Ok, I have been seeing some discussion about the names people call their Pinto's. Here is a list of what I call mine and why. Maybe it's the personallity or history of the car but let's see some more.
Red 78 wagon- "Stormy"- because I sat through a couple of NASTY thunderstorms while waiting on a show to start. I had named it "Wildfire" because of the song but after sitting in a T-storm one day, well "Stormy" just seem to fit
White 78 wagon- "White Thunder"- because a friend of ours picked it and will be driving it for me when I eventually take it to shows
Red 78 coupe- "Jr"- because it's smaller than the wagon yet was built on the same day.
Mark
My car is named after my first car dog, The Late "BANDIT".(1987 to 2003) Rattle keys and he was ready to ride!
my first 76 wagon i called "pimpto". then my 78 squire i called "woody". the 74 i have now i just call "the pinto", unless its frustrating me, in that case i call it "mother....you can guess the rest"
bob
My latest pinto that i am working on now I call THE CATSASS, im hoping to cruise into sonic on a friday night and turn some heads with her before to long. ;D
WOW!!!!! I didn't think about naming my Pintos. I just refer to them as the "71" and the "72". Guess I need to come up with something. My Buddy is restoring a 1966 Chevrolet Corvair. I incorporated Corvair with his last name, and came up with the "CORVIEKE". It's stuck, everyone calls it the Corvieke. What should I name mine? A black over red 1971 Pinto trunk model from Washington State, and an orange 1972 one owner Pinto Runabout. Any ideas?
Mine is just called the 'Time Machine', it brings me back to my youth in the 70's.
My first one was always simply "The Pinto" although if it could talk, it would say .. That's "The Mighty Pinto" to you, sir! ;D
The Pinto name that always sticks in my head is the Poison Pinto. I think I had a coloring book with a Poison Pinto in it as a kid. ;)
I'm not sure what I'm going to call my second one either. So far its still "The Pinto".
Boy, you guy's are goofy, naming your Pintos!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ok, we all know I am big at naming my Pintos!! LOL
My green 71 Pinto (the one in my avitar) is called the Green Machine.
My lime green Pinto has primer grey paint sprayed over the lime ( PO hokey paint job), so it is called the Grey Pinto.
My brown Pinto is called, come on, you guys can guess it............. Brown Pinto!!! LOL (It's name my change once we put a 5.0 motor in it, it will then be called the Brown Sleeper!!! LOL
My brown Pinto that someone painted white over, is called The Brown Ghost, or Ghost for short!
Then finally the red Pinto is called..... Parts!!! LOL We are stripping it down!!
Ok, I think that about covers them all, for now!! LOL
Kim ,
Maybe a "foreign name" moniker: I think the German name for Ghost is Giest ( and your car has a German OHC engine in it. What would brown in German Be? Or Ghost Pony, or ....
Pintoso Pher UU :lol:
Cool names Kim. I especially like the name of your last one.
Technically my Pinto, as most of you may or may not know is called Harold II. But lately it has been called anything from Piece of junk, paperweight, disappointment, waste of time & or money, damn car, stupid car, dumb car f'n car... You get the idea. I have not been happy with it.
In My future endeavours with my Horse..
The name for the License plate could be MPRTETR (Import eater) or with its' current paint and usage TYMKLR (time killer)
Names, we must have names! Name dropping is a functional part of society, so name your horse.. Of course! ;D
Bridled but not impaired..
Pintosopher , Locked in the tack Room :surprised:
Mine isn't very creative.(name was stolen..correction..borrowed)...I just call it the "Hanto"
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/71hanto/Pinto/71Hantoplate.jpg)
I've also called my Pinto the "Green Machine" as opposed to my son's "Yellow Machine" before he moved to Texas (Dallas/Ft Worth) and took his Pinto with him. I will be joining him there by next year with a planned job transfer (same company). Did you hear that Popbumper? There's going to be 3 of us representing the Lil' state of Texas!
Larjohnson, How about Shadow and Vitamin C?? :lol:
I went way out side the box for the bobcat = Bob.. :lol:
Mine, formerly The Baby (she'll still be my Baby) is now Phoenix Wildfire- Wildfire for short. If another Pinto enters the McCaa remuda I'll see what name she earns.
Larry, how about Ladybug for the '71? Tangerine Dream sounds nice for the '72- or are these names too goofy and sophmoric?
Quote from: blupinto on March 30, 2009, 10:05:35 PM
Larry, how about Ladybug for the '71? Tangerine Dream sounds nice for the '72- or are these names too goofy and sophmoric?
I was thinking Black Widow and Simply Orange!!! LOL Quite the extreme from LadyBug!! LOL
Black Widow!?! Those are mostly black with a little red. Ladybugs are mostly red with a little black. Silly goose... lol.
Mom had a mid-'70s Renault LeCar that she named California Sunset. I called it the Crushed Crush Can. I detested that car. It was American Cheese Orange with Poo Brown interior. Ugh.
Larry, how about Sunkist, or Sun-Kissed for the '72? Or Fireball (not literally I hope!) or OL' Spark Plug?
ok ok I got one! I got one! If you don't like Ladybug (or Black Widow) how about Ladybird, like the beetle? But now she'll be... Ladybird Johnson! How clever is that?!
Come on blupinto, His car ain't that old :lol:
The tag sait all.
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Hey Larry for the first car i think you should call her preacher, the newest one should be the squad car.
OK i have got it larry this is great. howz about The Preacher and The Bear.
No offense larry. With the first cars history the preacher is good and well you being a cop well ok sorry.
Just throwin a little Jerry Reed at ya. ;) :police: ;D ;D ;D
:evil: made me do it larry.
Quote from: 71HANTO on March 30, 2009, 07:05:58 PM
Mine isn't very creative.(name was stolen..correction..borrowed)...I just call it the "Hanto"
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/71hanto/Pinto/71Hantoplate.jpg)
I've also called my Pinto the "Green Machine" as opposed to my son's "Yellow Machine" before he moved to Texas (Dallas/Ft Worth) and took his Pinto with him. I will be joining him there by next year with a planned job transfer (same company). Did you hear that Popbumper? There's going to be 3 of us representing the Lil' state of Texas!
SWEET!!! :welcome: >Definitely< keep me up to date on when/where you will be coming here, I will be happy to help you get set up and learn about the area as needed. That's exciting stuff! I had also planned to have my steed on the road by next year, so that's good timing as well. Thanks for saying so!!
PS - for reference sake, I am in Richardson, a suburb northeast of Dallas.
Chris
Chris, Hanto...
I believe that'll be at least 4 for Texas. Last I heard Paul Ramsey aka; cossiepinto is in Texas too. I can't wait to see his ride when it's done!
Pintosopher
Actually, let's make it 5. I just met "Rob Pinto", he actually lives not too far from me and has a 1978 sedan. He is not a member of the Pinto group (I need to work on him :lol:), but has had the car in his family since his mother bought it back in the day. Funny stuff - his car color and interior is identical to my '76 wagon; these two are gonna look GREAT next to each other when he pulls in the driveway. I will take a pic when he comes over to visit soon.
Chris
Chris,
Actually , After looking at the member map, it's Bunch more than that! I had no idea that there were so many. If the members are current, you have a bunch of new friends :)
Pintosopher, maybe a future Texan
Pintosopher:
If there >are< a lot of Texas members, I sure don't know them. After all, we're just a wee bit bigger than Rhode Island :P. HEY, come on down, would love to have you here. I gotta tell you, been here 15 years, and love it! Sure, it's hot in the Summer, but we don't freeze to death in the winter, heating bills are low, the Fall and Spring are lengthy/temperate, and there's no salt to kill your vehicle(s).
Chris
Buttercup. The previous owner named 'er the day dad brought her home. It stuck. :-\
Chuck :afro:
When at the track over several years... the '78 got the name 'The Great Pumpkin' but Pumpkin for short works. After the recent run-in (literally) with the '79 I think I'm going to call it Denton.
-beegle55
Denton sure beats Ding-A-Ling! lol.
Quote from: blupinto on March 31, 2009, 11:46:25 PM
Denton sure beats Ding-A-Ling! lol.
OR....
DING DONG :lost: Hmmm...kinda sounds like the guy that mashed it... :hypno:
The '80 Pinto that I had from '80 to '92, started out being named the fanboyish grandiose "The Narnia" but was slowly demoted to just "The Pinto" or the juvenilely embellished "The Pintile" (like projectile).
My current Pinto is called "Wee Beastie" after sort of an in-joke. When I bought it, I emailed the sellers asking "now how do I get the wee beastie home?" Which is sort of inspired by an old lit professor who had an early laser printer dubbed "Wee Beastie", apparently after that cliche inspiring poem about the best laid plans of mice and men.
An alternate nickname is "Explodey", after a cartoon within the cartoon from Ren & Stimpy?
A nickname that didn't take hold was "eBay Express" since the car and a lot of its parts were bought on eBay.
Another nickname that didn't take hold was "Palomino". After I started the turbo swap, a guy at work said "If you improve it too much, it won't be a Pinto no more, it'll be a Palomino!"
Anyway, the '47 Studebaker is named "Sally" which, BTW, is a reference to Asimov, not Pixar. The '41 Studebaker is named "Ursula" after the Disney character because it's big and round and wrapped in black and kind of weird looking. The '57 Hawk is named "Josie" after the Steely Dan song. The '95 Buick is named "Selina B. Riviera" because it's midnight black with a moonroof. The '98 Dodge is "Son of the Farmer's Cadillac".
Mine is "The Pinto". Although I have been toying with the idea of personalized plates that say "blupinto". Needs work...
My '72 that's been in my family since '73 was always known as pintobean or simply "the bean". The latest '72 acquired being red is obviously the "red bean". Now all I need is white, black, and butter! JT
...Ding Dong... good one 71Hanto!
Now Dave, if you put blupinto on your license plate that would make her mine...right? ;D
I knew that was coming! lol
Naw, just a distant relative. ;) :D
my little orange 78's name is charlie. one, because of charlie brown and the great pumpkin(cuz its orange) and also charlie horse, ya know pinto... its a horse. well duh!
Green Bean? JuJu Bean? JuJu Pinto? Any other suggestions?
shrek?
Quote from: blupinto on April 13, 2009, 06:04:16 PM
Green Bean? JuJu Bean? JuJu Pinto? Any other suggestions?
Green JuJu Bean!! LOL :D ;D
How about ? wait for it....
"Mucinex"
Oh ,it'Snot a good name...?
Pintosopher , a good "hay fever" to have
The "Frog"?
Dr. Sanguinary, who was the Creature Feature host on KMTV back in the day, had a weirdly green Studebaker Avanti that was named "The Frog".
The way I'm driving her at this point Frog isn't a bad idea... or Hopalong, as she jumps because my pedals aren't in sync.
As for you, young man (Pintosopher), Snot a nice name to call my new baby. Just for that appalling Mucinex suggestion I'm gonna send the Boogerman after you. :look: :evil: :cheesy_n:
Becky,
Please forgive the temptation, I just recovered from a nasty cold (2+ weeks) and have no desire to revisit or greet "Boogerman". I just couldn't fathom a politically correct Disney character.:-P
How about MISENVY? Fits on the plate too!
Pintosopher
Besides, My car is SNOT green/yellow and I just blow my nose to criticism!
...And that's nothing to sneeze at! :lol:
Pinto names Huh! Well I have had about 30 different cars and the only 2 that have names are my 2 Pintos. My orange wagon is "Hobbes". My blue sedan is "Calvin". And they fit their names very well. My apologies to Bill Watterson, but like Calvin I couldn't help my self. The devil made me do it!!
Becky,
If you're going with the frog theme, how about Kermit?
Dwayne :smile:
Well, my cars are girls, so Kermit wouldn't work. Besides, she's the wrong shade of green! THank you for the suggestion, though. ;D
There was a large pale colored frog at a zoo i visited Named Bella =) hows that work for you ?
St. Patrick's day involves green, how about Patty?
You might be onto something, Dave. I think Lucky is a good name. 1) Green is lucky if you're of Irish descent like I am; 2) I'm VERY lucky to have pulled off getting her; and 3) she was lucky to have survived The Twerp.
She's a Mean Green Lucky Machine! Thank you all for the great name ideas. ;D :drunk: :D
Lucky is a great name too!
I used to have a Betta fish named lucky. She survived the theft detector at the store, falling down the disposal, and missing two months worth of water changes! I miss that fish...:(
Hmmm...
Irish , Green , Luck, Well....
Yes ,It's got to be Shamrock !
:drunk: :tgif: Thursday's Great Inclined Frolicking...
Pintosopher
But wait... shamrocks are in the grass, not the other way around...
"Shaggy"!!!!!!! :lol: ;D
(http://www.fordpinto.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11941.0;attach=21644;image)
Quote from: pintogirl on April 16, 2009, 05:19:08 PM
"Shaggy"!!!!!!! :lol: ;D
(http://www.fordpinto.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11941.0;attach=21644;image)
Did that Pinto come with a weed wacker? How 'bout Chia Pet... ;D
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/71hanto/chia-puppy.jpg)
Chia Pet!?! LMAO!!! :lol: :showback: :lol:
Not bad! However, on a real Chia Pet the grass grows on the outside. :lol: