Just wondering/observations

[Willowbilly3]

Just wondering where the trend to name vehicles with female names or referring to cars as "her" all got started. I don't remember seeing anything on any cars I have owned that resembled a vj or breasts (other than those huge dagmars on my 56 caddy)
I generally don't name cars/trucks but a few out of the 100s I have owned ended up with a name. The only ones I remember were "the rattler" (because it rattled) "Willey", named by my first wife after the farmer we got it from, "Old blue", obvious, and "Loosey" which was loose, not named after any female.

 

[Snake Farm]

I guess it's because they're the only other thing that can give you as much trouble as a woman? [ddd

 

[CR55]

I guess it's because they're the only other thing that can give you as much trouble as a woman? [ddd

Amen!

 

[billy]

i have named a few vehicles
63 willys jeep top speed 45mph- the slug
74 pinto wagon- the bean
27 chevy rod -the love weasel

 

[kkadams123]

Or as much pleasure!

 

[billy]

Or as much pleasure!

you named a car as much pleasure?

 

[Tripper]

Just wondering where the trend to name vehicles with female names or referring to cars as "her" all got started.

Ummmm... all those long & lonely hours in the garage together late at night... well... nevermind! [ddd[ddd[ddd

BoB

 

[striptnut]

I guess it's because they're the only other thing that can give you as much trouble as a woman? [ddd

Ya hit the nail on the head Snake Farm!

 

[Tude]

From my experiance, neither want to work and I constantly am dumping money into them and getting nothing in return

 

[hankthebigdog]

I thought every mistress of the late night hours and wasted $ had a name.

 

[21willys]

I believe I read somewhere that it start with guys naming the military planes and it made its way over to there hot rods.

I have the "willys" the "53" and the "Plymouth". It's just so the family knows what car we are talking about. It don't really have a meaning.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Boats were long before planes.

As for why they are named female names or refered to as 'she':
"A number of languages, such as German and French, have a complex system of gender involving grammatical terms in which objects are assigned specific masculine or feminine tones. Olde English also used this system of naming, with many inanimate objects such as boats referred to in the feminine form." - ehow

 

[Willowbilly3]

A friend had a boat named Cat Sass, always thought that was kinda clever. Probably a girl cat.

 

[Torch]

When I bought a semi I was married to her until she was paid off
When I finally had to say goodbye she was all used up and I was too old to want another

 

[CR55]

When I bought a semi I was married to her until she was paid off
When I finally had to say goodbye she was all used up and I was too old to want another

But unfortunately women never seem to be paid off! [ddd

 

[gassersgarage]

Never named a car. We just call it "Bob's Vette" or "Jim's Elco", etc.........