Whats yours called..

[Metroman]

http://www.mafva.net/PDF/RTRNames.pdf

 

Some of the names made me smile.

Edited August 10, 2008 by Metroman

[martylee]

Uder the hood it says Arthur, so I call it MacArthur if anyone asks...

 

 

Marty

[antarmike]

My Matador, which is a very bouncy ride, is called "The Tumble drier"

[sirhc]

This is interesting, I used to have a 24A belonging to 2RTR and it was called Casino.

 

Chris

[ArtistsRifles]

My Stalwart is called Maud, the Landrover is usually referred to in 4-letter terms :argh: and the OT hasn't earned a name yet!!

[Mark]

You could call the OT Boris ?

[ArtistsRifles]

You could call the OT Boris ?

 

Given all the trouble it's causing mate maybe Ken, Gordon or Tony would be more suitable names!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[antarmike]

you could call the OT "O.T.T."

[antarmike]

or you should have called it Oatibix?

Edited August 10, 2008 by antarmike

[ArtistsRifles]

:goodidea: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Markheliops]

My Ward has earnt many names during the last couple of years - none printable though.

 

I'll stick with the Rugged Boys.

 

Markheliops

[Tony B]

The Dodge is Called Ruby Baby, after my Mother, the 101 is called Elusive Lady, and she knows who she is. :cool2:

[Tony B]

Given all the trouble it's causing mate maybe Ken, Gordon or Tony would be more suitable names!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I'm honured ! Dont leave Degsey or Catweazle out! they'd be most dissapointed. :yay::banana: Do you have enough room on the side?

[ArtistsRifles]

Wrong Tony - unless you've changed your surname and married a Cherie!! :-D :-D :-D

[Tony B]

:cry::cry: :noyay: :pfrt: Spoiled my night. How about telling a certain place you'll call it Sidcup? might just swing it. :cool2:

[john fox]

I think of my 101 as "The Hum" as in:

1. Hurtling Unguidable Missile - after its oh so good steering and inexorable progress on (or off) road; or

2. ho hum another repair/fuel/parts bill....

[Joris]

The Dodge is called "Green and Mean":

[Metroman]

..as I started the thread..here's Tongka, or soon to be 'I used to have one of those' as she's up for sale.

 

[AlienFTM]

This is interesting, I used to have a 24A belonging to 2RTR and it was called Casino.

 

Chris

 

Chris,

 

If you look at the link in the original post, you'll see that in the RAC, vehicle names tend to begin with the squadron letter (though I notice that those in the RTR command element tend not to).

 

This would therefore suggest that Casino (on top of green cam) came from C Squadron. However, the triangle around the callsign indicates that whilst in desert cam it was a part of A Squadron.

 

Basically the callsign and the vehicle name are not contemporaneous.

[sirhc]

Chris,

 

If you look at the link in the original post, you'll see that in the RAC, vehicle names tend to begin with the squadron letter (though I notice that those in the RTR command element tend not to).

 

This would therefore suggest that Casino (on top of green cam) came from C Squadron. However, the triangle around the callsign indicates that whilst in desert cam it was a part of A Squadron.

 

Basically the callsign and the vehicle name are not contemporaneous.

 

And the Badger stencilled on the front and rear indicate it was used by B Squadron, so it's all a bit of a mess, but it was used by 2RTR as I have paperwork that was left inside.

 

Chris

[Adrian Barrell]

My Cromwell is ex-1 RTR and was called Annous.... whatever than means! The three HQ tanks were called Anwenoit, Anwecandoit and Andsodowe.

 

My favourite is 2 troop in B sqdns Firefly, Wherezatiger!

 

My Sherman had the name Gainsborough painted each side of the turret. I think it may have been post war 79th AD use.

 

I've never given names to any of my other vehicles.

[AlienFTM]

Hmmm. The 3RTR Forum on ARRSE would love to know this (2 merged with 3 under Options For Change, but just as when 15/19H merged with 13/18H to create the Light Dragoons, only to become 15/19H by another name, I understand that 2 RTR is the new 3RTR).

 

Trouble is you need the secret handshake. You could establish comms via the RAC Forum if you wanted.

[private mw]

no name for the hotchkiss jeep

the simca sumb is called :argh: while the clutch gets fixed .....:cry:

[Shakey985]

All our vehicles were named but they had to start with the letter of there Squadron ie

Support Squadron

[ashley]

My jeep,

in Brit markings is named `LIL HARRY` Harry was the previouse owners uncle who landed just after D-day and being 6 foot 4 inches in height was nicknamed little Harry.

 

Ashley