine. One of my uncles called the J10 a pig and the name kinda stuck. My ex-gf was making fun of my FSJ luck and painted 'Boldly Going Nowhere' on my '76, to say the least it stuck.

[uglyjeep]

My dad jokingly started calling my cherokee "Chief Bowels" (from one of his favorite jokes - "Chief Bowels no move!"). I'm probably going to try to change it's name to Chief Bowles (a real cherokee chief) once it can move under its own power. His cj-3a is named Jezebel, and my friend's cj-6 is named Amanda. My baby jeep is named Lizzy.

[77_chief]

We call ours "The Chief" Kind of self explanitory I guess. It is cool though to here the kids say "Dad, we gonna take the Chief" when we go somewhere :D

[Wagn Man]

Well my recent addition is called The Heap. It started as a joke between my wife and mother when I brought it home, it seems to fit. Sadly I still have yet to name my waggie though.

[Mark Wilde]

My signature says it all.

[Danbert]

Simply... "The Wag" :cool:

[asphaltrockdweller]

Mine is called the "Muckey Duck".
I wish I could have named it some thing else but that tan color, and it is just kinda clumsy looking right now.:o

[Desertratelpaso]

I've only had my 88 GW for about 3 months now and was able to take it out this past weekend on it's Maiden voyage (since I've had it) I was really impressed with how it performed out on the sand and rocks and washes. I named her "La Mula" which means "The Mule" Once the fun was over and was driving home, she overheated and it sounds like I lost a piston, so not only does she climb like a mule, she is also stubborn as a mule.

As her punishment (probably more like mine) she is going to have to sit parked until I have the money to rebuild or replace the engine.

[Mr Haney]

HAMMERED HELL. 71 J2000 shortbed. Because its beat all over and ALWAYS needs a hammer as the primary tool. (but---- I made a sucessful 170 mile round trip last Sat. )

[ThisGuyUKnow]

I named my 80 W/T Cherk Cheif Many Moons. Probably very non PC plus it was a laredo not a cheif but the original plan was to restore it and give it either a black/red or black/metallic Cheif style paint job.

The 88 GW got the name George Washington because its initial ar GW and I had just watched that George Washington song by super deluxe (you tube it if you havent seen it)

I have acquire another 88 GW and an 82 CJ7 in the last few months but I am waiting till I get back from Iraq and meet them to name 'em.

[jMedia]

Mine is named Balu for two reasons. One after the big slow (but friendly) bear from Jungle Book. Just like my wag, big slow and gentle(to me). But the main reasons he's called that is because my car is an ex-police rig and painted as such. Therefore Balu is for the late great John Belushi, the original blues brother and the original guy to make it badGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley to own a cop car

[krek]

The SuperChief project is named because it will be the Cherokee that Jeep never made... but my boys still call it Elwood because that was the donor GW's nickname.

The ChopTop was named long before it came to me... another forum project that has changed hands a few times. But again, the boys choose to call it the "booty truck" because of the nose art that will eventually be painted on it.

[710 Burner]

Mine is named Balu for two reasons. One after the big slow (but friendly) bear from Jungle Book. Just like my wag, big slow and gentle(to me). But the main reasons he's called that is because my car is an ex-police rig and painted as such. Therefore Balu is for the late great John Belushi, the original blues brother and the original guy to make it badGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley to own a cop car
Get the lighter fixed.

[jMedia]

Get the lighter fixed.

Funny thing 1. not the first time thats been said 2. it doesnt work

[melophiliac]

"Ol Pooh Bear" We make alot of bear jokes in my office. Plus, she's about the same color as ol Pooh, and has a honey interior.

[freeincolorado]

My 81 Waggoneer was called "Double Ugly" due to the huge, rusty holes in the quarter panels, and the dents from normal teenage driving. My 86 had probably the least original name of "The Beast". Now my 89 I actually named myself, I call it "The White Whale" for obvious reasons.

[bigun]

so we stroke the dash and call her good girl.
We have a bucket truck that is used as a spare in case one of the others goes down. It was my truck last year and never gave me any problems. My apprentice hates it because it has a lot of miles on it and the bucket isn't as fast as the other and has some real idiosyncrasy's in it's operation. It needs a new main valve assemble which is close to 3 grand just for the valve. Since she doesn't have the hand and arm strength to make it work it makes for a long day for her when we have to use it. Every time she starts ragging on it i reach up and stroke the dash and say "there there" it drives her nuts when I tell her not to piss off the equipment by hurting it's feelings. I further drive her crazy by reaching out and stroking the drivers side door while we're working

[Crazy4Wheelin]

I named my 75 waggy Nadia... Not sure why exactly but I think it fits. Then my 93 camry is named Leo Brian and my 98 saturn is named Maxine and my fiance's 88 GW is named Babe because its big and blue like the ox. lol

~Crazy

[fivepack]

The girl I got her from had a small name plaque on the dash. It fell off a while back and my daughter hotglued it back on. So Pearl it is.

[Uncle Buck]

My son and I call ours "Woody". My 18 month old daughter points at it and says "Jeep..Jeep", my wife calls it "The Clunker", and my best friend calls it the "Family Truckster" so take your pick.

[Zorm]

Well, since I bought her in Sicily and she was our only ride, we named her "Lupa" (which in Italian is a female wolf) because she takes care of her family and keeps them safe.

[Metal Twister]

Well, since I bought her in Sicily and she was our only ride, we named her "Lupa" (which in Italian is a female wolf) because she takes care of her family and keeps them safe.


LOL... In Jersey "Lupa" means crazy women with knife in hand.:eek::D

[AMC4ME]

KnUcKlEs -- I bashed one of my right hand knuckles working on her and ended up at the ER. :banghead:

[goldhammer]

Went to look at it, and wifemate said, "If you want the old beast and can make a deal, I don't care". Ergo- "The Beast". Now she won't let me get rid of it, says she has not felt as safe in anything in years. Not to mention she loves the "Buick" like ride on the highway.

[Snowbird_Hunter]

Mine was named Snowbird Hunter since I live in an area where ther are a lot of Snowbirds (retired folks who come to enjoy the warm winters). A local saying around here is "If it is Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?"

From all that the name just kinda evolved ......