Cool race car names!

Chevy454 · 03-27-2008, 02:47 PM

We have a thread for witty slogans on race cars, now how about cool race cars names?! Back in the day, every car had a name, and they all meant something...and sometimes they even took a little thought!

You had the "Paddy Wagon", "Red Alert", "Herbie's Hugger", countless cars Novas used "Novacaine"...someone referenced "Makin' Bacon" in another thread! Let's hear 'em...!!

Geerhead55 · 03-27-2008, 03:11 PM

My all time favorite has to be "Grumpy's Toy",,,out here locally, we had Mike Rendell and his Ranchero in gas and altered called "Lil Boss Truck". I know I'm forgetting a lot of the div.6 guys......Danny Durham

Michael Beard · 03-27-2008, 03:25 PM

There was a group of us at Beaver Springs Dragway called the Looney Tunes Gang...

"Dust Devil" (my '74 Duster bracket car, featuring Taz)

"Baaaad Intentions" (Tweety w/ an axe behind his back)

And my all-time favorite, Will Leitch's "Ornery Cuss" with Yosemite Sam...

There were a lot of great names on bracket cars in the northeast... "Bristol Stomp", "Penny Pincher", "Money for Nothing", "Winner Beater"...

Bud McNasby's "Somethin' Else" Omega...

Joe Santangelo · 03-27-2008, 03:30 PM

Checkmate !...and Hatari...!

Tim B · 03-27-2008, 04:14 PM

Those were the day's when all the cool car's had names. My dragster is called Loose Cannon(A JUDGE GAVE ME THAT ONE).At Thompson there was two Camaro's owned by a husband and wife called Bewitched and the Warlock.

John Warehime · 03-27-2008, 04:18 PM

One of the coolest still races, George Taylor's, .... Alco Hauler.

Dave Ribeiro · 03-27-2008, 04:27 PM

Mr Warehime,

You have a PM .............Dave,

John Warehime · 03-27-2008, 04:46 PM

Dave, WOW! I didn't know about the private message board. I had 3 messages. These computer things are great.

Myron Piatek · 03-27-2008, 04:56 PM

For what it's worth, I thought "Locomotion" would be cool for my car. I always liked the song, first by Little Eva in '62, Grand Funk RR in '74 and Kylie Minogue in the '80's. One definition I found for the word was "power of movement". Rather appropriate for a race car. So my 2 bracket Challengers and now my IHRA Dart Sport have carried the name.

I didn't know Little Eva lived in Kinston, NC until she passed away just before the last time I raced there in 2003.

Also had a dad bring his little girl over in the pits to see tha car at an IHRA national event in Stanton, MI because "Locomotion" was her favorite song in dance class! I won that weekend. But I'll never know if they saw it because it poured rain shortly after the last cars went down and I never saw them again.

It wasn't until quite a while after I started using the name that I found out Bob Reed use to have the name on his cars also.

A couple of other cars that come to mind are "Time Machine" and the late ET racer Billy Crews from Gainesville had "Cruz Control" on his cars. When I fist saw that as a rookie, I wondered if he was cheating using cruise control! lol

MEMORIES · 03-27-2008, 06:25 PM

This is right up my alley! lol I raced from 1972 through 1995 and have seen hundreds of cars with names. Here's a few:

LOOSE CABOOSE
DESPERADO
THE LIMIT
PSYCHOTIC REACTION
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
MOODY BLUES
AGGRAVATION
RENEGADE
HUSTLER
FOOLISH PLEASURE
WAR HORSE
RAT DADDY
HAMMERIN' HEMI
GOLDEN ROD
EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE
CUSTER'S LAST STAND
TRAC MAN
WASTED DAYS & WASTED NIGHTS
MOTHER'S WORRY
SPIRIT OF 62
HIGH TIMES
SKY HIGH
WEEKENDER
CRACKER JACK
PROUD REBEL
INCREDIBLE HULK
GREEN WEENIE
POISON DART
BUSTIN OUT
CAR WARZ

03-27-2008, 02:47 PM	#1
Chevy454 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Alton, Missouri Posts: 84 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool race car names! We have a thread for witty slogans on race cars, now how about cool race cars names?! Back in the day, every car had a name, and they all meant something...and sometimes they even took a little thought! You had the "Paddy Wagon", "Red Alert", "Herbie's Hugger", countless cars Novas used "Novacaine"...someone referenced "Makin' Bacon" in another thread! Let's hear 'em...!! __________________ 69 Pure/Stock Yenko Camaro 11.73 @ 118

03-27-2008, 03:11 PM	#2
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! My all time favorite has to be "Grumpy's Toy",,,out here locally, we had Mike Rendell and his Ranchero in gas and altered called "Lil Boss Truck". I know I'm forgetting a lot of the div.6 guys......Danny Durham

03-27-2008, 03:25 PM	#3
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! There was a group of us at Beaver Springs Dragway called the Looney Tunes Gang... "Dust Devil" (my '74 Duster bracket car, featuring Taz) "Baaaad Intentions" (Tweety w/ an axe behind his back) And my all-time favorite, Will Leitch's "Ornery Cuss" with Yosemite Sam... There were a lot of great names on bracket cars in the northeast... "Bristol Stomp", "Penny Pincher", "Money for Nothing", "Winner Beater"... Bud McNasby's "Somethin' Else" Omega... __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

03-27-2008, 03:30 PM	#4
Joe Santangelo Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: MARLBOROUGH CT Posts: 163 Likes: 226 Liked 207 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! Checkmate !...and Hatari...!

03-27-2008, 04:14 PM	#5
Tim B Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 76 Likes: 3 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! Those were the day's when all the cool car's had names. My dragster is called Loose Cannon(A JUDGE GAVE ME THAT ONE).At Thompson there was two Camaro's owned by a husband and wife called Bewitched and the Warlock. __________________ Tim Blount S/C Q/R 310T

03-27-2008, 04:18 PM	#6
John Warehime Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 291 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Cool race car names! One of the coolest still races, George Taylor's, .... Alco Hauler.

03-27-2008, 04:27 PM	#7
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! Mr Warehime, You have a PM .............Dave, __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

03-27-2008, 04:46 PM	#8
John Warehime Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 291 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Cool race car names! Dave, WOW! I didn't know about the private message board. I had 3 messages. These computer things are great.

03-27-2008, 04:56 PM	#9
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! For what it's worth, I thought "Locomotion" would be cool for my car. I always liked the song, first by Little Eva in '62, Grand Funk RR in '74 and Kylie Minogue in the '80's. One definition I found for the word was "power of movement". Rather appropriate for a race car. So my 2 bracket Challengers and now my IHRA Dart Sport have carried the name. I didn't know Little Eva lived in Kinston, NC until she passed away just before the last time I raced there in 2003. Also had a dad bring his little girl over in the pits to see tha car at an IHRA national event in Stanton, MI because "Locomotion" was her favorite song in dance class! I won that weekend. But I'll never know if they saw it because it poured rain shortly after the last cars went down and I never saw them again. It wasn't until quite a while after I started using the name that I found out Bob Reed use to have the name on his cars also. A couple of other cars that come to mind are "Time Machine" and the late ET racer Billy Crews from Gainesville had "Cruz Control" on his cars. When I fist saw that as a rookie, I wondered if he was cheating using cruise control! lol __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing Last edited by Myron Piatek; 03-27-2008 at 05:03 PM.

03-27-2008, 06:25 PM	#10
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! This is right up my alley! lol I raced from 1972 through 1995 and have seen hundreds of cars with names. Here's a few: LOOSE CABOOSE DESPERADO THE LIMIT PSYCHOTIC REACTION SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER MOODY BLUES AGGRAVATION RENEGADE HUSTLER FOOLISH PLEASURE WAR HORSE RAT DADDY HAMMERIN' HEMI GOLDEN ROD EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE CUSTER'S LAST STAND TRAC MAN WASTED DAYS & WASTED NIGHTS MOTHER'S WORRY SPIRIT OF 62 HIGH TIMES SKY HIGH WEEKENDER CRACKER JACK PROUD REBEL INCREDIBLE HULK GREEN WEENIE POISON DART BUSTIN OUT CAR WARZ Last edited by MEMORIES; 03-27-2008 at 06:32 PM.