What is the name of your chase vehicle? [Archive]

Susan Strom

06-28-2004, 01:41 PM

I was just curious, I have heard some interesting names given to chase vehicles...everything from Arch Angel to Meatwagon.

We put a lot of work into our vehicles so I guess it makes sense to name them. Do you have a name for your chase vehicle and if so, what is it, and where did the name come from?

John Diel

06-28-2004, 01:53 PM

Never thought to "name" it. I guess the best would be descriptive. "Dad's ugly green truck" is what my daughter calls it. I told her she was going to get it when she was 16.. Sweet Revenge. :D
John

Todd Rittinger

06-28-2004, 02:30 PM

Susan, mine is aptly named:

"you stupid piece of ##@$%^& crap! why did you have to pick now to quit after I just spend X amount of dollars so this wouldn't happen?? can't you see the cell I'm chasing??"

I know, it's kind of a long name, however, when said enough, it kinda rolls off the tongue. :wink:

Seriously though, I never really considered naming it. I'm going to give this idea some thought...

Be well, TR

mikedeason

06-28-2004, 02:56 PM

TycoChaser 2000:

Here she is in all her splendid glory
http://webpages.charter.net/mikedeason/tyco2.jpg

A few souveneirs from mother nature
http://webpages.charter.net/mikedeason/tyco3.jpg

Typical appearance of the "cockpit" after a typical 600-1000 mile chase day
http://webpages.charter.net/mikedeason/tyco5.jpg

Never got her stuck, she's never quit on me and no replaced glass. However, if you see her coming towards you, do me a favor and slow down so as not to blow her off the road. I did find myself getting pushed across the road last year when I got crosswinded by an 80mph RFD. :-)

Regards,

Mike

Jeff Wear

06-28-2004, 06:58 PM

because of my license plate my car often gets called "The Copunch" or "The Copunch Machine"....

http://home.earthlink.net/~jckssjeff/jjtruck02.jpg

Mike Gulley

06-28-2004, 08:59 PM

Mine is named "Tonka"... for good reason... :lol:

http://www.weatherbase.org/tonka.jpg

Susan Strom

06-28-2004, 09:17 PM

Hey that is a life-size Tonka!

Nothing fancy like "Arch Angel", my SUV is simply "Carmen", for the first town I drove to when I bought it. Carmen has a Spanish mission, built in the 1600s. Had to go there.

Look at the hail dents on that other one. Seen some field time? LOL

Chris Sokol

07-06-2004, 11:27 AM

Quite simple..."The Beast":

http://www.kd5ili.com/images/truck1.JPG

Jay McCoy

07-06-2004, 01:20 PM

I call my explorer the "golfball" because its white and has dimples all over it (1 too many core punches I guess). I have had to replace my winshield once and lightbar domes each of the past 2 yrs.

David Drummond

07-06-2004, 04:58 PM

Most of the stuff I have called my past chase vehicles can't be repeated in a family forum! :lol:

George Flickinger

07-06-2004, 07:13 PM

What do I call my chase vehicle?

The Avis weekend unlimited mileage special!

A.T.McCoy

07-08-2004, 01:08 AM

My friends call my chase vehicle "Spike" because of all my antennas.

Jay Antle

07-08-2004, 01:10 AM

My first chase vehicle was an 1988 Chevy Nova affectionately known as Haildodger. It lived up to that name until one rather disastrous night in Amarillo in 2000. I have now moved on to a 1999 Rav-4 that is currently "the chase vehicle with no name." Haildodger II doesn't seem to work......hopefully the inspiration will come before I run the thing into the ground....

Cheers,
Jay Antle
Lawrence, KS

Shane Adams

07-08-2004, 01:20 AM

My white Ford Ranger I had from 1997-1999 was called "Bones," because it was white and all the hail dents gave it a chewed up or knawed appearance, like a giant dogbone.

My green Ford Taurus I had from from 2000-2002 was called "The Road Warrior."

My current ride is called "Invisible." You'll understand why I haven't included a pic :wink:

David Sallee

07-08-2004, 01:41 AM

Well. currently I have a 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager.... haven't really named her yet... hmmmm... BUT am planning on getting a different ride soon and I have found this one I'm thinking about getting for my chase ride.. it's already named... ironic about the name, it's a perfect name for a chase vehicle...LOL see pics.. You will understand..

http://i18.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/14/12/6a_1.JPG

And her name is.....

http://i13.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/14/75/20_1.JPG

I like it!!! Except take the "Super" off and put a tornado image there...

Dave

Tony Laubach

07-08-2004, 10:01 AM

'The Storm Tracer'

http://images.tornadoeskick.com/tracer01.jpg
http://images.tornadoeskick.com/tracer02.jpg
http://images.tornadoeskick.com/tracer03.jpg
http://images.tornadoeskick.com/tracer04.jpg
These pictures were taken back in 2002/2003, so some other stickers and antenna arrangements have been done since, but this gives you the idea! 8)

Anela Hamilton

07-09-2004, 03:06 PM

I was reading this site and noticed something that I have always wondered about. Why do people call their vehicles 'her' :?:

For example: Well. currently I have a 1993 Plymouth Grand Voyager.... haven't really named her yet...

I noticed the same thing when people talk about ships in the military. They address the ships as 'she' or 'her'.

Just asking but....why :?: :?: :?:

KMcCallister

07-09-2004, 03:32 PM

With me, it's because I want my car to be reliable. So...I make it female.

Anela Hamilton

07-09-2004, 03:37 PM

LOL :lol:

Chris Sokol

07-09-2004, 07:13 PM

I was reading this site and noticed something that I have always wondered about. Why do people call their vehicles 'her'

Tradition. But this is not the case everywhere...the Russians refer to their ships by the male gender.

Bill Hamilton

07-10-2004, 10:14 AM

I was reading this site and noticed something that I have always wondered about. Why do people call their vehicles 'her' :?:

Well, they are temperamental, high maintenance and need lots of money just to keep going. :D

Anela Hamilton

07-10-2004, 02:41 PM

Well, they are temperamental, high maintenance and need lots of money just to keep going. Very Happy

You say it like it's a bad thing. :D

Aaron Kennedy

07-10-2004, 03:54 PM

Well with my car... it's a she too. Her only problem is she needs some lube every 500-600 miles ;).

Well... she's starting to get some transy problems when I put it in reverse (it takes a second or needs a bit of gas to get it to switch to R). Afraid to know what cost may be to fix that... man women are expensive.

Aaron

David Sallee

07-10-2004, 05:05 PM

...... man women are expensive.

Aaron

Ain't that the truth..LOL :laughing3:

Anela Hamilton

07-10-2004, 05:18 PM

...... man women are expensive.

AaronAin't that the truth..LOL

Hey now. Not all women are high maintenance. :queen: :D :oops:

Court Hubbard

07-10-2004, 08:22 PM

Hey now. Not all women are high maintenance.

a VERY select few :lol:

Caleb Lawrence

07-11-2004, 05:25 PM

Albatross, for the obvious size...

http://img76.photobucket.com/albums/v231/D-Day/Junk/Albatross.jpg

Soon I'd like to change my rear-end to 3:73's for better fuel efficiency, and less wear-and-tear on the engine. Guy who had it before me raced sprint cars, and this was the pulling truck. Rebuilt 400 V8, rebuilt Turbo 400 and what I think are either 4:11 or 4:56 gears.

mikedeason

07-11-2004, 09:16 PM

Her only problem is she needs some lube every 500-600 miles .

Aaron, since you're a newly married man, I'm not even going to touch that one with a ten foot pole. I'll give you a few years, then we'll revisit it. :twisted:

Regards,

Mike

Ryan McGinnis

07-14-2004, 12:00 AM

I never really thought of naming my car. However, if pressed, I think I'll call it "Lieutenant Dan."

http://photopile.com/photos/chakalakasp/auctions/134032.jpg

"You call this a storm?!"

carey libby

07-21-2004, 10:00 PM

the usual "porcupine"comes up alot,but not till a chase toward Louisiana did the song "THUNDERSTRUCK"by AC/DC came on and thats whats been my cars named since.

Andrew Booth

07-22-2004, 04:13 PM

Caleb Lawrence

07-22-2004, 07:45 PM

Albatross, for the obvious size...

(image removed)

Soon I'd like to change my rear-end to 3:73's for better fuel efficiency, and less wear-and-tear on the engine. Guy who had it before me raced sprint cars, and this was the pulling truck. Rebuilt 400 V8, rebuilt Turbo 400 and what I think are either 4:11 or 4:56 gears.

If you really wanted to go for fuel efficiency you could go grab a set of 3:08 gears. There are a ton out there, you could probably just go grab a whole rear end assembly from a similar truck at a junk yard. The nice thing about that is that rear-ends don't usually wear out, well not fast anyway.

I thought about 3:07's, but I figured it'd take too much off my torque being I have large tires and the truck is heavy. And too, I already bought the used gears; a 14-bolt 3:73 ring and pinion with corporate carrier. Now all I gotta do now is get the money to have a guy I know install them. I'd try myself, but this is something that is best left for someone who knows what they're doing. Couldn't find any 3:07's for a 14-bolt rear-end at the time, either.

Hopefully this'll work out good enough. Thanks for the advice, though; and if these aren't what I want, I may change again in the future if I can spare the money.

Kyle Masters

07-26-2004, 11:09 PM

Read a WX comic somewhere and named my car after it: "Buster"

Morgan Palmer

07-26-2004, 11:26 PM

In Full Metal Jacket, Gomer Pyle named his rifle, Charlene.

I guess if I'm about to die, I'd rather be yelling about Charlene than Buster.

:)

MP

Carrie Halliday

07-27-2004, 10:01 AM

The way mine is acting I should name it Christine. :evil:

Jim Bishop

07-27-2004, 11:02 PM

Back when we chased in my black Nissan Altima (which no longer exists), we called it the "Black Thimble" because it was so dented from hail. I miss having that car....

Damon Scott Hynes

08-11-2004, 04:22 PM

Either "The Wraith" or "The Greenie", depending on my mood...

http://georgewbushismypresident.home.att.n...03FordFocus. htm (http://georgewbushismypresident.home.att.net/2003FordFocus.htm)

Patrick Ware

08-11-2004, 06:28 PM

http://www.warewebs.com/assets/images/DSC01217.jpg
This is my new storm chase vehicle. It is named The Big Kahuna. It is equipped with a Kenwood TM-D700A FM dual band radio for primary communications. I also use a Radio Shack Pro-96 scanner, a Kenwood TH-D7A FM dual band HT for crossband repeating with the D-700.I also have APRS capabilities using the D-700 and D-7 with a Garmin GPS.
I use a Sony Vaio notebook computer and a Delorme GPS to run Street Atlas, and a two separate mag mount 800 MHz and 440/70 cm antennas along with a Diamond K-9000 motor driven antenna mount using a Diamond NR770 antenna for reception.
Needless to say I am also equipped with a Practical Trauma First Responders Kit everywhere I travel.
I currently use a Kestrel 4000 to measure the atmosphere and I am considering building a mobile mesonet and purchasing a WXWORX Mobile Threat Net system...if they lower the price.

The vehicle is a 2004 Nissan Armada. I will be trying to avoid any hail for obvious reasons.

Here is a link to my website. I have just started working on it so please be patient. www.warewebs.com (http://www.warewebs.com)

Court Hubbard

08-11-2004, 07:10 PM

http://home.insightbb.com/~shady/jeep.jpg

since i'm really new to the storm chasing scene, i haven't thought of a name yet, maybe you guys can help me...

Kurt Silvey

08-11-2004, 09:52 PM

Shadow

Court Hubbard

08-11-2004, 10:54 PM

i like :)

John Erwin

08-12-2004, 12:59 PM

since i'm really new to the storm chasing scene, i haven't thought of a name yet, maybe you guys can help me...

How about "Hard to put stuff in.."

I have a Grand myself, and although I love the vehicle in almost every other respect, the interior is a real challenge for the installation of serious equipment without major modifications. I found the biggest problem to be the location of the shifter etc. in the console.. prime real estate for radios etc. Still, once I worked everything out I ended up with something that worked.

Cheers!

carey libby

08-14-2004, 12:49 PM

court,
i had an '84 jeep 4x4 and know about the space problem.i didn't have it long enough to name it,but after seeing yours and seeing what color it is,how about KODIAK.you know,like the bear. BIG BEAR.

Court Hubbard

08-14-2004, 03:10 PM

lol good replies, i'm curious as to see how you mounted your stuff in your grand cherokee John, maybe you could post some pics sometime?

John Erwin

08-16-2004, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by Court Hubbard
lol good replies, i'm curious as to see how you mounted your stuff in your grand cherokee John, maybe you could post some pics sometime?

Sure, I'll have to scan some of the pics I have. Basically what I did was to mount some communication type speakers to the overhead console for the radios; the radios themselves were mounted on each side of the centre console. The laptop mount was custom made for this app; it also incorporates a mount for the video camera and can be completely removed. I put the GPS unit (an older magellen unit) on the dash near the passenger side (I don't need to see the display all the time as I use the laptop connection for that). I am thinking about locating a centre console from a wrecked Grand Cherokee that I can radically modify so that I can reverse the "mods" in my ride if I decide to sell it someday.

Cheers!

Todd Beal

04-03-2005, 09:38 AM

Thought I would revive this thread from the back of the forum.

Anyways, my Montero Sport's name.... The Hulk.

He is green, and he's mean.

Gerard Jebaily

04-08-2005, 11:34 PM

Mine isnt anything intimidating or spectacular, jus what i named my car when I bought her. "Jessi"

Mike Hollingshead

04-08-2005, 11:50 PM

I call mine the black Mustang.

Justin Turcotte

04-09-2005, 12:39 AM

"The Car"

on a rare occasion the "Chase Mobile" or "Twisters Ride" to annoy my wife or excite the folks.

Dan Kokes

04-10-2005, 12:05 AM

"Old Red". I drive my wife's old Acura Integra. It has 145,000 and is 11 years old. The way it drives though, you would think it was new. Honda sure knows how to build them. I am hoping to put some dents in HER this year.

APritchard

04-10-2005, 12:18 AM

My car is named "Bitch" because she's always bitching at me about something. Sorry if that language offends anyone, but I wanted to contribute as well...and that really is my car's name. Luckily, its never major problems...but there is always some little thing going on with her.