The Ford Barn

BILL WILLIAMSON · 12-15-2014, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Colorado Greg

Way back in 1970, my father named the coupe Betsy. When I bought the car 7 years ago I just couldn't change her name - Betsy it is!!

Great name, BETSY! Also the name of our OOOLD family squirrel gun, a single shot, bolt action, Remington Model 41 Targetmaster.
My Son, Gregg also, (RIP) said it was a primo target shooting gun. Gregg also did competition shooting with a .44 MAGNUM!
Bill W.

Gunmetal blue2 · 12-15-2014, 10:23 AM

The first 5 I never named but this one was different. I needed a e-mail address and a name for my truck. So Henry Ford called them Henry's Lady, I call mine my Old Lady[not married any more to my wife so its my truck.

Tom Wesenberg · 12-15-2014, 01:40 PM

Bill, you have the same gun I use for rodents. It hits the mark, if you can find ammo. Nothing in our stores for over two years.

Dale G. · 12-15-2014, 06:35 PM

I call my Model A Dammit and my dog's name is Dammit!!!! Happy Holidays!!

4118truck · 12-15-2014, 10:07 PM

Was having a hard time trying to come up with a name. Thought about one of my favorite Mexican beers, Negro Modella. But just learned that the fellow that built it, and I bought it from, passed away. It's name is now "Ralph".

caboose · 12-15-2014, 10:23 PM

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The only car in my history that had a name was a 36 Chevy 4 door that my brother and I bought while in high school in the 50's. Paid $35 for it and had to borrow money from the bank to pay it off. Tried to borrow the money on our own, but had to get our stepfather to sign for it. Classmates dubbed the car, The Crime Car, after the gangster movies that always had guys riding on running boards.

bobusnick104 · 12-16-2014, 06:43 AM

I named the '29 tudor Willie after my Dad. Together we worked on one when I was in junior high. Well, after I named Willie, I had to get a '31 Victoria for my Mom. They are together again in my garage.

rosenkranswa · 12-16-2014, 11:19 AM

1917 T Speedster is "Daisy" - named by my daughter, its her car
1926 T Touring is "Bessie" - named by my Dad after a favorite Aunt
1929 A Roadster is just "The Roadster" - my daughter refuses to name him/her
1930 AA Stakebed is just "The Big Truck" - same reason
1930 A Pickup is "The Firetruck" because he's finished as a Chief's pickup
1930 A Town Sedan is "Ruby" - named by my daughter becase of the jewels in her headlight eyebrows
1931 A Station Wagon is "Woody" - named by my daughter
1942 EV8 Sedan is "Eleanor" - named after the WWII first lady
1942 Jeep is "Sarge" from Cars
1943 Harley WLA is "Bruiser" because I've torn my led up trying to start him

KenCoupe · 12-21-2014, 01:15 AM

I'm getting in on this a little late, but my coupe was called the Bumble Bee because when I bought it the paint was a GM yellow and Honda Black that made it look like a bee. It is now painted Chicle/Copra Drab, so no more Bumble Bee. Mostly just call it "the A" now.

Archie Cheda · 12-21-2014, 04:27 PM

Add "Fay" -- after my cousin/land-lady. She is also a 1930 model . . .

Archie

Mitch//pa · 04-02-2016, 07:55 AM

Here are more vehicle names from a previous thread

latecomer · 04-02-2016, 08:07 AM

When my youngest son was a little guy he had a little dune buggy he called Huny, so the A is Huny. latecomer

pgerhardt · 04-02-2016, 08:22 AM

No names for my A's, except when things are going terribly wrong. But I can't really post those in a public forum!!

Y-Blockhead · 04-02-2016, 08:55 AM

The names for my vehicles are more generic, i.e. "The A" or "Town Sedan" (Altho my wife refers to the Town Sedan as "Your Girl"). Then we have the "Grocery Getter" or "The 55", My wife's "FLEX" or my "Truck". Then lastly there's my grandson's Taurus "The Bull".

Brianfrench65 · 04-02-2016, 09:08 AM

Our 30 Town Sedan is named Priscilla, after Priscilla Mullen, a little girl on the Mayflower who took quite an interest in John Alden, a cooper on the Mayflower. They later married and had 10 children. I am a descendent of John & Priscilla , so our old girl is Priscilla.

JimK1930A · 04-02-2016, 09:22 AM

"Vernon" is the name of my mostly original 1930 Model A Ford Coupe DeLuxe named for the original owner.
"Rosie" is the name of my 1929 Model A Ford Tudor Sedan.

larrys40 · 04-02-2016, 09:53 AM

" 31model A "named my 160b Bart which is cool by me and my 30 Tudor is Betsy just because I felt it fit 35 years ago and my 31 68c to restore is Terry O after my mentor and since past friend Terry Oberer

Looking forward to getting it done sometime

Y-Blockhead · 04-02-2016, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by larrys40

" 31model A "named my 160b Bart which is cool by me and my 30 Tudor is Betsy just because I felt it fit 35 years ago and my 31 68c to restore is Terry O after my mentor and since past friend Terry Oberer

Looking forward to getting it done sometime

I thought I heard that 31modelA sold "Bart" for you...

V4F · 04-02-2016, 10:47 AM

I named mine after previous owner . good friend . got the car when he died .................. so its name is "ART"

Russ B · 04-02-2016, 01:07 PM

My 1929 cabriolet was called "Bessie" when my grandmother had it from 1930 to 1954. When I got it a few years after she died, my mother did not like the name because it was her name. So the car lost its original name and has remained nameless for all these 50 plus years. Once it is back on the road in a few months, if I get the urge to name her, it will be "Bessie," in memory of both my mom and grandmother. I have already given her a gender in my mind, something I have not done to a car before now. I have never given any of my cars people-type names, but this may be a first.

12-15-2014, 10:23 AM	#2
Gunmetal blue2 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Columbia, TN.38401 Posts: 422	Re: Model A car names The first 5 I never named but this one was different. I needed a e-mail address and a name for my truck. So Henry Ford called them Henry's Lady, I call mine my Old Lady[not married any more to my wife so its my truck.

12-15-2014, 01:40 PM	#3
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Model A car names Bill, you have the same gun I use for rodents. It hits the mark, if you can find ammo. Nothing in our stores for over two years.

12-15-2014, 06:35 PM	#4
Dale G. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 292	Re: Model A car names I call my Model A Dammit and my dog's name is Dammit!!!! Happy Holidays!!

12-15-2014, 10:07 PM	#5
4118truck Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Highlands, NC Posts: 40	Re: Model A car names Was having a hard time trying to come up with a name. Thought about one of my favorite Mexican beers, Negro Modella. But just learned that the fellow that built it, and I bought it from, passed away. It's name is now "Ralph".

12-15-2014, 10:23 PM	#6
caboose Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sulphur Springs & Saltillo, Texas Posts: 135	Re: Model A car names Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The only car in my history that had a name was a 36 Chevy 4 door that my brother and I bought while in high school in the 50's. Paid $35 for it and had to borrow money from the bank to pay it off. Tried to borrow the money on our own, but had to get our stepfather to sign for it. Classmates dubbed the car, The Crime Car, after the gangster movies that always had guys riding on running boards.

12-16-2014, 06:43 AM	#7
bobusnick104 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: SW PA Posts: 87	Re: Model A car names I named the '29 tudor Willie after my Dad. Together we worked on one when I was in junior high. Well, after I named Willie, I had to get a '31 Victoria for my Mom. They are together again in my garage.

12-16-2014, 11:19 AM	#8
rosenkranswa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 361	Re: Model A car names 1917 T Speedster is "Daisy" - named by my daughter, its her car 1926 T Touring is "Bessie" - named by my Dad after a favorite Aunt 1929 A Roadster is just "The Roadster" - my daughter refuses to name him/her 1930 AA Stakebed is just "The Big Truck" - same reason 1930 A Pickup is "The Firetruck" because he's finished as a Chief's pickup 1930 A Town Sedan is "Ruby" - named by my daughter becase of the jewels in her headlight eyebrows 1931 A Station Wagon is "Woody" - named by my daughter 1942 EV8 Sedan is "Eleanor" - named after the WWII first lady 1942 Jeep is "Sarge" from Cars 1943 Harley WLA is "Bruiser" because I've torn my led up trying to start him __________________ Wayne @ Barb Malvern '19 T Speedster '26 T Touring '29 A Roadster '30 AA Stakebed '30 A Pickup '30 A Town Sedan '31 A Station Wagon '38 Columbia Girls bike (WWII) '40 Elgin Boys bike (WWII) '42 Super Deluxe Tudor '42 Willys MB Jeep '43 Willys MBT Trailer '43 M3A4 Hand Cart '43 Harley Davidson 42WLA with sidecar

12-21-2014, 01:15 AM	#9
KenCoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 239	Re: Model A car names I'm getting in on this a little late, but my coupe was called the Bumble Bee because when I bought it the paint was a GM yellow and Honda Black that made it look like a bee. It is now painted Chicle/Copra Drab, so no more Bumble Bee. Mostly just call it "the A" now.

12-21-2014, 04:27 PM	#10
Archie Cheda Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 45	Re: Model A car names Add "Fay" -- after my cousin/land-lady. She is also a 1930 model . . . Archie

04-02-2016, 07:55 AM	#11
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Model A car names Here are more vehicle names from a previous thread

04-02-2016, 08:07 AM	#12
latecomer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Trumbull, CT Posts: 134	Re: Model A car names When my youngest son was a little guy he had a little dune buggy he called Huny, so the A is Huny. latecomer

04-02-2016, 08:22 AM	#13
pgerhardt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Danbury Ct Posts: 1,254	Re: Model A car names No names for my A's, except when things are going terribly wrong. But I can't really post those in a public forum!!

04-02-2016, 08:55 AM	#14
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,870	Re: Model A car names The names for my vehicles are more generic, i.e. "The A" or "Town Sedan" (Altho my wife refers to the Town Sedan as "Your Girl"). Then we have the "Grocery Getter" or "The 55", My wife's "FLEX" or my "Truck". Then lastly there's my grandson's Taurus "The Bull".

04-02-2016, 09:22 AM	#16
JimK1930A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minneapolis,MN Posts: 178	Re: Model A car names "Vernon" is the name of my mostly original 1930 Model A Ford Coupe DeLuxe named for the original owner. "Rosie" is the name of my 1929 Model A Ford Tudor Sedan.

04-02-2016, 09:53 AM	#17
larrys40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St Charles , Missouri Posts: 1,998	Re: Model A car names " 31model A "named my 160b Bart which is cool by me and my 30 Tudor is Betsy just because I felt it fit 35 years ago and my 31 68c to restore is Terry O after my mentor and since past friend Terry Oberer Looking forward to getting it done sometime

04-02-2016, 10:47 AM	#19
V4F Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ca. Posts: 2,522	Re: Model A car names I named mine after previous owner . good friend . got the car when he died .................. so its name is "ART" __________________ V4f

04-02-2016, 01:07 PM	#20
Russ B Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Millbrae, CA Posts: 508	Re: Model A car names My 1929 cabriolet was called "Bessie" when my grandmother had it from 1930 to 1954. When I got it a few years after she died, my mother did not like the name because it was her name. So the car lost its original name and has remained nameless for all these 50 plus years. Once it is back on the road in a few months, if I get the urge to name her, it will be "Bessie," in memory of both my mom and grandmother. I have already given her a gender in my mind, something I have not done to a car before now. I have never given any of my cars people-type names, but this may be a first.