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64c20crewcab · 06-28-2008, 01:18 PM

Back in the day my family has named our rides.
Example our 1963 Buick Skylark - Beula & our 1970 Monte Carlo - Monty
My 63 Caddy - Series 62 - Suzie Q
My Crew Cab - not sure yet - it black / white - crewella, USS RUST-EZE - nah!

While i'm still tryin to decide, what did you name your truck & why?

**Chevy Fleetside** · 06-28-2008, 01:39 PM

I call my Chevy "The 65" or my Mustang the "Mustang" if I am talking about the Mustang that is...

**ChiefRocka** · 06-28-2008, 01:47 PM

Well, lets see...

I named it the "Rock-a-Billy" I guess because of the ratty look and the ww walls...

But it is also known as the "Chief" short for "ChiefRock-a-Billy", I'm assuming.

My kids refer to it as the "Rock-a-billy" or in my little girls case, she prenounces it is the "Roc-a-biwwy"

The wife refers to it as embarrassing, or AKA "piece of crap"

64c20crewcab · 06-28-2008, 01:53 PM

John, in another post you refer to your truck as "she". So I assumed you named it a chix name. that what got me started with this thread. i'm still thinkin bout mine....

inthe mean time i'm headed out to gargae to do some tinkerin! Will see what kind of trouble i can get into today.

but

first!

**ChiefRocka** · 06-28-2008, 01:58 PM

Well not not exactly a chix name, but I always refer to a car as a "she"

I mean, if your around your buddies and your talking about a nice rear-axle in say a Nova, Camaro or something.....

It wouldn't sound cool if you say "Man, HE'S got a nice rear-end back there!!"

You feel me ??

Later !!

scotts62 · 06-28-2008, 02:04 PM

thats funny!

Mine is just "The 62"

like, What are you doing? oh ya know working on "The 62". Or (my favorite) hey honey im buying more parts for "The 62"

Rogue 64 · 06-28-2008, 01:44 PM

My truck has been "Ol' Blue" for 30 years.

Real original, huh.

Soon it will be "The New Ol' Blue"!

kdrodworks316 · 06-28-2008, 08:03 PM

The burban is the burban depending on if I am fixing rust or driving. So far its only name has been !@#$$#$%#@$%^&*()*&^^%&(muthaf&**&%%^*&(&*^%&fringinpeiceof(&^&%&^$^^$^^%%&!###@#!#$#!. But the more rust that comes out, the more respect we gain for each other.

scotts62 · 06-28-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kdrodworks316

The burban is the burban depending on if I am fixing rust or driving. So far its only name has been !@#$$#$%#@$%^&*()*&^^%&(muthaf&**&%%^*&(&*^%&fringinpeiceof(&^&%&^$^^$^^%%&!###@#!#$#!. But the more rust that comes out, the more respect we gain for each other.

Been there done that! But we have since come to an understanding

64c20crewcab · 06-28-2008, 08:20 PM

Too funny guys!

I'm still ponderin the name here.
its been called "Sum B^$(*h" at times. usually for no reason at all....

bad6772 · 06-28-2008, 10:55 PM

my 67..........black truck......
my 72...........Sweet Pea.......

Sillyoldman · 06-29-2008, 12:28 AM

My '63 is "Ugly Betsy". My mom had the same truck when I was littlr. She called it "Betsy". 40 years later I have one too. Between that and the show "Ugly Betty" a named was born. Born from inner beauty and memories.

64c20crewcab · 06-29-2008, 12:37 AM

now that's kewl! then again so were all the others :-)

**slepysal** · 06-29-2008, 01:10 AM

I call mine El Cheepo, I got it for cheep, most of the parts have been picked up for cheep, and it has a cheep Earl Schieb paint job.
All in all a low budget build. Even though I call it "El" I stii think of it as a HER. My wife calls her La Sancha spanish for the "other women"

Mykul · 06-29-2008, 02:58 AM

I call mine Betty, after Betty Page. I looks nothing like her though.

1restorick · 06-29-2008, 06:42 AM

I call my 63 "Red Rumble" , because it's bright red and sounds mean.

62 short step · 06-29-2008, 11:05 AM

I don't know if I really have a name for mine, but me and my 5 year old refers to it as " The Old Truck". So I guess thats its name!

ol Curt · 06-29-2008, 12:29 PM

I call mine ol' Curt. It was purchased new by my grandpa Curt, and has been passed down.

joe231 · 06-29-2008, 12:41 PM

our '66 is called Pa-paw's truck. it was my father-in-law's truck. he built it from 3 or 4 different trucks. He passed October 2006 and we inherited it. it has lots of sentimental value, and it won't matter if times get tough, we will never sell it, plan on passing it to our boys.

66Gilbert · 06-29-2008, 02:07 PM

The names of two of my trucks are connected with music, because of my love for music. I call my '66 4X4 "Malo", thats spanish for bad, named after Jorge Santana's band Malo. I call my '65 4X4 "Hollywood" named after Kool And The Gang's song Hollywood Swinging.

originalJD · 06-30-2008, 03:03 AM

Well I've been thinking about it and I really like the name (OLD SLEEPY) because, well, it's not built for speed and it never will be. It's built for simply cruisin. And the fact that this truck has been sitting up on blocks quiet as can be for the past 4 1/2 years just waiting for me to get it back on the road. But she's back on the road and I love to drive it slow and easy. I get to show it off better that way.

nailm · 07-09-2008, 12:19 AM

When I first met my wife, my '62 Shorty Stepside was a daily driver. She named it The Grinch because it's green, and she says the hood and grill remind her of Dr. Seuss's drawings of the Grinch. It stuck.

On another note, The Grinch LIVES. It turned over today for the first time in 8 (yes, eight) years!! Lots of work to do, but The Grinch is ALIVE again!

Woogeroo · 06-30-2008, 10:08 AM

I named my '65 c10, Matraca... I was trying to think of a nice country sounding name... and then I recalled that is the name of a country music songwriter, so I thought it made perfect sense. I slept on it one night, I walked outside the next day and looked at it and said: Matraca, yeah, that'll work.

-W

billydonn · 07-02-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Woogeroo

I named my '65 c10, Matraca... I was trying to think of a nice country sounding name... and then I recalled that is the name of a country music songwriter, so I thought it made perfect sense. I slept on it one night, I walked outside the next day and looked at it and said: Matraca, yeah, that'll work.

-W

Isn't "Matraca" the racially charged name that cost that Virginia senator re-election in '06? There goes your political future!

Mine used to be "ole Rusty" but that doesn't work anymore.

QWYKTRUK · 07-02-2008, 08:23 PM

My license plate is QWYKTRUK. Several years ago my girlfriend started calling my truck "Quickie" It has stuck...

06-28-2008, 01:18 PM	#1
64c20crewcab Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North SD County Posts: 631	So what did you name your Truck & Why... Back in the day my family has named our rides. Example our 1963 Buick Skylark - Beula & our 1970 Monte Carlo - Monty My 63 Caddy - Series 62 - Suzie Q My Crew Cab - not sure yet - it black / white - crewella, USS RUST-EZE - nah! While i'm still tryin to decide, what did you name your truck & why? __________________ ..............................._________ ......___________//___[[___{\ _____ ...../__(_(O)_)___/____/____/_(O)_/ 1964 C20 Long Stepside 3 Door Crew Cab - Armbruster-Stageway Conversion Y2K INDN Chief "ONE OF A KIND, NOT ONE OF THE CROWD" Aug 2010 - Front end frame cleanup & engine swap done!!! June 2011 - Rear end bagged Sept 2011 - Rebuild motor top end Sept 2012 - Parked and slowly working on it. Aug 2013 - Front end bagged - finally! Aug 2014 - Stepside swap conversion done. Finally ready to start bodywork! Have a few KEWL ideas... Here is my build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=335427

06-28-2008, 01:39 PM	#2
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I call my Chevy "The 65" or my Mustang the "Mustang" if I am talking about the Mustang that is... __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

06-28-2008, 01:47 PM	#3
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,147	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... Well, lets see... I named it the "Rock-a-Billy" I guess because of the ratty look and the ww walls... But it is also known as the "Chief" short for "ChiefRock-a-Billy", I'm assuming. My kids refer to it as the "Rock-a-billy" or in my little girls case, she prenounces it is the "Roc-a-biwwy" The wife refers to it as embarrassing, or AKA "piece of crap" __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

06-28-2008, 01:53 PM	#4
64c20crewcab Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North SD County Posts: 631	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... John, in another post you refer to your truck as "she". So I assumed you named it a chix name. that what got me started with this thread. i'm still thinkin bout mine.... inthe mean time i'm headed out to gargae to do some tinkerin! Will see what kind of trouble i can get into today. but first! __________________ ..............................._________ ......___________//___[[___{\ _____ ...../__(_(O)_)___/____/____/_(O)_/ 1964 C20 Long Stepside 3 Door Crew Cab - Armbruster-Stageway Conversion Y2K INDN Chief "ONE OF A KIND, NOT ONE OF THE CROWD" Aug 2010 - Front end frame cleanup & engine swap done!!! June 2011 - Rear end bagged Sept 2011 - Rebuild motor top end Sept 2012 - Parked and slowly working on it. Aug 2013 - Front end bagged - finally! Aug 2014 - Stepside swap conversion done. Finally ready to start bodywork! Have a few KEWL ideas... Here is my build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=335427

06-28-2008, 01:58 PM	#5
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,147	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... Well not not exactly a chix name, but I always refer to a car as a "she" I mean, if your around your buddies and your talking about a nice rear-axle in say a Nova, Camaro or something..... It wouldn't sound cool if you say "Man, HE'S got a nice rear-end back there!!" You feel me ?? Later !! __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

06-28-2008, 02:04 PM	#6
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,240	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... thats funny! Mine is just "The 62" like, What are you doing? oh ya know working on "The 62". Or (my favorite) hey honey im buying more parts for "The 62" __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

06-28-2008, 01:44 PM	#7
Rogue 64 Ol' Blue Viking Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: north of Baton Rouge Posts: 172	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... My truck has been "Ol' Blue" for 30 years. Real original, huh. Soon it will be "The New Ol' Blue"! __________________ Driving Paw-paws truck into the Sunset!

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kdrodworks316 KOFFIN DRAGGER Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: st.anthony Idaho Posts: 864	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... The burban is the burban depending on if I am fixing rust or driving. So far its only name has been !@#$$#$%#@$%^&()&^^%&(muthaf&*&%%^&(&*^%&fringinpeiceof(&^&%&^$^^$^^%%&!###@#!#$#!. But the more rust that comes out, the more respect we gain for each other.

06-28-2008, 08:20 PM	#10
64c20crewcab Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North SD County Posts: 631	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... Too funny guys! I'm still ponderin the name here. its been called "Sum B^$(h" at times. usually for no reason at all.... __________________ ..............................._________ ......___________//___[[___{\ _____ ...../__(_(O)_)___/____/____/_(O)_/ 1964 C20 Long Stepside 3 Door Crew Cab - Armbruster-Stageway Conversion Y2K INDN Chief "ONE OF A KIND, NOT ONE OF THE CROWD"* Aug 2010 - Front end frame cleanup & engine swap done!!! June 2011 - Rear end bagged Sept 2011 - Rebuild motor top end Sept 2012 - Parked and slowly working on it. Aug 2013 - Front end bagged - finally! Aug 2014 - Stepside swap conversion done. Finally ready to start bodywork! Have a few KEWL ideas... Here is my build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=335427

06-28-2008, 10:55 PM	#11
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,955	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... my 67..........black truck...... my 72...........Sweet Pea.......

06-29-2008, 12:28 AM	#12
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... My '63 is "Ugly Betsy". My mom had the same truck when I was littlr. She called it "Betsy". 40 years later I have one too. Between that and the show "Ugly Betty" a named was born. Born from inner beauty and memories. __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

06-29-2008, 12:37 AM	#13
64c20crewcab Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North SD County Posts: 631	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... now that's kewl! then again so were all the others :-) __________________ ..............................._________ ......___________//___[[___{\ _____ ...../__(_(O)_)___/____/____/_(O)_/ 1964 C20 Long Stepside 3 Door Crew Cab - Armbruster-Stageway Conversion Y2K INDN Chief "ONE OF A KIND, NOT ONE OF THE CROWD" Aug 2010 - Front end frame cleanup & engine swap done!!! June 2011 - Rear end bagged Sept 2011 - Rebuild motor top end Sept 2012 - Parked and slowly working on it. Aug 2013 - Front end bagged - finally! Aug 2014 - Stepside swap conversion done. Finally ready to start bodywork! Have a few KEWL ideas... Here is my build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=335427 Last edited by 64c20crewcab; 06-29-2008 at 12:37 AM.

06-29-2008, 01:10 AM	#14
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I call mine El Cheepo, I got it for cheep, most of the parts have been picked up for cheep, and it has a cheep Earl Schieb paint job. All in all a low budget build. Even though I call it "El" I stii think of it as a HER. My wife calls her La Sancha spanish for the "other women" __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... " Last edited by slepysal; 06-29-2008 at 01:11 AM.

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Mykul Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AZ Posts: 28	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I call mine Betty, after Betty Page. I looks nothing like her though.

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1restorick Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South West Pennsylvania Posts: 163	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I call my 63 "Red Rumble" , because it's bright red and sounds mean. __________________ RED RUMBLE 1963 C10 Chevy Truck Owned since 1984



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06-29-2008, 11:05 AM	#17
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I don't know if I really have a name for mine, but me and my 5 year old refers to it as " The Old Truck". So I guess thats its name! __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

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ol Curt Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,247	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I call mine ol' Curt. It was purchased new by my grandpa Curt, and has been passed down.

06-29-2008, 12:41 PM	#19
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... our '66 is called Pa-paw's truck. it was my father-in-law's truck. he built it from 3 or 4 different trucks. He passed October 2006 and we inherited it. it has lots of sentimental value, and it won't matter if times get tough, we will never sell it, plan on passing it to our boys. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

06-29-2008, 02:07 PM	#20
66Gilbert 1966 Crew Cab & 4X4 Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 904	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... The names of two of my trucks are connected with music, because of my love for music. I call my '66 4X4 "Malo", thats spanish for bad, named after Jorge Santana's band Malo. I call my '65 4X4 "Hollywood" named after Kool And The Gang's song Hollywood Swinging.

06-30-2008, 03:03 AM	#21
originalJD James Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, WA Posts: 455	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... Well I've been thinking about it and I really like the name (OLD SLEEPY) because, well, it's not built for speed and it never will be. It's built for simply cruisin. And the fact that this truck has been sitting up on blocks quiet as can be for the past 4 1/2 years just waiting for me to get it back on the road. But she's back on the road and I love to drive it slow and easy. I get to show it off better that way. __________________ Never crush'em. Restor'em or recycle'em. The payoff is always worth it in the end. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=1709080 http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/h...e_top_view_all

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nailm Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 21	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... When I first met my wife, my '62 Shorty Stepside was a daily driver. She named it The Grinch because it's green, and she says the hood and grill remind her of Dr. Seuss's drawings of the Grinch. It stuck. On another note, The Grinch LIVES. It turned over today for the first time in 8 (yes, eight) years!! Lots of work to do, but The Grinch is ALIVE again! __________________ 62 Chevy Stepside, bone stock (for now!) 2005 GMC 1500HD Crew Cab

06-30-2008, 10:08 AM	#23
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... I named my '65 c10, Matraca... I was trying to think of a nice country sounding name... and then I recalled that is the name of a country music songwriter, so I thought it made perfect sense. I slept on it one night, I walked outside the next day and looked at it and said: Matraca, yeah, that'll work. -W

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QWYKTRUK Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: AZ. Posts: 205	Re: So what did you name your Truck & Why... My license plate is QWYKTRUK. Several years ago my girlfriend started calling my truck "Quickie" It has stuck...

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