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How to name your van
#125963 March 09th 2007 2:55 pm
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i always say your van name will find it's self
lately been pondering ideas for theme and name for my 65 chop
as it gets closer to pounding on some pavement
just tossing some ideas around....
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Seventh Van of the Seventh Van (always been an iron maiden fan)
(and the parts trail is about right lol)
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Double Vision (when completed you'll understand with pics ;) )
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i have a couple others written down someplace here
-next edition of the mag i'd like to do a list of van names if anyone wants to get involved with that project over the next season-

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Go with the Maiden theme...I like it!!!!!

Speaking of Maiden, The new Lincoln Park CD is due out in a few months. The name will ring a bell...Minutes to Midnight!

What were they thinking??



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I too am searching for a name... nothing came up yet that really stuck... note it is a lighthouse theme...

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Originally Posted by Snotty
I too am searching for a name... nothing came up yet that really stuck... note it is a lighthouse theme...

https://www.vanning.com/threads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=110506&page=1#Post110506


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As most of you know the Native Americans would observe a person for a year before they would gift them with a name that was fitting the persons life.

For instance say we have a young warrior in the village that fears nothing but soap and water, we may give him the name of Mighty skunk.

So I'd like to think that when my van is done I will take some time before giving her a name, I just pray that "Leaks the black stuff" isn't in the cards!


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Snotty #126046 March 09th 2007 10:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Snotty
I too am searching for a name... nothing came up yet that really stuck... note it is a lighthouse theme...

https://www.vanning.com/threads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=110506&page=1#Post110506


how about "On the Rocks" or somesuch.


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Storm-Port..?...Riding The Storm Out...?...After The Storm...?....Green Mona Lisa....?......You will figure it out when U step back and look..................Ghetto Rat Be Me


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in all honesty I have never needed help naming a vehicle. it has always just came to me. one of those head clear moments. my van is sluggo. he is an old lumbering Ox, not much to look at but is always there for ya. sluggo....

one of my motorcycles is "the jail bird" its a honda Nighthawk that I bought as an unclaimed impound from a tow company. Impound = jail, nighthawk = bird. jailbird.... grin

Snotty, I would call your van the light house.


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Ooo, I like "on the rocks", good one.
How about "the sentinel","guardian","cyclops",or as a Queensryche fan "the Warning".

"Early GPS"?


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Ivan from up this way built or at least painted a 2nd gen Chevy called Visions ... Double Vision would be a cool name. No idea what happened to this van, this picture is from 1979:
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Eric, how about "Tunnel Vision","mailbox","squinty" LOL!
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i know pics would help... i'll soon share
-there are at least 11 no more than 13 mods going into my 65
(couple ideas may develop into a couple others)
i kind of like the Double Vision name because of a couple of the mods will really fit ;)
but as it gets closer to primer,i'm sure it'll let us know what it should be called.. hopefully it won't be called anything bad
like i've been yelling at it lately lol
-i'd like to know what happend to the -visions- van,any way of finding out Doug? that pic been around a long time, we need some new ones ;)



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How about...Pooffevanlightenhouser....hey it must mean something to some body somewhere?


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Good luck with the name Erick. my project vans name is Flash Back do to a flash back i had in it lol...


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I'm a Leo. I sort of collct lion stuff around the house. In 92 I had a lion head air brushed on my tire cover. I've got some gold lion heads on the dash. In 98 I came across "The Colonel" at a truck-in in Missouri. Had him etch lion heads on my vent windows. Went to Nationals in New York in 2000. There's the Colonel again. Had hi do lions leaping out of the corners of my back bay windows. Pretty much been "Lionvan" since then.

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Thanks for the suggestions guys! keep em comin!!!! I still have not decided on one... Storm-Port..?...Riding The Storm Out...?...After The Storm...?....Green Mona Lisa....?..Pooffevanlightenhouser "on the rocks", "the sentinel","guardian","cyclops","the Warning"."Early GPS"? the light house. Vantastic Beacon ,Tsunami ,Safe Harbour. Heavenly Beacon, guiding light ...............More more! I will have a desision made by truck'in time... :-)









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Snotty, how about Storm Rider, or Ancient Mariner, or Edge of Darkness...


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How Long to The "Point of No Return" (A 70's Classic) It had a great album cover.

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Eric, how about "LoBo" (Wolf)
or "Loki" (Norse god of mischief I think)

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You just stand back and look at it, then you go for long ride with stereo blastin, You will come up with a name!!! Because drivin a cool Van, isnt a ride, it's an experience!!!!


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It don't matter what name I give it when I call it , It don't come!


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I was thinking about naming my '94 "Feelz on Wheelz" but then I figured my wife would care for that one.


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Eddie looks great!

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My van doesn't leak, it just likes to mark alot of territory.lol


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We too will be looking for a name soon. I am hoping it comes in a moment, usually how it works for me. Such a big decision though. Maybe Driving Light for the lighthouse theme, thats my contribution, good luck.


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I had tossed around a lot of name ideas when I first got my van... wanted something cool... toyed with the idea of "dark passions" for a brief time, then the whole UFO thing happened and it was dubbed "area 51" for a while.

I'm a big Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy van, and have some etching on one of my windows as a tribute, and intend on adding some more.
underneath all that grey primer, my van is gold (original color)
so I like to refer to it as "the heart of gold", which was the name of the spaceship in the Guide that they cruised around in.


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Hank was sayin how he had your van for a whole winter and he really liked that astro... he's really excited about making these new astro visors and wiper cowls he's making now too have ya seen em?

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"Heart of Gold" hummmmm thats an improbable name, would cause you lots of Chaos no doubt!


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"Chaos" was one of Dave's old license plates, good call Phrog. I think his van has a V6 though, not Improbabitity drive.

My first van was an old work truck, #42!

How about Pan-galactic Gargleblaster for a name?


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I've never really thought of a name for my van ....

My kids just call it "THE VAN!"

I've always just called it "Guess what's on YOUR bumper!!!"

And my other cars probably just call it "Sir".


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Originally Posted by KPAX632
I've never really thought of a name for my van ....

My kids just call it "THE VAN!"

I've always just called it "Guess what's on YOUR bumper!!!"

And my other cars probably just call it "Sir".


now THATS some funny stuff right there! lol

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My last 2 vans were Nomad and Nomad2. This one will not be Nomad3. I have no name as yet....BigJim

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I'd be affraid to mention a possible name for mine, in case someone else grabbed it before i could get it painted on. So "moms" the word for now.


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Originally Posted by leadfoot
Hank was sayin how he had your van for a whole winter and he really liked that astro... he's really excited about making these new astro visors and wiper cowls he's making now too have ya seen em?


Astro is George Jetsons dog. Right Rorge?? grin
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Originally Posted by Bryce
"Chaos" was one of Dave's old license plates, good call Phrog. I think his van has a V6 though, not Improbabitity drive.

My first van was an old work truck, #42!

How about Pan-galactic Gargleblaster for a name?


Astro is George's dog's name, CHAOS is my dogs name. How weird.

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For some reason I'm getting partial to "Fernando" ....

*Add Spanish accent when reading name*

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My 1978 Chev has been dubbed " WTF " probably because the condition it is in versus the price I paid.....won a trophy for best in class first show ever..

The Errorstar, as it has been called is because we mistakenly dropped a 348 Flat Head Lincoln V8 in it.....oops My Bad ;)

The Astro is X-Boop because I rescued it from Betty Boop before Boop could take a plasma cutter to it and turn it into another wild creation............ smile smile


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Originally Posted by Doc-EH?
The Astro is X-Boop because I rescued it from Betty Boop before Boop could take a plasma cutter to it and turn it into another wild creation............ smile smile


Give it back. Dave prolly needs a new project! devil


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Originally Posted by Doc-EH?
The Astro is X-Boop because I rescued it from Betty Boop before Boop could take a plasma cutter to it and turn it into another wild creation............ smile smile


Give it back. Dave prolly needs a new project! devil


If it fails emissions one more time that will probably be what happens laugh

We also have Virtuals old one to work with as well...lol


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Sounds like a super stretch to me!


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Mine's been named "Fog Cutter" for some time. thanks to Tom at Long Trout Winery! :-) Leadfood has the chop ever been officially named?


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it hasn't named it's self yet
i have an interior plan, and "theme"
that it will be oriented around
just no definate plans for what color(s)
and name YET
once i have all of it's wounds stiched up it may have more to tell
me.. but for now.. it's just being called "finish me" lol

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SO what did you name it ?


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Haha. Old thread resurrection.
I've been to a couple of van name ceremonies .....(usually starts with a safety meeting).
There's a thread somewhere by Preacher (IIRC) that details the ceremony and ritual. lol

Edit.....
Found it. Wasn't a thread but a post:
https://www.vanning.com/threads/ubbthreads.php/topics/229982/re-naming-your-van.html#Post229982

Like I said, usually starts with a safety meeting..... crazy

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I like Safety meetings ......lol

Thats how I named my 2 vans .....


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Our '88 is named Ol' Ford,
Our '93 is just called Shorty,
Our '94 is named Our Girl,
Our '95 is named Big Blue.

Oh and the HHR is called Lil Red.

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So what did Leadfoot name his van ?


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'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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Originally Posted by frscke1
So what did Leadfoot name his van ?


(Again IIRC) He named it Bad Penny..... Hasn't been here in many, many years.

Astrocreep check your PM's.

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My white van is Chasin Racin ....but when I need it to haul something I call it the White Rhino ....lol


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My van was named Fatal Attraction back in the 70's by the original builder. It then went to a second owner before I got it. I found out the original name and I am going to keep that name

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I've had my van for more than 11 years now and it still doesn't have an official name, but it's unofficial name is Brown Sugar. Been told it's maybe not a good choice in today's society.


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I’m as free as the breeze and I ride where I please.... Saddle Tramp!

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Originally Posted by KeVan
I've had my van for more than 11 years now and it still doesn't have an official name, but it's unofficial name is Brown Sugar. Been told it's maybe not a good choice in today's society.



Balls to that, Brown Sugar is always a good nickname.


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Originally Posted by Charlie99909
Originally Posted by KeVan
I've had my van for more than 11 years now and it still doesn't have an official name, but it's unofficial name is Brown Sugar. Been told it's maybe not a good choice in today's society.



Balls to that, Brown Sugar is always a good nickname.



I agree. If we keep this PC nonsense up, soon we won't be able to say anything about anything.


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SOOOOO whats your vans name ?


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'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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We have Sapphire Suite, Bad Influence and LoveSahck right now!


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1981 Chevy-the Love Shack
2012 Chevy Van , 2020 chevy van
2020 Chevy van Sapphire Sweet.
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How did they get their name ?


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'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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Sapphire Sweet for its awesome blue color, Bad Influence after my burnout girl and Loveshack for the van we met in and had fun lol


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Name my vans after my sporatic brain farts


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Had 8 vans over the years. Never named one. Called some of them names. P0S , junk, heap to name a few. All my Fords

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The van I just finished is named Fatal Attraction (was named that back in the 70's and I have just kept the name). The chopped van I am building is named Vandemic because I started the chop process in January 2020 at the onset of the pandemic.

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Most of mine are named Parts Bins, They all contain boat loads of parts inside.


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Thanks Mickey. Regrettably I never saw Floyd. Best I've done is Brit Floyd. After doing this one I would have liked a shorty. I'll try to show the inside with a YouTube video. 5:15-5;20 shows the inside. Love classic rock!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-0Xe5eOs4&t=324s

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I've been blessed and rocked hard from 1969-1982 and seen so many GREAT Rock Legends multiple times LIVE. At work; can't wait to see the video when I get home. Thanks

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