And you call yours what?

[Guest]

While replying to another post on the forum earlier I realised that out of all the cars I've owned I have only ever named the two Jags in my motoring life.

I purchased my first S Type in 2001 shortly after they were introduced and with my childhood admiration of the Mark 2 very much in mind. At the time I was doing a lot of business mileage in the UK and in the first year put 30,000 on the clock. That car was a real workhorse and aside from a couple of expensive problems later in its life I covered over 120,000 miles in her before parting company. In all these were the most enjoyable, and at times exhilarating, miles in the million plus I must have covered. Besides being a beauty to look at she was a real workhorse and very quickly in our relationship and for no other good reason I began to call her 'Bess'. Solid, dependable, and when the spirit took her, breathtakingly quick.

Recently, and with some gentle prodding from my wife, I acquired another, slightly younger, S Type 3.0SE with low mileage and finished in Midnight Black. Naturally enough she is now called 'Black Bess' and in keeping with her forebear has reminded me of just how much fun I had with my first and how much more there is to come.

So what's your called and why?

Do most blokes assign female gender to their cars?

Do the ladies name theirs after men?

[Styperman]

I used to think that if I got one I would call it Michael after the REM singer Michael.. .... wait for it...... Stipe!.  Stipe or S Type, do you see what I did there?!!. 

Now I have one, I haven't called it anything, but I regard it as a she!

[Suppedraken]

I've never named a car or any other inanimate object in my entire life, but my favourite wife names everything. The food processor is Ken, the lawnmower is Klippy, and so on. The Citroën C1 was Moe (short for Moebius, because it's larger on the inside than on the outside), the Hilux is currently Otis and the Jag became King Bob. This led to renaming the Citroën Pucci. 

She hasn't named the chainsaw or the snowthrower, though.

[Old Peter]

Morgana just above Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, two weeks ago.

Peter,

[Guest]

12 hours ago, Suppedraken said:

She hasn't named the chainsaw or the snowthrower, though

I try, sometimes in vain, to keep the other half out of my workshop/shed so she does not find the new toys I've acquired for myself but mostly to keep her away from my chainsaw and other sharp kit she may use to curb such purchases in the future.

King Bob huh. A fitting name maybe but a 'Minion Jag?' - tell her it bites.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Old Peter said:

Morgana just above Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, two weeks ago.

Hi Peter,

She's gorgeous and the names an excellent fit - svelte, sultry and wicked in Black. Sets ones pulse racing just looking at her.

Oops, spinning in to car !Removed!.

[Guest]

16 hours ago, Styperman said:

 Michael after the REM singer Michael.. .... wait for it...... Stipe!.  Stipe or S Type, do you see what I did there?!!. 

Well yeah, got that the first time I saw your tag. Works well though and I'm really, really glad you did not go with Michael! I love REMs music but there have to be some limits.

[Old Peter]

6 hours ago, cubist said:

Hi Peter,

She's gorgeous and the names an excellent fit - svelte, sultry and wicked in Black. Sets ones pulse racing just looking at her.

Oops, spinning in to car !Removed!.

It is actually Indigo Blue, Steve, but  you can only tell the difference when the sun is shining

[Interpolitan]

My cat is definitely a “he” and he’s called Big Willy!

[Guest]

On 10/28/2017 at 8:08 PM, Old Peter said:

It is actually Indigo Blue

Oops, my apologies to the deeply seductive Morgana........and yourself of course.

[Guest]

17 hours ago, Interpolitan said:

My cat is definitely a “he” and he’s called Big Willy!

I'm not gonna ask...............can't help myself; is there some Scottish ancestry there?

[Carole Simpson-Hadley]

Gadzooks, as they used to say in Tudor England, or "Pam mae'r defaid honno'n fy ngwylio" as they used to say in Tudor Wales....look it up!

We have Myfannwy............our '07 9K mls XK X150;    Daffers..........our '07 S-type (Daphne -very Jam and Jerusalem);      Ruby (our '98 XJ8 X305)

My partner once had Grommit.....Range Rover Vogue 3.9EFI and Wallace.......1950 Wolseley 6/80, at the same time.      No, we didn't have a Singer named Shaun (after Shaun the Sheep.....leave it).

I also once had 4 Gilberns at the same time, one of which was, imaginatively, named Gilly.

My partner also once had a Rover 825 KV6 with various assorted (as was usual for the K-series) cooling issues....that was called all sorts of things, mostly unprintable.   Pass the scones, vicar.

We should like to add a Mk2 to the stable....probably would be called "blank cheque".

There's lovely

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Carole Simpson-Hadley said:

I also once had 4 Gilberns at the same time, one of which was, imaginatively, named Gilly.

Over the years, too many, and whilst accumulating more air-miles than many professional pilots, I have had to strangle the French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, German and Russian languages - metaphorically and literally speaking (coo - thats two more ) Adding Welsh to the mix though, even though I live near The Marches, is just a bridge too far. My strangling of that most musical of languages and much enjoyed accent would undoubtedly lead to increased demand for Welsh independence, border skirmishes and quite possibly more and increased attacks on my home by stray sheep - yeah we are that close.

But to get on topic. An impressive collection of classics and fond appellations there Carole. Ditto the Rover 825; my Sterling was always getting hot and bothered with little or no encouragement.

You captured my imagination though with the Gilberns. I've never bumped into one of these (poor metaphorical language again - need to brush up) but checking them out, some of the models put me in mind of Alfa and Bristol and theres something of the Marcos about the T11. They all look like fun to drive but why four of em?

[Carole Simpson-Hadley]

Good morning Steve

Firstly, ref the e-mail, none taken with regard to mispronouncispelling my name.   I get called all sorts of things, usually a little more polite than what my partner's KV6 was called.

With regard to the 4 Gilberns......the first was a Mk111 Invader with a Broadspeed Bullitt V6 Essex lump.....went like sheep poo off a farmer's foot.  Next was an Invader Estate (one of 68) called Glyndwyr which required much restoration including removal of "aftermarket" fibreglass rear fins a la Cadillac (!).     Third was another Invader Mk111 named Gilly once owned by a jeweller and all the chrome was gold-plated, and the fourth was a Mk11. Another came along which was a GT (MGA 1600 engine) aka the flying flea.    I became quite expert at spotting fibreglass issues!    I was once show secretary for the Gilbern Club (hence the black pointy hat at Classic car Show stands).   Couldn't part with any of them, and as I had the storage space, just kept them!!   I did have my eye on the T11 but it was early days and they were still in the prototype stage.      The moulds were found in the factory when Gilbern went bump, but nothing became of plans to proceed and it all went pear-shaped.

Sadly, my husband of the time, during our divorce, managed to sell/dispose of them all out from under me, plus my MG Midget, and I was left with a k.......d old BL Metro.  He (the ex-husband) was later seen being pursued into the Welsh Hills by a very angry dragon named Claude,intent on revenge.   He left this mortal coil some time ago (the ex-husband, not Claude!).

So I (and my partner) have gone from Dragons to Pussycats.   Must say the Jaguars are more in-keeping with our slightly advancing years, although it was quite amusing recently, when we visited the Jaguar Reborn and Classic Collection, that we spied a Gilbern on the storage racks and had to explain to the guide exactly what it was, as he had no idea.  Oops.

Meanwhile, we are looking forward to good weather on Sunday when we can get the XK out of the Carcoon and go for a tootle to the Restoration Show at Stoneleigh.

Pass the Welsh cakes

 

[Guest]

Must admit I've been on the receiving end of more than few derogatory appellations myself - many of them justified too.

Sorry to hear you were separated from from your Gilberns but hope they went to good homes and are still around somewhere. It's pleasing though that the perpe-traitor got his comeuppance.

Please though keep Claude under a tight reins, I would hate to go the same way for misdemeanor committed here.

Have a good time at Stoneleigh. 

[Carole Simpson-Hadley]

I do know that the Invader estate is now in France.  Perhaps Ms B Tyler bought it and got lost? Groan.   

Don't wish to cause concern, but we did notice Claude studying Google maps and streetview last night, and with a pack of hot chilli sandwiches under his left wing.   Even managed to drag himself away from his box set of "Gavin & Stacey" DVDs.

Looking forward to Stoneleigh where we might pick up some useful bits and pieces for the XJ8, and interesting to look over the cars for sale, just in case.    What has just come up on a certain vintage & classic vehicle sale at Leominster at the end of the month would be intriguing......a '63 Wolseley 6/110 barn find, once Met Police and for sometime used as a historic rally car.   Plenty of work there, as can be seen from the photos; alas, not a Jaguar so we'll have a gander and carry on eyeing up the Mk2s!!

  is coming

[Guest]

Does Claude like lamb? If so, we may be able to work out a deal.

[Guest]

Humbug

[Carole Simpson-Hadley]

Claude is very in favour of anything meaty, is looking forward to doing some bartering and notes that he  always brings his own chargrill apparatus.........stick it on his tail and he'll just breathe on it.      He is also very partial to a packet of humbugs (how did you know) or a tin of Fishermans Friends.      How silly are we?!

We have just come back from a "Celtic Women" concert in Nottingham and partook of very hot Cajun Chicken Pasta in TGIF beforehand. We have bought the doggy bag back for Claude as a reward for looking after the Jaguars whilst we were out.   The S performed very well throughout the various M1/M42/M6 closures and enjoyed the sights of various B roads which we had to take to in order to circumnavigate the heavies who were doing a very good impression of NY Broadway at theatre turn-out time. Groan.

We did enter a request at the Celtic Women concert but for some reason O'Rafferty's motor car (or O'Rafferty's Jaguar) was not deemed suitable.

Time for bed said Zebedee

[NoNeed]

Still a very new owner so have just been using "the cat" with a silly grin of course, but as it has a few things that don't work properly I was thinking dave, as I work with a dave and he doesn't work properly either LOL

[Guest]

Hi Paul and Welcome to the Club,

Clearly the S Type has already infected you with obligatory grin and is introducing you to the equally obligatory foibles.

Hopefully though, you'll soon clear these up whilst I suspect you'll have less luck with your workmate.

Cheers and keep us posted with any challenges that may come your way there are many in the club who are happy to help.

Steve

[NoNeed]

Thank you, cubist, will do