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4wheeler



Member Since: 13 Apr 2010
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Australia 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Chawton White
After the MIL (check engine light) came on 400km after a major service and on day 2 of a holiday to less populated parts of outback South Australia, you bet I named it! Laughing

It is however generally know in the family as Larry the Land Rover. No idea how that one came up.
Post #150428 15th Jun 2012 10:54am
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vogue se



Member Since: 24 Jan 2008
Location: Bocholt
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Belgium 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 Exclusive HT Nara Bronze
My first Defender called "NORAH". A combination of Norah Jones and Nora, the girlfirend of Dipstick in Pete Wilson's gimmick

Second Defender is called "OLIVIA"
Post #150433 15th Jun 2012 11:34am
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Birdy



Member Since: 07 Oct 2011
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France 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
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

Absolutely - one of my daughters calls her Picanto Kiki, the others Fiesta is Fifi, and their communal SatNav is "Jane" 'cos that's the name of its programmed voice.

So I've called my Defender DeeDee and kiss its chrome hinges and polish its Waxoyled chassis every night before I go to sleep.

Peter
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T1G UP



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey
the kids have named the 110 "gandalf the grey"!
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custom90



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Birdy wrote:

So I've called my Defender DeeDee and kiss its chrome hinges and polish its Waxoyled chassis every night before I go to sleep.

Peter

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Go Beyond



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JSG wrote:
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


Of course the TV character was named after the car park barriers .... Mr. Green
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AlisterC



Member Since: 25 Apr 2012
Location: Somerset
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Wales 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Indus Silver
My wife named ours " Diesel" because she likes the sound of the engine
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Manx Ste



Member Since: 02 Dec 2011
Location: Douglas
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Isle Of Man 1996 Defender 110 Other HT Cairns Blue
Upon showing the wife my 110 Hardtop I bought, she remarked it looked 'very butch' compared to other 4x4's.
So, it's always been called 'Butch'. And this was when it was standard, before I respayed it, added White steel modulars with mud tarrain tyres, Black chequer plate, A bar and 100w spots! 96 2.5 N/A LWB 110 Hardtop
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AlpenAndes



Member Since: 20 May 2011
Location: Currently Chile
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Austria 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Belize Green
Friends and colleagues called it the tractor. Once 50kg of sound isolation was installed and the radio still could be heard at 80km/h they agreed to call it something like a car.
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Eduardo



Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Región Metropolitana
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Chile 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
Similar story here: picked from the license plate.
Big Fog of 64' (BGFG 64) Eduardo

MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64'
MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"

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ay4alex



Member Since: 18 Feb 2009
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Java Black
Ours is called Defur - as in D for Defender. idea stolen from my username - Ay4alex - as in A for Alex

Ay 110 Tdci Double Cab
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TooTall



Member Since: 10 Jul 2012
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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 HT Tonga Green
"Larry" the Landy . . Shocked


Click image to enlarge "Ease your worries, Clear-up your woes,
Go into your garage & put stuff into rows."

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adafish



Member Since: 30 Mar 2009
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United Kingdom 1984 Defender 110 300 Tdi DCPU Stornoway Grey
the DC is called Betty, (B+++ HTY plate) , and the 90 is called DeRek ( looks like a farmers hack ). Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..
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lambert.the.farmer



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England 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi PU Rutland Red
For some obtuse reason or other my red defender is called Fred. The disco that preceded it was called magic. Personally I blame the medication. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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x-isle



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Mine is called Zippy. It sort of tied in. I replaced an L200 with the Defender and always had a Zippy (as in Rainbow) stuck in the back window.

It was saved from a charity shop run when I realised it's a geniune toy from back in the 70s, so couldn't chuck it.

Then when I picked up the Defender, the reg has ZPB in it, so Zippy now lives in the passenger grab handle and the Defender is names Zippy! Craig Rogers

2007 Puma 110 XS
2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux
www.craigrogers.photography
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