Mine was named by the prior owner "Rover." We tend to refer to it as "The Volvinator" or "Volvi." Are we the lone freaks calling our car names or do you have a name for your brick?
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85 - 244 GL - Looking for a 245!

The white DL is named the refrigerator....because he's a dependable old appliance. Nothing fancy..it just goes.

Wife's VW is putt-putt, because she made that sound on her first trip home.

The new turbo is, as of this printing, unnamed.

My license plate is TRBOBRK and we just call it the Brick. My friends call it amazing cuz they can't believe a 90 740T can roast pretty much anything at my college. lol.

Mine 121 is the "Rojo" (red in spanish). See at http://www.geocities.com/yogui7

My 744T is "Rosebud" 'cause its a sled.

1980 245, maroon (Damascus Red)--Lester. It's got an ugly-pick-up quality, and a little bit country. It seems like more of a boy-car because it's got a stick.

1992 245, "metallic tan"--Goldie. It's lots more refined but still a bit flashy.

'89 744ti is Ilsa
'82 245 we called Helga, which strangly enough, was also the name of my '58 Porsche 356A
'73 145 was the Screaming Yellow Zonker or The School Bus...you can guess his color.
'70 142 was usually called POS...figure it out
'67 122S didn't have a name...I was too young and stupid to realize what a great car she was. I threw her over for a little red MGA. No Volvo has ever put me through what that pile of junk did...wish I still had them both though ;-)

I get my new silver 242t tomorrow. It will be named Rikard in honor of the patron saint of all quick bricks, Rikard Rydell.
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don hodgdon '89 740ti, '81 240t, '71 D-35

The '88 245 became "Rumblegutz" at about 150k before I learned enough to replace all the bushings! Retired after being rear-ended at 250k, the replacement '92 245 is now "Son of Gutz."

I refer to the kid's blue '91 244 as Blauenstein, but he doesn't.

The wife's '97 855 doesn't have a name since she lacks a soul. (The antecedent of 'she' I leave to the reader.)

Sven-Göran.
And it is NOT named after the Swedish manager of England's soccer team.

Erling.
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1987 240 GL 80K miles

My friends call my 1987 240 DL (76k) "La vaca" (the cow in Spanish)

All of them have Toyotas and Hondas. Sorry for them! :)
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1987 - 240 DL 76k mi

...provided by piping to http://translate.google.com

> the Chongo Pelon and La Delfina Azul (NMI) [ 200] <
posted by the Pablos on the Sat, Jan 4th 2003 AT 6:46 A.M.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

I didn't figure you would find slang Mexican Spanish in no stinkin' web translator....:)

el = Sp m. the
chongo = mono, simio
pelon = sin pelo

la = Sp f. the
la delfina = f. of el delfin
azul = azul
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http://www.fidalgo.net/~brook4/oilslubesfilters.html

thru stinkin' web translator - the image is forming...

= Sp m. the chongo = monkey, simio pelon = without hair = Sp f. the the delfina = f. of delfin blue = blue -- 200]
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Pretty close.

The 245Ti is El chongo pelon, the Bald Monkey, aka Chuck.

The 855 is the Blue Dolphin.
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http://www.fidalgo.net/~brook4/oilslubesfilters.html

I thought I wouldn't live to see a machine do even this well.

Cierre bonito.
El 245Ti es pelon del chongo del EL, el mono calvo, tirada del aka.
Los 855 es el delfín azul.

-- http://www.fidalgo.net/~brook4/oilslubesfilters.html
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Pretty closing.
245Ti is pelon of chongo of, the bald monkey, distance of aka.
The 855 are the blue dolphin.

-- http://www.fidalgo.net/~brook4/oilslubesfilters.html
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Jeez sometimes language translators are closer to fuzzy than logic........my V.P. at work relies on one literally for Brasil Portugesa...YIKES!
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http://www.fidalgo.net/~brook4/oilslubesfilters.html

Celia - '88 745 GLE - still around for chores, my favorite brick
Dudley - '87 744 Turbo - gave his life for my daughter when the drunk driver smashed into him at an intersection
Evander - '90 744 Turbo - for sale
Felicity - '90 745 GL - sold
Gayorg - '95 855 base - In Ithaca NY getting a master's degree
Hattie - '95 854 base - In Connecticut - getting married soon?
Isabel or Rod - '96 855R - Mom's toy (That's what I tell her) - still debating this new arrival's moniker - Rod is out of sequence.

BTW - previously named vehicles
Annie - 1986 1/2 ton Suburban
Bubbah - 1988 3/4 ton Suburban

When we bought Celia, everyone fought over the brick, so I got rid of the Suburbans!
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3 8s & 2 7s 725,000 miles total

Yeah, it's a Powerpuff thing. And then there's the Wayback Machine (of Mr. Peabody and Sherman), because it's like a throwback to another era.

-- Kane
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Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40

The name's in the signature below. I load it up with my canoe and camping gear and I feel just like a kid with his red wagon.

When I was 17 I had a '78 Accord that was blue with patches of flat black where I attempted rust repair. That car was dubbed "The Bruise" by my friends.

Jim
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'92 Red 245 "The Radio Flyer"

84 245 = mayzie
80 242 = boomer

What else? Oh yeah.. bitch, chola, or maybe puta when it does something stupid (like ejecting a freakin spark plug). Boy oh boy I get to pay for that :)

The "currant" red Taurus was Feldman.

- alex

'85 244 Turbo | ~145.5k miles

"Inga"

Valvo is what I named my 85 240Ti.My wife's name is Valerie and she is always saying you love that car more then you love me,so I thaught I needed to give her equil time even though I probably talk to Valvo more then Valerie.

1980 240 wagon, (owned since new) The Green Been - as in it's been a good car, with luck and good maintenance it will continue to be a good car! 177,000

1992 240 wagon, Golda, named for the color and for Golda Meier. The car needed a strong and enduring name. 165,000

The non-Volvo cars in the family have never had names.

Some years ago my bright yellow, lowered and much modified '72 142S was the "Yellow Peril", while my daughters '82 244GLT is "Fred" after the license plate letters FED ***.

93 245 dark green with blackened windows= "La Carrosa", which is "The Hearse" in Spanish.

Volveeta, like the cheese food stuff.

Ingrid (Bergmann)
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'83 244GL 210K

My gold '86 245 has been dubbed "Goldbrick" If only it were worth as much....


peej

"Olaf".

I've already named the 85 245 Turbo I have my eye on too.
She will be called "Ingrid" (that is, if my wife allows another women into our garage)

Our first was Mulva, a rusted brown 1985 245.
Second, 1982 244 Dl B21A with Virgos, Sherman after the loverly sherman tank green paint.
Third, 1985 245 DL, bone stock/mint, Willie the Wonder Wagoon.
The wife calls it our Swedish armada

'66 122S nearing completion of restoration = Die Nixe (German for "The Mermaid")

'67 1800S now running on new monster motor = no name yet

'84 245 with flame paint job on the nose = Pele (the fire goddess)

'79 VW Westfalia Campmobile = unprintable

8^)

Mine is named after a female dog, but that might have something to with my ex giving it to her attorney as part of the expense's of her becomming an ex. So after years of working on the car to keep it tip-top, plus saving the cost of maintenance at a shop, (if I only knew then, what I know now)I seemed to have developed feelings of animosity towards that particular car. I really would like to have a DNA check done on the car, even though it isn't mortal, it sure acts like it's female.

I called "nene", and still kicking hondas, and VW.
Edwin
240 T '83
This month I will install Intercooler and manual tranny!!!

I speak to my 245 every morning. Almost always, it hears me say....

"Comeonstartupyoupieceajunk..."



Just kidding.
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Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)

ROTFLMAO!!!!
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don hodgdon '89 740ti, '81 240t, '71 D-35

My vanity plate says it all,PHILVO.Short for Phil's Volvo.Also my nickname now.
I've had 10 Volvo's and they all had names,like the white '85 245GL with the black tailgate dubbed the Penguin.
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philvo

I call my '84 245 the "Chuckwagon"!

Joe, how is the wagon search going?


Chuck

I might be on to one in Arkansas. I'm emailing a fellow down there as he is fixing one up - 84 245ti.

Of course I'm still looking for the Black 93 245ti Classic (4stick+OD) that was maintained by a team of naughty Swedish Supermodels for years in the secret underground lair beneath the factory in Gothenberg and then shiped to the States last week with 1200 miles on it. I'm hoping they will take $2000. ;)

Keeping the dream alive one oil change at a time!

The 940 is Olga..still searching for the right name for the 242 GT... need something a little more macho.
Chris

Veronica...
http://www.geocities.com/dabluebrick/index.html

90 244DL OLGA
94 944T INGA