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Pam W



Member Since: 25 Oct 2011
Location: North Yorkshire
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England 1998 Defender 90 Td5 SW Auto Oslo Blue
Ours are

'my 90'

'the 100 inch'

'the Rangie'

No silly names. Hate 'em. Especially 'The Beast' which has to be the worst name ever for Land Rovers. Soooo last year. Whistle Whistle Rolling with laughter
Post #149690 11th Jun 2012 9:13am
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custom90



Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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United Kingdom 
Well on the bright side at least no one has named theirs j33p Shocked Whistle Shocked NEVER SURRENDER! ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
Post #149692 11th Jun 2012 9:19am
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22900013A



Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green
My 109 is named SEB cos its Southern Electri...you get the picture. The 88 is called Siegfried...something about resurrection? the Mrs named it anyway. I have never felt the need to name the 110 to bes honest, it just hasn't developed any kind of noticeable character yet.
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LandRoverAnorak



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I think the names that people give their Land Rovers (or any cars really) says more about the character of the person than the vehicle. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Post #149709 11th Jun 2012 10:57am
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VeeTee



Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
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Netherlands 
[quote="Zagato"]
VeeTee wrote:
I owned a sailing boat and travelled in it for 20 years

Bow down


This is her:


Click image to enlarge


A very fine sailing yacht, designed by the American yacht designer Bill Lapworth. Have lots of nice memories of her... Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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Pam W



Member Since: 25 Oct 2011
Location: North Yorkshire
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England 1998 Defender 90 Td5 SW Auto Oslo Blue
Despite what I said earlier, I've just remembered we did have one Land Rover that got a name Embarassed Embarassed

It was a Series 3 with the reg TYG xxxL Not sure when or why but around our Land Rover club and then at home it got affectionately known as Tyg (pronounced Tig). Still refer to it as that now, when reminiscing ! Whistle Very Happy
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JSG



Member Since: 12 Jul 2007
Location: Berkshire
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
The kids tended to pick names based on the registration numbers, however the 110 got christened Max Headroom after car park barrier signs rather than the TV character.

It fits quite well with the letters on the plate which are MXH Cool John

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2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS
Post #149719 11th Jun 2012 12:20pm
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Dave-H



Member Since: 08 Feb 2011
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England 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green
JSG wrote:
The kids tended to pick names based on the registration numbers,


Same here Smile

Current 90 is Nippy [Reg NPY] .. appropiate too cos it can shift Wink

One before was Becky [BEC] Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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TR51



Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Dorset UK
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France 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey
Maxxed_Ross wrote:
Mine is called Lara... but I think they all are Laughing


Yep, mine too... Laughing
Post #149749 11th Jun 2012 4:38pm
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warren



Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
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England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
Big Black for me... following in the footsteps of Old Blue (a blue 200Tdi 90), Big Red (a red 300Tdi 90) and Big Blue (a.. wait for it, blue 300Tdi 90).

Highly original!
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Glynparry25



Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
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Wales 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green
Dave-H wrote:
JSG wrote:
The kids tended to pick names based on the registration numbers,


Same here Smile

Current 90 is Nippy [Reg NPY] .. appropiate too cos it can shift Wink

One before was Becky [BEC]


I wish it was that easy for me..... mine has had

BFA, PPK and is now KZV.

Glyn Dog Sheep
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ben_j85jty



Member Since: 03 Sep 2008
Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire
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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey
[quote="Glynparry25"
Names from work include: The Beast, tonka toy and the 'Rape Wagon'........ mainly because it has a lockable compartment at the back and I always have a shovel in it (for recovery). lol.

Glyn Dog Sheep[/quote]

You want to be careful carry in shovel in Cyrpus, The locals will think The Green Jackets are back! 2002 Defender 110 DC
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v8steve



Member Since: 18 Apr 2011
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red
defender called huggy ( hug reg) Mr. Green
disco called raymond (after a local bloke who has a mobile disco) Embarassed
offroader called landy Whistle

caravan called homey (after mr simpson) Rolling Eyes
mrs honda jazz called jemima Wink

yes it's a mad house here, but we're happy Thumbs Up 110 xs s/wagon
s3 swb soft top


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Post #149789 11th Jun 2012 8:37pm
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bpman



Member Since: 21 May 2008
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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
I've never really understood the name a car thing, my white 110 is called "my 110", the green 90 300 tdi is called "my 90" and the other car is called "the fez" ... I had a red Mk2 RS2000 called HUX though
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alfajock



Member Since: 12 Jan 2011
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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 110 V8 Petrol CSW Bonatti Grey
My daughter was 3 when I got my 110 and I explained that greenlaning was "exploring", so it inevitably ended up being known as Dora. Fully Restored 89 110 CSW V8

CLS 350 CDI for the sensible stuff
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