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[lukepilot]

Was just wondering how everyone came up with a name for their mini, and what the names were!

[minimaxie]

Mine's called Sheldon. Being the obvious reference to The Big Bang Theory and because he's a Cooper. Sheldon Cooper FTW

[superhuhn]

My Mini's name is Elsie - coming from the abbreviation "l.l.c." (for "lovely little car") ...

[sam-wkd]

My 40 is called Mable - was named by Mini Mag when they had her - the number plate ends MAB. All of our minis have had names though. We had a brown estate years ago that was a bit nippy so was called the Turbo Turd (it didn't have a turbo). 

[lukepilot]

Mine's called Sheldon. Being the obvious reference to The Big Bang Theory and because he's a Cooper. Sheldon Cooper FTW

That's a very interesting and clever name!

[lukepilot]

My 40 is called Mable - was named by Mini Mag when they had her - the number plate ends MAB. All of our minis have had names though. We had a brown estate years ago that was a bit nippy so
was called the Turbo Turd (it didn't have a turbo). 

That is probably the funniest name I've heard... and strangest...

[Archived1]

I do sometimes call mine names but I cant post them on here 

[smudger"s"works]

Mines Jessica or Jess for short, the most common girls name in 94 thought it was quite fitting.

[Brad_Raybould]

Mine is called Lottie, partly because I named her after my girlfriend's name which is Charlotte and the last part of the plate is LTT.

[scottybigflip]

i named my 1993 Mini Rio ....... Rio  

[miniman267]

I named my grey cooper maisey grey

[sam-wkd]

i named my 1993 Mini Rio ....... Rio  

 

We also had a blue one that was called 'Bluey'

[BronkoMini]

Mines called mini the eighth or mate for short, the reason for it is quite simple it's out eighth mini

['Chop']

Mine have been called...

 

1979 Sandglow 850- ''Marmaduke'', 'because he was marmalade coloured.

 

Mini 25- ''Silv'', again colour

 

1977 998- ''Snodgras'', from the kids program Puddle Lane, just liked the name.

 

1973 1380- ''Sunny'', I asked the very young daughter of a mate who I borrowed a compression tester from what the mini should be called, She said "Call it Sunny because it's the colour of sunshine".... and the name stuck

 

Auto 998- ''Ernie'', because the reg was ERN

 

1969 pickup- ''The Snark'', named by a previous owner

 

1979 roofchopped 998- ''Blue'', 'because of the colour, BUT now called ''Chop''- after I did some surgery

 

1984 998- ''The Red Shed'', 'because it was hanging!!

 

1984 van- ''Woody'', I painted it 'wooden' (like Chop)

 

1970 pickup- ''Ratty'' as I deseamed it and handpainted it in blackboard paint (my neighbours complained and asked me to park it somewhere else)

 

plus some others which I don't think were named, or at least I don't remember them

[DEXISWOLF]

Margaret after my loud and small great nannan my mam said she used to shout at anybody