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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts |  Posted - 20 Oct 2018 : 21:12:24  
| I've just taken delivery of '74 95V4 in (mostly) Verona Green.
I only bought it to stop John getting a monopoly on V4s this colour
By mostly I mean the front wings are a slightly different shade of green, the bonnet looks a bit like the one on the white over green 95 from Texas, the rear wings are a bit scabby, and the tailgate should be savable.
It runs and can be driven round the yard, but having been in storage for about 8 years it just needs re-commissioning and a bit of titivation. Famous last words...
However, before I can't introduce the car to the Projects section it needs a name.
Your mission, should you wish to accept it, is to come up with a suitable name. Not one that is currently in use on this forum - so Vernon, Veronica and Smordragon are out - doesn't need to be witty or clever - just apt.
Photos will follow once I've sorted out a hosting site.
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Derek
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2191 Posts | Posted - 20 Oct 2018 : 23:10:04
| How about Grunhilda....  |  |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | Posted - 21 Oct 2018 : 00:21:58
| | Thanks Derek. That sounds bit too Wagnerian to me (I'm not keen on Wagner). Not sure I could fall in love with a Grunhilda | |
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Dirtbiker
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
1061 Posts | Posted - 21 Oct 2018 : 18:30:18
| It didn’t come from Plymouth did it?
I knew of a car fitting this description owned by a nice guy who was in the navy.
He visited my place about 8 years ago but I didn’t hear from him again so I guessed the project had stalled.
Cheers | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 21 Oct 2018 : 19:10:05
| | I know the conundrum well, and now that one was chosen by "She who should be obeyed" she doesn't like too much! | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2012 Posts | Posted - 22 Oct 2018 : 13:38:30
| How about Shrek or Grizelda - "call me Griz for short"!
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo
1991 Nissan Figaro |
Edited by - andydeans3 on 22 Oct 2018 13:39:02 | |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | |
RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 23 Oct 2018 : 07:30:53
| | Well you got the hang of fotor Greg, not a bad looking car. | |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | Posted - 23 Oct 2018 : 21:09:45
| I've using fotor to resize pics to the 'other forum' for about 18 months, and just wondered whether it would work on here as a host.
Just spent a couple of hours playing with flickr. Lets see whether this works. I've had a go at some areas of the paint with G3
https://www.flickr.com/gp/143131079@N06/9CCeqC
...not the bonnet, obviously |
Edited by - greg124 on 23 Oct 2018 21:10:47 | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 23 Oct 2018 : 21:15:55
| Well done on getting another one Clive! Saab used two different colour codes that went by the name Verona Green (different suppliers?), that explains the colour difference.
www.saabv4.com | |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | Posted - 24 Oct 2018 : 00:45:55
| Hi Melle,
I just couldn't say NO to this one! I've seen a reference somewhere to Verona and Verona2. Don't know whether or not that is due to the different suppliers. They look a lot closer match in the flesh than in the photos. When I open the bonnet the inner wings & bulkhead are a different (and I suspect original) shade again. This car is a lot more sound than my 96 was when it arrived, and better than many that I have seen in 'Projects' here. Lots of black sticky stuff that I suspect is 'Ziebart' everywhere has helped to keep the dreaded red tin worm at bay | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 24 Oct 2018 : 08:55:37
| I've had one very similar, but LHD:
www.saabv4.com | |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | Posted - 27 Oct 2018 : 00:49:52
| That looks a tidy 95 Melle...and all the same colour...
I've had a few suggestions for a name from my customers:
Sylvia - the wife of the Duke of Milan in Two Gentlemen from Verona
Gordon - apparently the car looks a little bit like a bottle of a certain brand of gin (other's are available!)
Llortnorg - suggested by a fan of Welsh literature - work it out for yourself...
Jade - a mineral that occurs in many shades of green & a female troll character from Discworld - so far this seems most apt.
Keep the suggestions coming guys | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2012 Posts | Posted - 02 Nov 2018 : 00:14:43
| Greg.
For hosting photos, use Flickr. It works a treat.
Another suggestion for a name - Napoleon? - I was thinking more of the pig in Animal Farm, rather than the wee Corsican!
Though I believe machines should always have a female name......
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo
1991 Nissan Figaro | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 02 Nov 2018 : 08:09:17
| quote:
Originally posted by greg124
That looks a tidy 95 Melle...
It was pretty rusty underneath and the engine and gearbox needed work. Too busy to fix it at the time so sold it on.
www.saabv4.com | |
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greg124
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
173 Posts | Posted - 03 Nov 2018 : 18:27:30
| Sadly that's often the case Melle. Tidy upstairs - tinworm downstairs
Thanks for your suggestions Andy. I've never had a car with a name that suggested either gender: Chuggaboom, Turbotabs, the Custardwagon.
Just thought of one exception: Old Bill - due to the numerical part of the reg. No not Whitehall 1212...
Had a few more suggestions: Bernadette (for no particular reason), Gilbert (the Alien), the Gherkin, and one customer just refers to it as 'the Green Thing' | |
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How to find a name for my new V4?
