The Ford Barn

BILL WILLIAMSON · 04-23-2012, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azmodela

They're perfectly acceptable, given they're period appropriate. The parameters for naming your car are in the judging standards. Look them up and let us know what you think!

Az,
Do the judging standards REALLY have guidelines for car names???? If so, that's UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! I thought we lived in AMERICA
If "VERMIN" was a high points car, I think I should get EXTRA points for his NOVEL name! Bill W.

charlesea · 04-23-2012, 02:57 PM

My Fodor is named "SHASTA"

charlesea · 04-23-2012, 02:59 PM

I did not finish the name. It is named Shasta because she hasta have many parts , gas, oil, etc.

ctlikon0712 · 04-23-2012, 03:26 PM

I think it’s just huMAN nature to name inanimate objects, to humanize them in some way. Historically we have named our horses, weapons, and ships ect…. It’s just what we do, and let’s face it, we usually would rather be accompanied by a beautiful lady than a gruff old guy any day! lol

Dave in Boise · 04-23-2012, 03:32 PM

Hmm..
Have a Tudor that had weak brakes on our first tour.. My Aunt said 'Woah Nellie" from the back seat as we approached a quick stop.. Nellie is now the Tudors name

My Special Coupe which has run on e85 alcho-gas as an experiment is named after my Great Aunt Molly as she , who was a very classy lady and was also fueled by alcohol.

My Deluxe Coupe, is named after the previous owner, who was named Henry, so she is named Henrietta in his honor.

- DIB

HoarseWhisperer · 04-23-2012, 04:23 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by azmodela

They're perfectly acceptable, given they're period appropriate. The parameters for naming your car are in the judging standards. Look them up and let us know what you think!

Yes! There's a whole bunch of points deducted if you name a "mail" truck with a female name.

Loyd Nix · 04-23-2012, 04:30 PM

I named my 1930 Tudor "Flapper" after a barmaid I knew in a former life.

CarlG · 04-23-2012, 04:34 PM

My wife is an elementary school teacher. One year she got the bug (for me) to build a computer network in her classroom for the kids to use. So I built a 4-computer network, and named all the computers after previous girlfriends. It was quite a while before she found out where the names came from.

gweilbaker · 04-23-2012, 05:37 PM

<=== Meet Thudpucker.

It's name is from my first drive; "thud" is the sound the brake pedal makes as it crashes into the floor board-"pucker" is how my posterior anatomy re-acted!

Richard Wilson · 04-23-2012, 06:36 PM

I had never named one of my cars before my current Victoria project. I call it Humpty Dumpty. You know the kid's story "all the King's horses and all of the King's men couldn't put Humpty back together again" or something like that.

rollingsculpture · 04-23-2012, 06:36 PM

this one here is cowboy its a he because its a AA truck the name came to me because when he was delivered to me from iowa on the back of a three car trailer that looked like a curved bridge it had a mini van in front, a muscle car in the middle. and in the back was my truck , he looked like an old cowboy coming off the range .... so there it is. my 2 1/2 year old son calls him model A cowboy

Wello · 04-23-2012, 06:40 PM

The 29 CCPU is Eunice.....

Jordan · 04-23-2012, 07:09 PM

My sedan's name is Josephine...but it's named after a man. Joe York (founder of the Fort Worth club) had previously owned the car... three times (long story).... so i thought it should be named after him, and since Joe is kind of a manly name, I came up with Josephine.

Phred · 04-23-2012, 07:30 PM

Meet Hansel (in the avatar). He had a younger sister named Gretel, but I sold her.
Peace.

Vanspeed · 04-23-2012, 08:03 PM

My coupe which is my avatar photo is named Ida, after my great grandmother. It fits her.

1930artdeco · 04-23-2012, 08:32 PM

Here is 'Missy'-one of my favorite actresses

. She was and always will be one classy lady.

Mike

Mike in NRN IN · 04-23-2012, 08:38 PM

Gromit - from Wallace and Gromit fame.

http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/

Thanks to my daughter for the name.

Tony S,Fl. · 04-23-2012, 09:36 PM

Every one calls my coupe THEOLA well under that engraving I have in small letters THE OL A. Thats what my family calls it. Was at the Boca Concourse D Elegance a month ago and a family from Indiana were all exvited about Theola, Taking pictures and all. Asked what all the fuss was about . They said their Grandmother was named Theola. Well I made someone happy. Tony

Ken B · 04-23-2012, 09:38 PM

I wonder if it matters if the Model A owner is a lady?
Anyway, my 30 Coupe is Black Betty and my 30 Town Sedan is Sophia. The 1931 Deluxe Tudor I had was named Ethel after the mother of the gentleman I bought it from.

jr-41ford · 04-23-2012, 10:11 PM

I've only had the '28 Tudor for just over a month and not enough driving time to give it a name.

Any suggestions?

04-23-2012, 02:57 PM	#22
charlesea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montgomery, Al. Posts: 640	Re: Model A's named after Females My Fodor is named "SHASTA"

04-23-2012, 02:59 PM	#23
charlesea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montgomery, Al. Posts: 640	Re: Model A's named after Females I did not finish the name. It is named Shasta because she hasta have many parts , gas, oil, etc.

04-23-2012, 03:26 PM	#24
ctlikon0712 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cocoa, Florida Posts: 1,609	Re: Model A's named after Females I think it’s just huMAN nature to name inanimate objects, to humanize them in some way. Historically we have named our horses, weapons, and ships ect…. It’s just what we do, and let’s face it, we usually would rather be accompanied by a beautiful lady than a gruff old guy any day! lol __________________ Wanted: Simmons Super Power Head Craig Likon 1931 150B

04-23-2012, 03:32 PM	#25
Dave in Boise Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 330	Re: Model A's named after Females Hmm.. Have a Tudor that had weak brakes on our first tour.. My Aunt said 'Woah Nellie" from the back seat as we approached a quick stop.. Nellie is now the Tudors name My Special Coupe which has run on e85 alcho-gas as an experiment is named after my Great Aunt Molly as she , who was a very classy lady and was also fueled by alcohol. My Deluxe Coupe, is named after the previous owner, who was named Henry, so she is named Henrietta in his honor. - DIB Last edited by Dave in Boise; 04-23-2012 at 03:33 PM. Reason: missed a bit..

04-23-2012, 04:30 PM	#27
Loyd Nix Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 105	Re: Model A's named after Females I named my 1930 Tudor "Flapper" after a barmaid I knew in a former life.

04-23-2012, 04:34 PM	#28
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Model A's named after Females My wife is an elementary school teacher. One year she got the bug (for me) to build a computer network in her classroom for the kids to use. So I built a 4-computer network, and named all the computers after previous girlfriends. It was quite a while before she found out where the names came from.

04-23-2012, 05:37 PM	#29
gweilbaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 792	Re: Model A's named after Females <=== Meet Thudpucker. It's name is from my first drive; "thud" is the sound the brake pedal makes as it crashes into the floor board-"pucker" is how my posterior anatomy re-acted!

04-23-2012, 06:36 PM	#30
Richard Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 908	Re: Model A's named after Females I had never named one of my cars before my current Victoria project. I call it Humpty Dumpty. You know the kid's story "all the King's horses and all of the King's men couldn't put Humpty back together again" or something like that.

04-23-2012, 06:40 PM	#32
Wello Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paradise, CA Posts: 97	Re: Model A's named after Females The 29 CCPU is Eunice.....

04-23-2012, 07:09 PM	#33
Jordan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 1,006	Re: Model A's named after Females My sedan's name is Josephine...but it's named after a man. Joe York (founder of the Fort Worth club) had previously owned the car... three times (long story).... so i thought it should be named after him, and since Joe is kind of a manly name, I came up with Josephine. __________________ Cowtown A's

04-23-2012, 07:30 PM	#34
Phred Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: IL Posts: 303	Re: Model A's named after Females Meet Hansel (in the avatar). He had a younger sister named Gretel, but I sold her. Peace.

04-23-2012, 08:03 PM	#35
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: Model A's named after Females My coupe which is my avatar photo is named Ida, after my great grandmother. It fits her. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

04-23-2012, 08:38 PM	#37
Mike in NRN IN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 208	Re: Model A's named after Females Gromit - from Wallace and Gromit fame. http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/ Thanks to my daughter for the name.

04-23-2012, 09:36 PM	#38
Tony S,Fl. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pompano Beach, Fl. Posts: 226	Re: Model A's named after Females Every one calls my coupe THEOLA well under that engraving I have in small letters THE OL A. Thats what my family calls it. Was at the Boca Concourse D Elegance a month ago and a family from Indiana were all exvited about Theola, Taking pictures and all. Asked what all the fuss was about . They said their Grandmother was named Theola. Well I made someone happy. Tony

04-23-2012, 09:38 PM	#39
Ken B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plover, WI Posts: 261	Re: Model A's named after Females I wonder if it matters if the Model A owner is a lady? Anyway, my 30 Coupe is Black Betty and my 30 Town Sedan is Sophia. The 1931 Deluxe Tudor I had was named Ethel after the mother of the gentleman I bought it from.

04-23-2012, 10:11 PM	#40
jr-41ford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pasco, Washington (USA) Posts: 241	Re: Model A's named after Females I've only had the '28 Tudor for just over a month and not enough driving time to give it a name. Any suggestions?