TartanJack said:
Previous cars:
85 Audi 5000- "Spectre"
87 VW Vanagon- "Ghost," renamed "Spectre II"
90 Miata- "Polar Bear" (when white), then repainted and renamed-> "Fenix"
For a while had a 1996 Crown Vic named "Cruiser" (was my grandfather-in-law's car, originally named "Papa's Cruiser"- after we got it we dropped "Papa's")
-It died and the Scion xB replaced it (Thank YOU!)
Borrowed 94 Dodge Ram- "Constipated Pig"
Work box truck at time of 1996 Olympics-> "Moby Dick"
(Several trucks rented and driven since have also been named Moby Dick as well)
Wife:
95 Chrysler Cirrus- "Droopy," renamed "Flying Okra" (after an inside joke developed and it was decided the car looked like an okra)
97 Ford Taurus- "Blue Oval" (The car was blue and it was the design where Ford when "oval-happy," also a common nickname for Ford)
06 Grand Caravan- Queen Anna's Revenge (based on Blackbeard's ship and wife's name)
xB-> Not yet officially named
Provisional name: Aluminum Falcon, from a skit in a Robot Chicken spoof/tribute to Star Wars
Several other ideas
I'm reviving an old thread for new members . . .
I played w/ names for a while.
I've used several temporarily in the last 2 years to see what "stuck."
I've named it 2 names, actually.
Spectre III (see above for Spectre and Spectre II) w/ a cool graphic
Another . . .
Thinking:
- Albatross
- Phroeg (Frog)
- Tarbh (Gaelic for "bull," pronounced TAR-oo)
As it is a "pirate sloop," I need a name for "pirating" and one for legal trading and travel. It makes life SO much "safer" . . . :rofl:
Albatross -From several sources:
- Alba- the old Gaelic name for Scotland- a subtle Scottish reference. (This is actually where I first came up w/ the name, honestly.)
- Thorpe's ship in "The Sea Hawk" was the Albatross (reference, but different, to Drake's Swan and Golden Hind, formerly the Pelican)
- Period appropriate and in the spirit of the age
- Albatrosses have a long association w/ sailors (even if the exact nature and superstitions is debated, esp. since the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poem)
- I like birds . . . and the Albatross seems appropriate to the Scion
- The Albatross matches my interest in small to mid-size cargo planes, like the C-130, C-123, C-7, C-47, and the like. The wing/body lines actually resemble the C-130 and C-123 (see film "Air America")!
Phroeg
- Squat shape and appearance
- "Frogeyes" on the front
- If paint green, WILL be named this!
- Will allow for lot of fun graphics
Tarbh
- Shape reminds me of a bull
- Is "Strong Like Bull"
- Cattle was a major possession for Scottish Highlanders (and the early Irish)
---- So, is a cultural reference
- Tarbh, as a word will look good visually and graphically.
- Will allow for lot of fun graphics
- Fan of the Red Bull formula One and NASCAR teams (and a SERIOUS one too!)
(The car's colors of silver, red, yellow, black/navy are the major colors of Red Bull)
- If I paint my xB the blue I want, this WILL be the name.
Spectre III
- Reference back to my first 2 vehicles, plus the silver "vanishes" in certain road and lighting conditions
- I have a GREAT emblem for this one, but not exactly "kind and friendly"
Basically, The uncertain name is the main name, while "Spectre" is it's "other" . . .
I debated literally dozens of names before I decided on these.
Ex. Aluminum Falcon, Reiver, Thistle, Rover, Ronan, Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Momo-San, RatBat, Dirk, TaRDis, Jack's Rabbit, Orca (and several orca-related names inc. SeaWolf), Gray Watch, Cutlass, and many, many more.
