Guest surferphil Report post Posted January 7, 2012 What about the Red one Dave? What crazy name have you called that? The crazy names for Mine are: Proton Satria GTi - GTi Esprit - Esprix (crazy eh! but truthfully it was named by someone else) M100 - Kit car (as I am building it from bits like a Kit car) and just to throw you all off the logic: M100 Track project - Fast Cat (that got ya!) which hasn't moved more than 10 meters in 3 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony K 125 2 Vehicles Report post Posted January 8, 2012 Sexual chocolate BOO-YAAHHHHHH!!!!!! Way to make an impact with the two-word post, Mike... . . . . . . Patty took to naming my cars years ago, and it has become a bit of a rite of passage whenever I buy another; she has to ride in it or at least experience it in some way, then a name comes to her. The name usually has to do with some quality or character of the car, and/or her experience of the car. Generally speaking, the names of all of my "mistresses" have to start with the same letter as the make of the car. Examples: Red Esprit S1 260H: Lolita White Esprit S1 155H: Lola Blue Esprit S1 454H: Luna Orange Esprit S1 134H: "L'Orange" (poking fun at a certain trend in names...) Black Esprit S1 508H: Lido Blue Lancia Scorpion: Lana Red Lancia Scorpion: Lucky Black Ferrari 308: Fiona Porsche 944: "Prizh" - pronounced 'preezh' - when I bought my first 944, the father of the guy I bought it from was this old Italian guy who looked and talked just like the old guy in The Spy Who Loved me whose house got crashed into during the chase scene. He couldn't say "Porsche"; he just called it "deh Prizh". Porsche 944S2: Prizh S2 Jaguar XJ6 in Westminster Blue: The Kitty Jaguar XJ6 in Grosvenor Brown: The Governor Jaguar XJ6 in Topaz: Meow-meow (said quickly, like 'myowmyow') Jaguar XJ6 in Sapphire: "Voo" (this one came from the license plate) There are more cars with more names, but I'll quit now . . . . Quote Tony K. Esprit S1s #355H & 454H Esprit S2.2 #324J 1991 Esprit SE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Eds 234 1 Vehicles Report post Posted January 8, 2012 What about the Red one Dave? What crazy name have you called that? Collapso - cos it's Calypso Red and bits forever fall off! Quote Dave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmorrow 0 1 Vehicles Report post Posted January 8, 2012 My kids named mine "Mater" after the pick-up truck in the Cars movie, since it came to us minus a bonnet which was lost in a trailering incident! To make matters worse, the replacement bonnet is still bronze, which is a good match for the original Mater. They'll have to find a new name when I finally get the respray done.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger 912 31 1 Vehicles Report post Posted January 9, 2012 I must be one of the 4 out of the 10 as I have owned close to 50 cars since 1960 and not one of them has had a name. I do have it on good authority though that they are all female. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan Ertler 1 1 Vehicles Report post Posted January 10, 2012 After all the mods I have done, and the ones which I need to do yet, I only refer to her as The English Patient Quote Mind if I cut in ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajheath 99 2 Vehicles Report post Posted January 10, 2012 The Esprit is refered to as the "Orange Lady" and my Chrysler 300C was nicknamed "The Creepy Coupe" by my old boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolflyn 3 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 16, 2012 mine had to be Walther Quote 1981 Turbo Esprit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Paterson 18 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Mine's been called 'Number 6' for about 12 years now - because it was No 6 off the production line after the shape changed from Guigiaro to Stevens. Alan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Blanchard 1,383 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Most of my mates call my car the "Red Wedge". Quote Mark www.lotusespritturbo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cathalm 4 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Christ, my first post is about naming cars. The Mrs is a great enthusiast of naming everything not just cars. Recent names for cars have included: VX220: Dicky Mini: Biff Second Mini: Kiff (I dunno) Alfa: Fonso TVR: Roly Aston: Roger And my new Evora S which I have had less than a week has already been named.......Jim But then, my Mrs is a strange beast. She also calls her hair Tony and despite my dog being called Wellington, she insists on calling him bungle chops. She's Chinese, I blame that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 8,949 4 Vehicles Report post Posted June 18, 2012 The Mrs is a great enthusiast of naming everything not just cars. But then, my Mrs is a strange beast. She also calls her hair Tony and despite my dog being called Wellington, she insists on calling him bungle chops. She's Chinese, I blame that. How's Percy Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
molemot 518 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) My Esprit is called The Esprit....hardly original, but along the same lines as nobody ever referred to "A Concorde"...it was always "The Concorde". Other than that; my late Fiat Panda was SuperScoot, and the Volvo Estate is Viv. This came from a bit of cod Latin...derives from Volvo Vivendi...or, originally and far more rude, Vulvae Vivendi; something one could shout when vituperation was needed but one didn't wish to offend! Edited June 18, 2012 by molemot Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moxie 98 3 Vehicles Report post Posted June 18, 2012 330xi = The Grey Lady Esprit S1 = Agent Orange Evora S = Orangutan Quote 1983 "Investor's Special Edition" Turbo Esprit (#43/50) | 2012 Evora S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony K 125 2 Vehicles Report post Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Join the Esprit S1 "'70s-Funk-PornStar-Spy-Badass" car name crew: Matt Delange - 217H in Colorado Orange = Agent Orange Mike Halker - 469H in Roman Bronze = Sexual Chocolate Mike Halker - 306H in Monaco White = White Trash Rick Ulmer - 508H in Black = Black Panther Ken Forsthoffer - Yellow S1 = Nuclear Banana Tony Krncevic - 355h in Brazil = Brown Sugar Tony Krncevic - 454H in Oxford Blue = Craquelure Curaçao (international sexploitation star of mystery) Tony Krncevic - 437H in Carnival Red = Red Dawn Gavin Tookey - 165H in Lemon Yellow = Screaming Yellow Zonker :nuke: Edited June 19, 2012 by Tony K Quote Tony K. Esprit S1s #355H & 454H Esprit S2.2 #324J 1991 Esprit SE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moxie 98 3 Vehicles Report post Posted June 19, 2012 What about Gavin's? No joy on "Screaming Yellow Zonker"? Quote 1983 "Investor's Special Edition" Turbo Esprit (#43/50) | 2012 Evora S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony K 125 2 Vehicles Report post Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Fixed! Also, with all of the red cars, someone's S1 (Lyn? Bob? Robert?) has to be "Cherry Bomb", and another "Grenadine Grenade". . . Edited June 19, 2012 by Tony K Quote Tony K. Esprit S1s #355H & 454H Esprit S2.2 #324J 1991 Esprit SE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan Ertler 1 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 20, 2012 I don't have a nickname but when asked about it, I call her my " English Patient" due to the many mods I had done so far :-) Quote Mind if I cut in ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.oogieboogie 103 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 20, 2012 the green car Quote It's Oogies turn to boogie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger 912 31 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Bit like mine. The red Esprit is known as the red job. The green esprit is known as the green job. The white Excel is known as the white job And my Hobie Cat is known as the blow job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardvg 3 1 Vehicles Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Bit like mine. The red Esprit is known as the red job. The green esprit is known as the green job. The white Excel is known as the white job And my Hobie Cat is known as the blow job. I gather the Hobie got it's name from the wind ..............or am i mistaken? Quote Technically sound ...Theoretically poked ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esprit22 67 Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Am I the only one who refers to ones Lotus as a "he" as opposed to "she"? Mine knows the way back from the pub and doesnt give me grief for a week every month! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koorby 2 Report post Posted June 22, 2012 My wife calls the Evora "The Rotus" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
