whats your car's name

as many of you know....all my build threads come with a name....typically a girl's name.

the main reason i started doing this is bcoz my cousin had a salvage yard and there were a lot of mopars at one time (not so much now that the land got sold) so the name system avoided confusion.

instead of refering to "the dart" there was 9 darts out there at one time, it was easier to refer to a name that designated a specific one

as time went on, i really started to enjoy naming the cars bcoz each one has a different personality.....and just picking a name out of a hat wont work.

each car has a car that fits it. and i have adopted a quite lengthy process for issueing a name to a car.

i have determined that all my cars are girls and trucks are boys.



giving them a good name seems to make them more special and part of the family......really brings it to life. and i mean a good name nothing generic like "beast" or off stuff like that.

i have named after old friends that i think about and my dart is named after my sister Natasha who dont live with me, so that i think about her more.

my sister does not know of the car culture and when i told her i named my dart after her, she thought i was making fun of her untill i explained that this is no ordinary car and that its something special .....only then she felt better about it.


who else names your car(s)

My 94 chevy C1500 silverado std cab long bed pickup has a name. She has been with me since new, been thru lots together, some good, and some bad. Betsy is a good truck. Never left me stranded. I am putting up a carport in front of the garage so i can get her somewhat out of the elements. She got beat up in a hailstorm 2 years ago, and the paint is starting to peel on the roof. She is a part of my family, i could never sell her. Wouldent be right since i have been the only one to drive her since new. She will get rehabbed, a new grille, new roof skin, a cowl inducton hood, a rhino liner, and new paint. She deserves at least that much for being as reliable as she is.