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72 CustomCamper · 01-16-2005, 02:55 AM

How did everybody come up with the name for their truck? My 72 is called Coyote Ugly because it fits. My 86 is named Moya, just because I love the show Farscape...

Chuck

Super Duck · 01-16-2005, 02:58 AM

Mine is named "Stitch" partly because of the stitch mounted to the dash and because it is "99% evil and 1% good!!!"

1969 GMC · 01-16-2005, 02:58 AM

The jury is still out on the name of my truck. My mom calls it Jane, my sister calls it Sasquatch, I call it the GMC (which is what I refer to all other GMC's as), my dad calls it "that yellow thing"

, and my gf calls it the beast.

68w/sbc406 · 01-16-2005, 05:37 AM

i call mine the farm truck cause when i got it thats what it looked like. plus i got a oklahoma plate from 1968 that says fram truck

Vince Putt · 01-16-2005, 08:34 AM

My Wife's 67 C10 (still in the planning and beginning of it's Ground up) is called KOPO Karen's Office Production Order. It's going to be a truck that GM shoulda built as a show truck and concept vehicle. Using parts and items that were available '67 ' 68

Hope to start posting pictures soon

MACKL · 01-16-2005, 09:27 AM

We waited for 3 years before we came up with our name. We moved frome Tennessee to Arkansas to Texas. Our truck is the color of a gorgious sunrise. When we bought it it was green. Put all that together and this song sums it up.
"Tennessee Stud". It is an old Jimmy Driftwood song and the chorus says;
"Along about eighteen and twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
I never would have got through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud.
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud."

**special-K** · 01-16-2005, 09:42 AM

Now all you need is a Chestnut Mare(Byrds)and you`ll end up with a full stable.The first black foal would have to be Black Beauty.A palomino(GMC color)would just have to be Trigger...Good name/nice truck/great color

LUV2XCLR8 · 01-16-2005, 10:20 AM

"GQ" - THE GARAGE QUEEN

WELL THE P.O. HAD ALMOST 30K IN HER WHEN HE SOLD IT TO ME
I BOUGHT IT FOR 10K AND I'VE ALREADY PUSHED IT UP TO 15K AND
SHE HASN'T EVEN BEEN PAINTED YET, SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, SHE
DOESN'T GET OUT OF THE GARAGE MUCH, HENSE THE DUB "GQ"

Peregrine · 01-16-2005, 11:14 AM

My friend Quade started saying it was a hoss truck, so it kinda stuck and everyone calls it Hoss now.

No3Fan4Ever · 01-16-2005, 12:06 PM

Mine is called 'piece of sh!t' because my wife is always saying "when are you going to fix up that piece of sh......................"

avejoe · 01-16-2005, 01:00 PM

"Big White"- because it's big and it's white.

aka in the neighborhood as "POS". But everybody always wants to borrow it!

franko72 · 01-16-2005, 01:27 PM

My son named mine big blue and that kinda stuck.The old lady calls it the same as no3fan4ever.

JerseyGirl · 01-16-2005, 01:36 PM

I just call mine....RED! or ....The '70!

*rage'nrat638* · 01-16-2005, 02:00 PM

the rage'nrat638= the 85 c-10 pro-street truck
the rage'n tow beast = the 69 c20

Brainchild · 01-16-2005, 02:25 PM

I haven't really settled on a name yet.It's only been 5 months.Junker is what I call it most of the time,mainly because I took parts from everything in the junk pile to put it together.That and it truely is junk.

70 shorty · 01-16-2005, 04:27 PM

The Fred Sanford Special kinda fits mine.

**Canadian694x4** · 01-16-2005, 05:00 PM

I haven't personally given my truck a name...I have a co-worker that likes to call it "The Orange Blossom Special" tho...

**special-K** · 01-16-2005, 05:13 PM

Advise for you guys with wives asking"when you gonna fix-up that POS".You gotta give a woman what she wants if you wanna keep her.So,fix that POS up!Then she`ll probably change the name to"Hers".Don`t worry though.Now what can she say when you go out`n fetch one for yourself.See?You`re goin` about it all wrong.

86SILVERADO · 01-16-2005, 09:53 PM

"The Dump" and "The Pickup". Not very creative, I know. All my creativity gets used up on my paying customers these days. Someday I will have the Weekend warrior though. Probably a 67 LWB with a nice rake and a built 350 Just some knobby truck tires and rallies.

NO LONGER DISTURBED KONCEPTZ · 01-16-2005, 11:40 PM

I havent offically named my truck but for right now its my money pit.

Castiron9 · 01-17-2005, 01:40 AM

My LONGHORN..............is just called that by the kids and my 1970 orange dually is called................................... Pumpkin by the kids...............

71Chevy4-speed · 01-17-2005, 05:06 AM

Just Bud....cause like any good pal they are with you through out the good times and the bad times.....

**Palf70Step** · 01-17-2005, 09:24 AM

Dad's old green truck - the 70
Tessa's truck - the 82
dad's truck - the 96

Originality has been lacking a bit here

They all had several names, but somehow the names my son choose stuck.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-17-2005, 09:34 AM

I used to call mine the "beast" but my girlfriend didn't like it. She knows how hot I think Faith Hill is and I'm a huge Tim McGraw fan....so she was renamed "Faith." She also HATED my truck until I let her drive it once. She did her first burnout ever. I almost crapped my pants.....she liked it, she loved it, she wants some more of it.

muddpile · 01-17-2005, 01:05 PM

My old 72 is called "Fast Orange". It's kinda ironic because its not that fast, but it is orange, and people laugh when they hear it called that. Some people choose to call it Gojo.

01-16-2005, 02:55 AM	#1
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	How did you come up with the name? How did everybody come up with the name for their truck? My 72 is called Coyote Ugly because it fits. My 86 is named Moya, just because I love the show Farscape... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

01-16-2005, 02:58 AM	#2
Super Duck Chevy Nuttttt Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Santa Maria Ca. Posts: 568	Mine is named "Stitch" partly because of the stitch mounted to the dash and because it is "99% evil and 1% good!!!" __________________ 67' Chev swb step side 69' SS elky 03' Chev ext cab 4X4 hey who lernt me to spell is there anything else?

01-16-2005, 02:58 AM	#3
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	The jury is still out on the name of my truck. My mom calls it Jane, my sister calls it Sasquatch, I call it the GMC (which is what I refer to all other GMC's as), my dad calls it "that yellow thing" , and my gf calls it the beast. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

01-16-2005, 05:37 AM	#4
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	i call mine the farm truck cause when i got it thats what it looked like. plus i got a oklahoma plate from 1968 that says fram truck Attached Images __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-16-2005, 09:27 AM	#6
MACKL Almost done! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Woodstock GA Posts: 193	Tennessee Stud We waited for 3 years before we came up with our name. We moved frome Tennessee to Arkansas to Texas. Our truck is the color of a gorgious sunrise. When we bought it it was green. Put all that together and this song sums it up. "Tennessee Stud". It is an old Jimmy Driftwood song and the chorus says; "Along about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would have got through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud. The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud." Attached Images __________________ The 1970 SWB Project Removed 6cyl manual trans, manual everything V8-350 Auto/PS/PDB Blazer Fuel Tank Behind the Marker Light Fuel Fill

01-16-2005, 08:34 AM	#5
Vince Putt Hippy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: kaska, pa Posts: 95	My Wife's 67 C10 (still in the planning and beginning of it's Ground up) is called KOPO Karen's Office Production Order. It's going to be a truck that GM shoulda built as a show truck and concept vehicle. Using parts and items that were available '67 ' 68 Hope to start posting pictures soon

01-16-2005, 09:42 AM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Now all you need is a Chestnut Mare(Byrds)and you`ll end up with a full stable.The first black foal would have to be Black Beauty.A palomino(GMC color)would just have to be Trigger...Good name/nice truck/great color __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-16-2005, 10:20 AM	#8
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	"GQ" - THE GARAGE QUEEN WELL THE P.O. HAD ALMOST 30K IN HER WHEN HE SOLD IT TO ME I BOUGHT IT FOR 10K AND I'VE ALREADY PUSHED IT UP TO 15K AND SHE HASN'T EVEN BEEN PAINTED YET, SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, SHE DOESN'T GET OUT OF THE GARAGE MUCH, HENSE THE DUB "GQ" __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

01-16-2005, 11:14 AM	#9
Peregrine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 329	My friend Quade started saying it was a hoss truck, so it kinda stuck and everyone calls it Hoss now. __________________ Brian 72 C10 longbed 350/th400 Let the world change you and you will change the world.

01-16-2005, 12:06 PM	#10
No3Fan4Ever Running on empty Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 1,033	Mine is called 'piece of sh!t' because my wife is always saying "when are you going to fix up that piece of sh......................" __________________ _____________________________________________ Tim We have two rules here at the Rock. Rule #1: No writing on the walls. Rule#2: Obey all rules 70 GMC Sierra Grande "Custom Camper" Longhorn 402 Big Block TH400 PS PB factory AC Posi; 94 Bronco XLT 302, auto;worn out daily driver

01-16-2005, 01:00 PM	#11
avejoe Custer had a plan too. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: No. California Posts: 344	"Big White"- because it's big and it's white. aka in the neighborhood as "POS". But everybody always wants to borrow it! __________________ 72 K15 GMC (aka Big White) Performance Rockers, Cab Corners, and Floors Fossil Fuel Glutton Neighborhood Nuisance 98 BMW 540i for Speed (Sold ) 05 Subaru Outback for mileage

01-16-2005, 01:27 PM	#12
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	My son named mine big blue and that kinda stuck.The old lady calls it the same as no3fan4ever. __________________ 1972 C20 cheyenne Super 402 BB/400 turbo LWB A/C Tilt, Cruise Control, Saddle tanks, Tach My Home Page Better to burn out than it is to rust

01-16-2005, 01:36 PM	#13
JerseyGirl American Woman! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TN Posts: 1,046	I just call mine....RED! or ....The '70! __________________ Tree Was Here! Click here to see pics of my new rig!

01-16-2005, 02:00 PM	#14
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	the rage'nrat638= the 85 c-10 pro-street truck the rage'n tow beast = the 69 c20

01-16-2005, 02:25 PM	#15
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	I haven't really settled on a name yet.It's only been 5 months.Junker is what I call it most of the time,mainly because I took parts from everything in the junk pile to put it together.That and it truely is junk. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website



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01-16-2005, 04:27 PM	#16
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	The Fred Sanford Special kinda fits mine. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

01-16-2005, 05:00 PM	#17
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	I haven't personally given my truck a name...I have a co-worker that likes to call it "The Orange Blossom Special" tho... __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

01-16-2005, 05:13 PM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Advise for you guys with wives asking"when you gonna fix-up that POS".You gotta give a woman what she wants if you wanna keep her.So,fix that POS up!Then she`ll probably change the name to"Hers".Don`t worry though.Now what can she say when you go out`n fetch one for yourself.See?You`re goin` about it all wrong. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-16-2005, 09:53 PM	#19
86SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hills of Western Mass Posts: 626	"The Dump" and "The Pickup". Not very creative, I know. All my creativity gets used up on my paying customers these days. Someday I will have the Weekend warrior though. Probably a 67 LWB with a nice rake and a built 350 Just some knobby truck tires and rallies. __________________ 86 Silverado C10 back to 305 power! 67 C30 Dually Dump, with 350 transplant, Rockhauler 05 Duramax 3500 "If at first you don't succeed, try a bigger hammer" Member of the 1-Ton club!

01-16-2005, 11:40 PM	#20
NO LONGER DISTURBED KONCEPTZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 257	I havent offically named my truck but for right now its my money pit.

01-17-2005, 01:40 AM	#21
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	My LONGHORN..............is just called that by the kids and my 1970 orange dually is called................................... Pumpkin by the kids............... __________________ 72-SUPER CHEYENNE/20 LONGHORN 70-C/30 DUALLY

01-17-2005, 05:06 AM	#22
71Chevy4-speed Speed Limit = Floorboard Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kasilof, Alaska Posts: 803	Just Bud....cause like any good pal they are with you through out the good times and the bad times..... __________________ 1971 C20 350, 4-speed - Sold. 1985 K10 350, Built 700r4, Edel 1406, Performer intake, MSD Ign, Hooker Comps, Silverstars, Piaa drivers, LED tails, Toyo A/T 31's, Eaton Posi, the project. "Build for torque, horsepower will follow"

01-17-2005, 09:24 AM	#23
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Dad's old green truck - the 70 Tessa's truck - the 82 dad's truck - the 96 Originality has been lacking a bit here They all had several names, but somehow the names my son choose stuck. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

01-17-2005, 09:34 AM	#24
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	I used to call mine the "beast" but my girlfriend didn't like it. She knows how hot I think Faith Hill is and I'm a huge Tim McGraw fan....so she was renamed "Faith." She also HATED my truck until I let her drive it once. She did her first burnout ever. I almost crapped my pants.....she liked it, she loved it, she wants some more of it. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

01-17-2005, 01:05 PM	#25
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	My old 72 is called "Fast Orange". It's kinda ironic because its not that fast, but it is orange, and people laugh when they hear it called that. Some people choose to call it Gojo. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

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