Model A's named after Females

TommyCoupe

TommyCoupe

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I hear a lot of people refering to their Model A's as older women's names like Matilda, and Mabel and Bessy.

Are male names not acceptable ?

Tommy-
 
I've called my car quite a lot of different names, some good some bad. Ive heard of some male names for cars, but i guess men like to think of a car as a lady because its more appealing.

But the "official" name of the car is moon-pie, because that use to be my grandpas favorite cookie, and i guess after you buy so many of their products they end up sending you an official moon-pie license plate. So when he got the license plate, he put it on the car, and thats how it got its name.
 
Depending on how the old A runs, if it doesn't run, then it is called a womans name, it it runs, then it is called a mans name. Guess I am a bit male chauvinist?????
 
I named my roadster, Sweet Caroline after the woman in the old Neil Diamond song. I never thought that I would ever find a roadster that I could afford. So like the song, at the time, good times never seemed so good!!!!!!!
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Meet Gus, my ragged and rusty june 1929 tudor. It just looked like its name should be Gus.

Purdy Swoft on the left doing a quick SUPER tune up. Daughter Jennifer on the right.
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Let's see....I'm a woman and my cars are named Evelyne, Rosie, Dee Dee, Bea, and Gypsy. Guess I'm a rebel since they are not male names. I do have a token male in the garage. His name is Peetie which is for Phone Truck. I almost named him TP for Telephone Truck but rethought TP for obvious reasons and changed it to Peetie.
 
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My sport coupe is Gracie after my late mother in law, my 31 slant window is named joe after my later father inlaw. Joe is a bit crankier than Gracie so the name fits.
 
No offense to anyone intended, but I have never understood why people give cars gender based names..I just refer to the body style, the roadster, the mailtruck, the fordor.... I just don't get it!
 
Before Pat's onset of dementia, we tried for a name for my all black "30 coupe for months. Ah! playing with her Silkwood family tree, "MINERVA" popped up, PERFECT!:D In Roman Mythology, Minerva was the goddess of WAR & WISDON, figure that???
Barner from "down under" sent a pic of his 1912 Minerva, made in Belgium!!!
Searched for a "HANDLE" for my '29 coupe, using extra MINERVA letters stickers, concocted names--------"VERMIN" popped up---Perfect!!!---The bad *** Rat car! I put white rice on the rumble carpet & tell folks that a white RAT lives in the car.:eek: Maybe NO one will want to do the rumble thing!:D My prized Rat Terrier, Buster T. Brown, knows I'm lying, but he's sworn to secrecy!:D
Anyone needing a car name, I'm available! For an additional fee, I'll even concoct a most interesting & mind boggling history for your car!:confused: Bill W.
 
Maclab58 said:
My sport coupe is Gracie after my late mother in law, my 31 slant window is named joe after my later father inlaw. Joe is a bit crankier than Gracie so the name fits.
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Maclab,
You noticed I didn't name my cars "OVADA":mad: my mother in law was unbelievably CRANKY! The car would have possibly NEVER run!:eek: Bill W.
 
The model T was the "tin Lizzie" so it was natural when a smother car replaced it that people said "Henry made a lady out of Lizzie". I have a Mabel, Suzie and Betsy. No Sam... Wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam.
 
I have a Tillie (28 Pickup), Mibble (31 Coupe) named after my mother, Miss E (Speedster), had a Willie once upon a time (30 Pickup) , and the next project is the extended cab truck that has beeen named Harvey.
 
"Cecelia", the Roadster..........................................
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"Harold", the Pickup .....................because trucks are male. :cool:
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