A recent post got me thinking about this. I'll go first. " The Chromed Avenger ". Hahahahahahaha. Don't have a cow, the image is Photoshopped. No, I'm not actually going to have it printed on my truck.
Frontier is named Nismo, not original but I felt like it was a decent enough name for a toy. I also call it mini hulk, but that's because of the lime green wheels.
A recent post got me thinking about this. I'll go first. " The Chromed Avenger ". Hahahahahahaha. Don't have a cow, the image is Photoshopped. No, I'm not actually going to have it printed >on my truck.
No - I don't name any of my vehicles. Though I do seem to be calling my Dub 'Das Auto' lately. Nothing for the truck, it's just 'the truck'. I can't even call it my truck anymore, my wife has kinda claimed it.
My wife's Jetta TDI is "Gretta". Her former POS Subaru (we got a lemon) was named "Scarlet" (as from Gone With The Wind, so my Frontier got named "Rhrett" because he's red, handsome and capable. Full name, Rhrett Truckler. :surprise:
I had creatively named my '15 "Emi" (em-mee) after The Who's "Eminence Front" aka Eminence Front'ier. BUT, now that GM is using this song for their new Colorado(/Canyon)...well, it is a no-go.
Henceforth my '15 is now "Vaughan" to honor SRV (Stevie Ray) = who left us WAY too early.
My '00 was always Sylvia. Both trucks are silver FTW.
Mine is Silva and since I like the whimsical I added Stirling as a nod to a hero of my youth, legendary Stirling Moss.
Other names I like and considered but are still up for grabs: Fritz or Fritzie, as in The Cat or the foxy aunt in the Nancy comic strip; Belle or Bella, or Little Nell, because in my eyes she is right-sized and lovely; Ontos, a reference to a formidable, straight-ahead vehicle favored by the Marine Corps some years ago; Humpty or Yo-yo, really more suitable for the off-road folks I think; Howland, Jiminy, Pickles or el Niño for those trucks which seem incurably mischievous and exasperating.
I've only named one vehicle i have ever owned. It was a beater Dodge Neon. It was such a mediocre / lame car I had to give it an exciting name. So I called it "the Dune buggy" as it sounded better to say "hey, we can take the dune buggy!" rather than "hey, we an take the Neon..."
I don't have a name for it, but my 5yo calls it blackie.
David your photo shop skills are great. Putting text on a photo at that angle (not taken straight on from the side) and making it look good can't be easy.
Thank you 2013Pro4X. I really do appreciate the compliment. The alignment is easier than it looks. I used the trucks body lines to adjust angle and perspective. Photoshop has several tools that allow you to line up text in almost any plain, including circles. I encourage everybody to try Photoshop. You can get a free 30 day use of all Adobe software on their site. I've gotten pretty good with Premier and the next one I want to learn is AfterEffects ( Photoshop for video ).
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Wow spenser sedgwick , Anna Kendrick is so beautiful and talented. I have a bit of a thing for Sarah Michelle Gellar, myself.
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I also have a thing for '57 T-Birds, pictured here, and, if I could ever afford one, I would definitely name her Amy Locane. YouTube this exact phrase, including quotes, and take the first hit to see why.
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"A Teenage Prayer- Cry Baby Soundtrack - Rachel Sweet"
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Wow, I was born in the wrong era !
A few vehicles I've driven have earned nicknames. The POS Gran Torino station wagon my parents had when I was a teenager was the "Gross Green Machine". My '68 MGB was named the "Deathmobile" mostly by people who rode in it… My '78 Ford Courier was "Fishmobile", again named by others. I never felt the urge to name a vehicle I owned myself until I bought the Frontier. She looked so sleek and fierce in all silver and black that I spontaneously began calling her "Barracuda".
The early T-birds - '55, '56, '57 - have stood the test of time in the looks department. Like triplets they look alike at a glance but are different when you get to know them. The '55 had no continental kit, no portholes, or side vents, and there was something wanky about the electrical system. '56 added the above and corrected the electrical; '57 added small fins. Then a new gen with a back seat saw sales climb but enthusiasts leave. This is from memory, I haven't done fact-checking so may not have it entirely right.
I actually like the retro two-seater version Ford brought out in 2000. Not terrific performance but then neither had the originals.
Sorry to have hi-jacked your name thread - it's been a fun one.
The early T-birds - '55, '56, '57 - have stood the test of time in the looks department. Like triplets they look alike at a glance but are different when you get to know them. The '56 had no continental kit, portholes, or side vents, and there was something wanky about the electrical system. '56 added the above and corrected the electrical; '57 added small fins. Then a new gen with a back seat saw sales climb but enthusiasts leave. This is from memory, I haven't done fact-checking so may not have it entirely right.
I actually like the retro two-seater version Ford brought out in 2000. Not terrific performance but then neither had the originals.
Sorry to have hi-jacked your name thread - it's been a fun one.
A coworker recently referred to my truck as 'that big earth crusher' and I kind of liked that. Admittedly, it's not nearly as earth-crushy as some of the other trucks on here but I might just start calling it Earth Crusher.
The Frontier is Shelby. Haven't given a name to my wife's new car yet, they always come to me while I'm driving after a few months. Her last one was Debbie.
Can't say I've given much thought to a name for my Pro-4X. If I did call it something it would probably be Babe (ya know Babe the Blue Ox?). My first name is Paul and the truck is Blue.