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Surrey Rover



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Giving Land Rovers names?
What's it all about and where did it start?

I have owned, two Rangies, a series one and three Defender's and all of them were nameless, am I missing something.
Post #50345 30th Dec 2010 6:31pm
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fekete



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Bonatti Grey
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Post #50347 30th Dec 2010 6:33pm
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pom



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Black Betty is mine!

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Post #50348 30th Dec 2010 6:35pm
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cinstone



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England 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
Michael for mine after Michael Palin, cuz' it's fun and goes everywhere.

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Post #50353 30th Dec 2010 6:40pm
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Surrey Rover



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fekete wrote:
Sense of humour Whistle


Laughing
Post #50355 30th Dec 2010 6:43pm
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bm52



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my old 300tdi is called 'hard core' by my wife. the Puma is called 'pussy' because it has heated and electric everything Rolling Eyes BM52
Post #50361 30th Dec 2010 7:06pm
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warren



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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
Our old arles blue 200Tdi 90 was called Old Blue
The arles blue 300Tdi 90 was called Big Blue
The red 300Tdi 90 was called Big Red
The puma is called Big Black

Very original naming structure Laughing

Although I did own 'The Hoffmobile' for a while (named after the numberplate! Ended in HOF). Older than 'Big Blue but newer than Old Blue' wasn't as catchy...
Post #50368 30th Dec 2010 7:39pm
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Eduardo



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Chile 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
Quite easy:

All my cars was named by it plates numbers as a nemotechnics

My first one was the Gabriela Velasco and old renault (GV XX XX)
The second one was the Jesuit Priest a nice Opel Vectra station (SJ XX XX)
The third was Tano, a very comfortable Ford Windtar (TN XX XX)
An now is the Big Fog of '64 (BG FG 64).

Cheers Eduardo

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Post #50385 30th Dec 2010 9:11pm
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Glynparry25



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Wales 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green
Same here,

Old Discovery is called Betty-Sue, and the Defender is called Ute.

You have to name your pride and joy.

Glyn Sheep
Post #50398 30th Dec 2010 10:10pm
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Post #50404 30th Dec 2010 10:22pm
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TACK



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ours is 'YOGI, as my plate is YG10 XXX Mr. Green
Post #50405 30th Dec 2010 10:43pm
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Vixen



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If I only owned one landie I wouldn't name it. It would just get called "The Land Rover"

But, seeing as I have 5, they are all named. You have to be able to easily distinguish between them. No names would mean saying in the Series 1, or in the 100inch, or in the Command Reconn etc etc....may as well name them in that case Laughing
Post #50408 30th Dec 2010 10:58pm
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MrFlips



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Wales 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 PU Santorini Black
Hugely impressed with five Land Rovers Vixen Thumbs Up Peter
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1952 80" Soft top
Post #50417 30th Dec 2010 11:45pm
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TC



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United Kingdom 
Ours is called Rafe....number plate naming as above Thumbs Up

First car I have ever named (and there have been a few!)
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BigRuss



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
My first land rover 300tdi disco was called 'old gal'
My td5 110DC was called 'the shadow'
And I've named my 110 USW 'bear' all because she wants a 90 replica version called 'cubby'
She still to name her disco2 Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black
Post #50440 31st Dec 2010 9:49am
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