I've always thought that good names/nicknames aren't the ones that the owner comes up with, but that the good ones come from other people. So, I want you guys to suggest names for my truck. But first, here's the details and a little history of my truck.

I have a 1978 F-250 Ranger 4x4 3/4 ton truck. Full styleside bed. Raven Black. Came with a 351M mated to a C6 auto tranny. My dad swapped out that engine for a 400 from a 1974 LTD with very little mileage. The body is in great shape, although the bed needs a lot of repair. It's been well taken care of. My dad has had it since 1986, he sold it to his brother sometime around 2001. He then bought it back for me at my request for my first vehicle. It used to have a 3" lift in it, but my uncle took it out. We've never had it fail us, not once. It's always been dependable. Never gave us any trouble. My dad welded together the front bumper from some heavy steel pipe. He accidentally pulled off the back bumper while pulling out some shrubs from underneath a foundation. Totally recked the bumper. I plan on replaceing it.

I've also gotten my hands on a 1979 460 engine. I've stripped it down and once I've got it checked out, I plan on spending $7000+ on it. Then I'll drop it in my baby. I plan on restoring the truck and making it truly mud worthy.

Did I mention I've got a pair of VERY LOUD semi-truck horns mounted under the hood, powered by a portable air tank in the toolbox?

It'll be hard, but I plan on not being afraid to get it dirty... we'll see how that goes though...

I have several pictures of it in my gallery, both clean & dirty :-)

In the end, I wouldn't mind if it looked close to this...
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I LOVE those tires...

So anyways, now that you guys have a good idea of what my truck is like, what it stands for, and the spirit it embodies, what do you think would be a good name for it?

I appreciate any and all suggestions, and thanks in advance!

 

aint that the truth, my freinds call mine the battle ship mostly cause of its color (that navy flat grey color) and cause she takes a beating and keeps on going.

not really sure about a namethough. i think your personal freinds would be better than some strangers on a forum

 

I don't have very many personal freinds

 

I am restoring my 79 F-250 4x4 right now. I am doing it as my senior project for school. My very close and good friend died last year. He was I guess you could say a "stud" and was partially italian. He called himself the "Italian Stallion" and it fit him perfectly. My school colors are orange and black and football was a shared love between both of us. (I am a junior now and still have another year and hopefully college to play ball) We were a damn good pair of linebackers. I am painting my truck orange and black and am building it kind of in dedication to him. With my moms Mustang and my old buddy's nickname, I'm gonna call my truck "STALLION"

TheBlueMule

 

Sorry to hear about your friend... I'm fortunate enough to not be in that situation

 

I would call that Truck ....."Justice"

 

Mine "the show truck" lol its a rust bucket

 

Ya I think Justice would be a sweet name. I named my 79 "Cuz" cause it just fit its personality. A truck that just keeps on going along, kinda redneck, but not nappy, and down for any adventure. So now when ever me and my friends go exploring or something I just yell," Come on Cuz!" Haha.

 

"stump bumper "

 

To name it ya gotta drive it,,,,, and a name will come to you, I have Bessie, my 66 she is as loyal and dependable as an ol' cow. "Sid" my 77 from Ice Age the movie (named by my daughter), and "MATER" from Cars my 63 (again, named by Sammie) only you can name it ,,,,,,,

 

Black and looks bada$$. I'd say "REAPER".

BlueMule, sorry to hear about your friend.

 

I would agree with Pickupmanx2, only you can name it, I have all 4 of mine named, My 89 S-10 is Lil Billy Bubba, my 97 Jeep is Jack, my 72 Mustang is Junior, and my 77 F250 is Monster. It is a personal thing, It will come to you in time.

 

Jason, you say you don't have any close friends, so would that make your truck your "buddy" ?

 

I guess if I had to pick a name, it'd be something that meant "reliable" or "dependable", because that's the big thing about this truck, you could always count on it to just work. Lol I just remembered, my dad used to tell me that if I ever needed to drive somewhere for an emergency, I could drive this truck, even if all the tires were flat! Being a young kid back then, that really meant something to me...

 

I wanted my truck to be huge and look sinister, so....

Leviathan (Large, sinister, sea monster)





"May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan "