Name your vehicle?

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:03 am

I don't have a special name for my M38, yet that is, but I was wondering if any of you had a name found on your jeep or if you named it.

I saw that Major Ben named his "Florene" after his wife.

davem201m38 · Post by **davem201m38** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:46 pm

This is my first post here Ryan, so lets see if it works.
I spent some years looking for an M38 with some Korean provenance, looked at lots then after a couple of years searching I found one that had its Korean depot rebuild tags, so I finally got one. Thing was in the seasrching time prices had gone ballistic, from a few hundred pounds to nearly £3000 and I had to go to another country to buy and import it.
The reason for that was... we Brits left everything except special equipment in that country when we left and gave it all to the new Korean Defence Force so its impossible to find a vehicle from that period over here.
Anyway the veterans weren't getting any younger and over here Korea is very much a 'forgotten war' whoops sorry 'police action'.
Now I myself am a child of the 70s as is my wife. The jeep is painted as belonging to the VIII ( 8th Army) 8055th SUR vehicle 17.
Because that was the unit that patched up most of the Commwealth Brigade and the Belgies and the Dutch and I'd met and spoke (long) with a very old retired Dutch medic that had actually worked there!! because he spoke french, English, Dutch, Flemish, German but NOT Norweigian which was the outfit he spent most of his time with!!
The 8055 and the 42 EVAC are instantly recognisable and were hugly respected by the Commonwealth Brigade.
So anyway, she's called Lotty, more acurratly Loretta, can you work it out??
All the best,
Dave.

Bill_F · Post by **Bill_F** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:44 pm

When my wife first saw my jeep she said we had to name George sot that is its name

GIjivecrew · Post by **GIjivecrew** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:13 am

Welcome to the forum Dave from another England based jeep owner. Where in the UK are you? I am in Yeovil Somerset.

Lets see some pics of your jeep?!

davem201m38 · Post by **davem201m38** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:12 am

I'm up in Durham, virtually Scotland for you boys, MVT memeber No. 11384 .
Just finding my feet here and trying to sort out the hic-ups beteewn my laptop and this site.
When I get a gallery set up I'll post some picks of the collection and resto's I've done
All the best,
Dave

GregS · Post by **GregS** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:26 am

I thought I would name mine Wally.......short for Wallet.

But, I guess it should be a female name.

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:36 pm

Greg,

That is funny!

I like it!

Dave,

I set up your gallery. Let me know if you have any problems.

DJ · Post by DJ » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:27 pm

For the time being I call them the red one or the green one. When the green one is done It'll be named after my understanding wife.

DJ

OKCM38CDN · Post by **OKCM38CDN** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:54 pm

Seeing as mine came from the Great White North (Well almost); I will be getting "Snowbird" put on mine...

Warhawk · Post by **Warhawk** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:40 pm

I simply named mine Molly.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:19 pm

After a 22 mile jaunt in 45 degree weather
to the Air National Guard base in Fort Smith,
Arkansas for the Air Show this weekend, I
think I'll call our Willys "El Arish"

Jim Starbird

TrafficCzar · Post by **TrafficCzar** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:15 am

I presently drive a 2005 Liberty as my everyday vaehicle. When I got my 1953 M38/A-1 I decided to name it " Justice". A little corny but patriotic.

whydahdvr · Post by **whydahdvr** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:18 pm

Throwing in my 2 cents-worth, my wife immediately named my M38 "Jake". It's for Jake the Jeep, although I suppose another connotation may come to mind for the deep, dark hole these sometimes become that we pour money (and expletives sometimes) into as we pursue our obsession.. A buddy of mine here in the US says that JEEP stands for Just Empty Every Pocket so that's appropriate too.
I've wondered about if I ever move back to Northern Ireland where my family is from what the challenges of bringing the jeep over there would be. Good luck with everything over there!

GPA · Post by **GPA** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:05 am

The name of my Jeep(M38A1) is Billy.

alphonzo · Post by **alphonzo** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:04 pm

This is my first reply, But i just recently found my m38,8/51 mc30823. It runs great,ILl have to post pics . My wife named her jewels.