Cars with Names

rugrat · 05-10-2009, 12:34 PM

i have been using rugrat and last year commissioned a logo which ill use after my ride is painted

ERNIE GRIGGS · 05-10-2009, 06:22 PM

Ed its the " blue goose ". Dont think "mikey" has given his car a name as yet .

Lynn Hoosigian · 05-10-2009, 07:13 PM

Lynn's Kitchen since bracket racing in '83. Took it off for awhile. Put back on in '04 - must have been a good luck charm!!!
And I miss seeing the cars with names, too!!

frank v · 05-10-2009, 07:40 PM

my car is named sh!t box.lol

GaryGoFast · 05-10-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by frank v

my car is named sh!t box.lol

Yours should be called "Ka-Ching"

MEMORIES · 05-10-2009, 08:51 PM

I bought my 1966 SS Chevelle drag car from Steve Montalto in the Fall of 1981. Steve was a big name bracket racer from Illonois and had the Vega named the "Weekender". The Chevelle was has second car and he sold it rolling for $1000. Car naming was big in the seventies and early eighties and I wanted to come up with a good one. I studied about it for a couple of weeks, making a list of names as I thought of them. Then I started narrowing my list until I chose this one. I had been racing in street bracket class since 1976 and had won two track championships in that class. In 1981 I won Sportsman (Street) class at the NHRA Bracket Finals at Gainsville, Florida. This win convinced my Mother that I had some tallent in racing and she helped me finacially to put together my first drag car. I started racing the Chevelle in 1982 and won several races the first three seasons. Then in 1985 our track added the IHRA Hot Rod, 7.00 class to the Super Rod and Quick Rod classes that they had been running for several seasons. I had been wanting to run heads-up classes but my car wasn't fast enough, so when they started running Hot Rod class I knew this was going to be my way to race. From 1985 through 1988 I won two track championships in Hot Rod class and was second place the other two years. My best season was 1986. I was in fourteen finals with nine wins and five runner-ups. I went on to drive several other cars for other owners over the years but I still have my trusty Chevelle, and always will.

Wayne.

FlyingMonkey2565 · 05-11-2009, 08:13 AM

Wow, what a great response! I'm loving these posts and the old photos!

Rick, I remember Bad Medicine!

Pro70z28: There is always room for a name, even with sponsors taking up prime space, if you're lucky enough to have a sponsor, ofcourse.
I enjoy the Nostalgia drags, especially since all the cars are named and they are the retro cars that got me into racing.

NitroJoe, the Scratcher photos are fantastic, what a ride!

Jim, your cars have great names.

Floyd, your daughters are right on. The fun part of naming the car is brain storming. Tell your wife I've seen Cause for Divorce... it's taken. I hope she had a lovely Mother's day.
One of our old pals was going through a divorce when he built his car, so he named it Psycho Therapy, and it lived up to the name.

Tom, put it on the car, it's a great name, Bullets To Spare IV!

Don, great names for the jrs. I love the fact that most of the juniors keep the tradition and have names on them. Some very creative names at that.

The RugRat logo is awesome. I painted a similar one on Steve Cohen's car years ago, but it was the Gator on wheels.

Hehe Ernie, it may be the Blue Goose to you, but it's Papa Smurf to every one else. (I love your car)
Yep, Mike needs to name his Nova!

Lynn's Kitchen has been one of the oddest and most talked about names in the pits, and one I love & would never forget. Even if I didn't know you sweetie. Names with stories behind them are the best.

Frank you can't call your car Sh!tbox, that's Dan's car!

Wayne, your Chevelle is awesome, we can all only dream of a season like your '86 record!

*Shelley Wiley*

Mark Schmidt · 05-12-2009, 06:47 AM

Gosh, this goes back to the 60's & 70's...."ShakinAllOver" M/P camaro, Tom Burnell's "Motivation", Dick Traylor's "Mother's Worry." Great topic...

GaryGoFast · 05-12-2009, 11:11 AM

Well, back in 1978 I had a 69 camaro named" Babymaker", Can't remember why I named it that.

Bill Baer · 05-13-2009, 07:35 PM

I started racing in the early seventies and car names were very popular at that time.It was a track requirement to " Have your car professionally lettered".

Mine was a white Camaro named "Shake & Bake" but I do remember some others:

Stevie's stripper
Moon Raker Nova
Coal Dust
Spellbound
Big Brother
Joe Shane's Joke
the Slugger
The starwarship
No big thing
Novacain
Odds & Ends
Marshal Law
The Loose Caboose
Uncle Louie
Hard Times
Short Time
The Undertaker
Bad Co
Snow Blind
Hang em high
Godzilla
Brown's Eye
I also got my but wipped in a super comp final by a dragster named "Incognito"
I also had some friends who named thier dragster "Situational Ethics"

I really miss that colorfull side of the sport!

BB

05-10-2009, 12:34 PM	#1
rugrat Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names i have been using rugrat and last year commissioned a logo which ill use after my ride is painted Attached Thumbnails

05-10-2009, 06:22 PM	#2
ERNIE GRIGGS Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OCALA Posts: 34 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names Ed its the " blue goose ". Dont think "mikey" has given his car a name as yet .

05-10-2009, 07:13 PM	#3
Lynn Hoosigian Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Douglassville, PA Posts: 379 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names Lynn's Kitchen since bracket racing in '83. Took it off for awhile. Put back on in '04 - must have been a good luck charm!!! And I miss seeing the cars with names, too!! __________________ Lynn Hoosigian 1828 SST, SG, SC

05-10-2009, 07:40 PM	#4
frank v Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ny Posts: 286 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names my car is named sh!t box.lol __________________ s/g 1620

05-10-2009, 08:51 PM	#6
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names I bought my 1966 SS Chevelle drag car from Steve Montalto in the Fall of 1981. Steve was a big name bracket racer from Illonois and had the Vega named the "Weekender". The Chevelle was has second car and he sold it rolling for $1000. Car naming was big in the seventies and early eighties and I wanted to come up with a good one. I studied about it for a couple of weeks, making a list of names as I thought of them. Then I started narrowing my list until I chose this one. I had been racing in street bracket class since 1976 and had won two track championships in that class. In 1981 I won Sportsman (Street) class at the NHRA Bracket Finals at Gainsville, Florida. This win convinced my Mother that I had some tallent in racing and she helped me finacially to put together my first drag car. I started racing the Chevelle in 1982 and won several races the first three seasons. Then in 1985 our track added the IHRA Hot Rod, 7.00 class to the Super Rod and Quick Rod classes that they had been running for several seasons. I had been wanting to run heads-up classes but my car wasn't fast enough, so when they started running Hot Rod class I knew this was going to be my way to race. From 1985 through 1988 I won two track championships in Hot Rod class and was second place the other two years. My best season was 1986. I was in fourteen finals with nine wins and five runner-ups. I went on to drive several other cars for other owners over the years but I still have my trusty Chevelle, and always will. Wayne. Last edited by MEMORIES; 05-10-2009 at 08:53 PM.

05-11-2009, 08:13 AM	#7
FlyingMonkey2565 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: florida Posts: 98 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names Wow, what a great response! I'm loving these posts and the old photos! Rick, I remember Bad Medicine! Pro70z28: There is always room for a name, even with sponsors taking up prime space, if you're lucky enough to have a sponsor, ofcourse. I enjoy the Nostalgia drags, especially since all the cars are named and they are the retro cars that got me into racing. NitroJoe, the Scratcher photos are fantastic, what a ride! Jim, your cars have great names. Floyd, your daughters are right on. The fun part of naming the car is brain storming. Tell your wife I've seen Cause for Divorce... it's taken. I hope she had a lovely Mother's day. One of our old pals was going through a divorce when he built his car, so he named it Psycho Therapy, and it lived up to the name. Tom, put it on the car, it's a great name, Bullets To Spare IV! Don, great names for the jrs. I love the fact that most of the juniors keep the tradition and have names on them. Some very creative names at that. The RugRat logo is awesome. I painted a similar one on Steve Cohen's car years ago, but it was the Gator on wheels. Hehe Ernie, it may be the Blue Goose to you, but it's Papa Smurf to every one else. (I love your car) Yep, Mike needs to name his Nova! Lynn's Kitchen has been one of the oddest and most talked about names in the pits, and one I love & would never forget. Even if I didn't know you sweetie. Names with stories behind them are the best. Frank you can't call your car Sh!tbox, that's Dan's car! Wayne, your Chevelle is awesome, we can all only dream of a season like your '86 record! Shelley Wiley __________________ Ed Wiley SST2565

05-12-2009, 06:47 AM	#8
Mark Schmidt Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 273 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cars with Names Gosh, this goes back to the 60's & 70's...."ShakinAllOver" M/P camaro, Tom Burnell's "Motivation", Dick Traylor's "Mother's Worry." Great topic... __________________ MDS Motorsports

05-12-2009, 11:11 AM	#9
GaryGoFast Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York Posts: 804 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cars with Names Well, back in 1978 I had a 69 camaro named" Babymaker", Can't remember why I named it that. __________________ Gary Federico S/St, S/G 1814

05-13-2009, 07:35 PM	#10
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cars with Names I started racing in the early seventies and car names were very popular at that time.It was a track requirement to " Have your car professionally lettered". Mine was a white Camaro named "Shake & Bake" but I do remember some others: Stevie's stripper Moon Raker Nova Coal Dust Spellbound Big Brother Joe Shane's Joke the Slugger The starwarship No big thing Novacain Odds & Ends Marshal Law The Loose Caboose Uncle Louie Hard Times Short Time The Undertaker Bad Co Snow Blind Hang em high Godzilla Brown's Eye I also got my but wipped in a super comp final by a dragster named "Incognito" I also had some friends who named thier dragster "Situational Ethics" I really miss that colorfull side of the sport! BB __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR