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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: John Betsch - "SADIE" on May 27, 2023, 13:18:35

Title: Car Names
Post by: John Betsch - "SADIE" on May 27, 2023, 13:18:35
I don't know if this was ever done, but recently I have seen several posts where members have referred to their Pagoda by name (me included: "Sadie") Mine was named by my wife is named as such as my wife considers her my "girlfriend."

Pagoda names anyone?

jb
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: badali on May 27, 2023, 13:40:22
My  66 230SL has an oil leak and my wife calls it "Sir leaks allot."  My 61 220Sb is "old yeller"
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: thelews on May 27, 2023, 16:16:24
I named mine "the 250"
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: JamesL on May 27, 2023, 19:07:50
Audrey
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: MikeSimon on May 27, 2023, 22:54:49
Sorry, no names. 5 cars and 16 motorcycles and they are all known by their OE model name. :'(
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: ejboyd5 on May 28, 2023, 00:14:23
Not a Mercedes. but once had a car named Ecchymosis because of its ride.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: teahead on May 28, 2023, 01:40:12
Name is in the signature.

We name all of our cars.

Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Duncan200 on May 28, 2023, 02:29:11
Mine is known as “Annie” as I flew interstate to purchase it and drove it back on our Wedding Anniversary.

It was a great Homer present.

Doug
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: zoegrlh on May 29, 2023, 15:00:29
My 280SL is named “BCW”.  I have been asked why BCW, my reply is I tell everyone that I am broke because I have spent all my money on Booze, and Cheap Women. BCW.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Benz Dr. on May 29, 2023, 17:30:47
My 280SL is named “BCW”.  I have been asked why BCW, my reply is I tell everyone that I am broke because I have spent all my money on Booze, and Cheap Women. BCW.

I suppose you wasted the rest.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: neelyrc on May 29, 2023, 20:36:36
The first two cars that I owned back in the ‘60s had names provided by a girl friend at the time.  “Old blue” for a well used 1954 ford and “New Blue” for the new 1965 Volvo 122S that took its place.  When my 113 arrived in Alabama my mother dubbed it “that black car”, as the dark olive paint is so dark that it sometimes appears to be black. This name went away when my mother passed.  Later cars were never named.

The ones that followed were/are  generally referred to by the make or the color or the most frequent driver; “the Honda”, “the Toyota”, “Mothers car”, “the white one”, etc.  The tree MBs currently in the Alabama garage are usually referred to by their color; “the red one”, “the green one” or “the white one” and the BMW is just the “Beemer.”

“The red one”, a 1972 280SEL 4.5 and the most recent addition to the garage was in fact named “Sadie” by the PO. I haven’t taken up the name.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Bonnyboy on May 29, 2023, 21:13:35
My car was referred to as "The White Princess" by my wife and the name stuck. 
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Charles 230SL on May 29, 2023, 21:39:04
I’ve always referred to my 230SL as “my old car”.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: rwmastel on May 30, 2023, 17:52:41
... and “New Blue” for the new 1965 Volvo 122S ...
Nice car!  I love those.   8)
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: neelyrc on May 30, 2023, 20:16:15
New Blue as delivered- Still with dealer plates!
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: roymil on May 31, 2023, 17:12:31
My wife became jealous of all the time I've put into my pagoda during the pandemic and decided my mistress should have a name.   She, and now everyone, just calls her Vanessa.   Long before that, after my mom insisted it be painted yellow in about '71, my dad and I just started calling it "The Cab" which pissed off mom to no end since she drove it the most back then.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: zak on June 01, 2023, 20:32:49
We call by Horizon Blue 250 SL - Baby Blue.

jz
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Merc_Girl on June 02, 2023, 08:19:43
Mine is called ‘Bessy’, only as it rhymes with Benz 😱🤣
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Cees Klumper on June 02, 2023, 13:46:14
The Pagoda is called 'the Pagoda'. We also have 'the Grey Volvo' and 'the Blue Volvo', 'the Bronco', 'the Mercedes' (a non-Pagoda GLK), 'the Lancia', 'the Porsche' and 'the Alfa Romeo'. I tried calling the Lancia 'Luigi' but it did not stick.
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: kampala on June 03, 2023, 03:13:53
I tried calling the Lancia 'Luigi' but it did not stick.

That’s cause Pixar/Disney have made the Fiat “Luigi”

Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Swissomatic on June 07, 2023, 13:43:26
Our original 71 280SL is nicknamed Pandora because every time you open a door or a compartment you get another surprise...some good some bad..
Title: Re: Car Names
Post by: Bobmog on June 07, 2023, 17:03:32
I have names for both my 280s both are color themed:
The Silver Streak  and
The Green Puke