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I thought 'bout callin' my '58 chevy apache 3100 stepside shortbed "OutLaw" since apache was an indian tribe but I kinda think that might be lame? 'til I have her 235 6cylinder runnin' & she's drive-able she jus' gets called rust bucket & piece of rusty s**t by my mom & girlfriend who dislike older cars due to the work they sometimes need

Well, after I got my 58 and busted a number of knuckles, spontaneously remembered some language that I thought I had forgotten long ago, and fighting mightly over every little nut, bolt and screw trying to get started on the rebuilding of my little jewel, I had to give it a nickname:

"The Beast"

My grandaughter named the 52 Lucille,she has named all the great uncles vehicles except for uncle Rog's 69 pony.sorry bout the late thread but hven't been online in awhile thanks
Bill

just truck.................

My '72 dumptruck is "Patriot". My '56 flatbed is "Spot II".

Still tryin to decide. I'm thinkin maybe "The Green Booger", or "Ole Booger", or just "Booger" for short.

Rance (justa pickin & flickin)

"Old Number Seven"

It's got a number seven painted on the doors, and it's been called that since Grandpa bought it in the sixties. I was thinking about renaming her, but she's been Number Seven for so long, I think I'll leave it be.

Supposedly, three owners before Grandpa, It was owned by the Railroad in Manistee, MI, and it was one of their fleet vehicles.

(hence the crap brown paint and the number on the doors)

I did give my 67 Simplicity Soveriegn Garden Tractor a name, though. Her name is "Gertrude", 'cause if she was a person, she'd be a frumpy librarian.

My brother had a '67 Impala named "Gertrude".

My whole family, including me, call it the N.O.T. which is short for "Neat Old Truck" !
I think my wife was the first to call it that.
Ter

Got a couple of names for the 41. Black Betty ( usually just Betty ) Or being really creative 'The Chev'. With a few things going wrong lately I have also called it 'The Bar Steward' or words to that effect.

Bob

53 A.D. Lurch

all very interesting, at least our trucks get better names then we do from our spouse

The 53 half ton is "Val" after the "Exxon Valdez" after one trip where I had to keep stopping every 1/2 hour to add oil to get it home.
And the 53 2 ton has been named "Big Red" by all my buddies, I think I'll leave it red now..
MONGO

When my 49 is running smooth and making me a proud Papa I call her "The Old Girl", but when she goes misbehaving she's just the "Old B#%ch"

My wife calls her "The Money Pit" and the grandkids call her "Roger Rabbit" cause it reminds them of the cars in the movie. I guess that's what makes up her personality, for better or worse, right.

Doug57 wrote:
Was she frumpy too?

the 63 is War Horse,, and the 55 does not have a name,,,yet

Old Don. I bought the 1939 Chevrolet 3/4 ton stake truck from a friend of mine, Don Baird. Hence the name Old Don. Don passed away in 1995, missed to this day. The 1929 Ford Model A Tudor is named Hank, again after the man I bought it from, Henry Stolz, who has also passed away.

Rick

My daughter named my '62 C10.
She calls it "The Tank".

An old High School girlfriend named the '63 C10 I used to drive back then.
She called it "The Beast".

Haven't come up with one for the 41 yet. The 57 we just always called "the truck"....I know....so original. See below for others.
My wife and I usually just throw around names until something sticks. No old girlfriends involved:)

The '47 is commonly known as 'Cousin Eddie', seems to work for me!

Blue. It's actually a darker red. It comes from a Little Blue Truck Book that our older daughter had and we always wanted a truck like 'Blue'. Now we have one, just happens to be red, and it's fun telling people the name.

Tim's Truck, or just, The Truck

Pickup is Ole Blue and the panel is Big Orange.

My '56 8400 Tow Truck is "Maude".

The '57 10500 Fire Engine is "Hurdy Gurdy".

The '56 3100 is "Dana's Truck".

The '56 9200 is "Big Mert".

Mike B

I don’t think of trucks as female, so I named him “Mr. Greenjeans” Seemed appropriate at the time.

My kids named my 1967 daily driver Boomie. My daughter was embarrassed to be taken to school in it. My 1973 K10 is named Blue.
Jim

Mine got the name Old Smokey since before the engine work there was always a nice cloud following us. Also seemed fitting since it's a fire truck. With that reasoning and add it represents 3 different departments, we've even put that name on the door.

The '47 3100 is called "The Old Truck" or "Dad's Old Truck" by my family. Friends used to call it "The Lead Sled".

Other trucks in my life:
My Dads 74 K10 was called "The Beast";
my 2000 S10 is named "The Frozen Truck";
and my F150 (sorry guys) is called "The Big A Truck"

JW - after the previous owner, his name still hand painted on the rear fender.

My Dad's 72 f250 was always known as Green by everyone.

My 2nd truck, a 79 GMC 3/4 ton, was the "Bee with an itch." With a big block and 4.11 gears it truly earned that name by how quickly it consumed fuel.