Re: IML: Imperial names must fit the year, style, color, personality of the owner. ?Here are a couple of my thoughts if I had a floatilla of Imperials (like Pual W.)...

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Some of my cars have had names, but I rarely use them (or the cars for that matter).

The '55 was The Grey Ghost.
The '56 was The Blue Max.
The '65 Was The Bone.
My '40 Continental was Geronimo, then the '48 inherited that name.

Some of them were named based on their color, like The White Car ('60 Custom) and The Silver Car ( the '62 LeBaron before it was changed to gold, now it has no name).

I haven't been very good at naming my cars, so maybe I am not a very good Daddy. One thing they all get is (at least) covered or better yet, indoor parking. I have nine garage spots and everything else is carported. I try to drive the cars in carports a little bit more than the others since they are easier to get to.

Naming cars is great fun, but I have been concentrating on keeping them all running and out of the weather. That is the best that I can do at this time.

Paul

In an email dated Sun, 20 2 2005 11:50:59 pm GMT, "Wm. R. Ulman" <twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>How about "Chrome"? ?If you are not one of those opposed to masculine names
>for cars. ?Some think all cars should have feminine names, but I think what
>fits, fits. ?My '66 Crown vert is Doris Day. ?Doris rode in a '59 Imperial
>with Tony Randall in one of the DD, Rock Hudson movies, I think it was a DD,
>RH movie, but could be wrong. ?The film clip is on the website.
>
>I think the model, and the color scheme of the car should play a major role
>in giving it a name to fit it's unique personality. ?You would not want to
>name a coral colored '56 Imperial (with God willing, the matching Car Coat,
>which was the style at the time) a masculine name, I would think, but a
>triple black '69-'73 Fuselage one could easily be "Darth Vader". ?You could
>name the car "Rock" Hudson? ?Didn't James Coburn (Colburn?) drive a white
>'67 or '68 Imperial convertible in the "Our Man Flint" movie(s), which were,
>again, I think, parodies of the James Bond movies, or just a copy cat of the
>James Bond style movies. ?"Flint" would also be good, but again probably
>better suited for a '67-'68, rather than a '59. ?I may be way off on that
>one, but I think he did drive an Imperial? ?Maybe not.
>
>My '60 Crown Convertible was "Kim Novak Technicolor Lipstick Red", as I did
>not know the formal name of the pinkish red color, and was named Zsa, Zsa -
>all flash, and glitz, and several face lifts over time, with an attitude to
>match. ?Personally, I would love to slap a cop, jump back in the Imp, and
>then let him try to catch me, but I digress. ?"Brigitte" Bardot for '64-'66,
>"Mimi" Van Doran for a '57-'63 are good ones too.
>
>Whatever you choose, it will come to you, and it will be right. ?Next
>Imperial, as if, I might name it, if a '63 or earlier, "Norma Jean" after
>the definitive Hollywood sex kitten beauty Marilyn Monroe. ?"Jane Mansfield"
>would be cool too, but trampier, and may bring bad "Car-ma" considering her
>unpleasant end. ?Although that tragedy WAS in a BUICK. ?I have always
>thought if I had a Ghia Limo, and were able to use it as an exclusive limo
>service, I would name it "Butterfield 8", and try to fit it on a license
>plate. ?"Butrfld8" might work, and in reference to Liz Taylor in her prime
>(who, just so you know, and someday your grandchildren will know, HATED
>Marilyn Monroe, and was extremely jealous of her. ?I know you all had a need
>to know that. ?And now you do!), but that is my just my opinion, and we all
>know about opinions, don't we...
>
>Bill Ulman
>Seattle, WA
>'66 Crown Convertible Coupe - Doris Day
>WA State plates: ?FIT4AQN
>
>
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>
>I know this is sort of off topic but thought what the heck.
>my 59 imperial is nameless I can't seem to come up with a cool name for it
>any suggestions?
>I have been leaning towards ?the "NAUTILUS". from the book, but would like
>to find one that would better fit a imperial.
>
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