How do you call your Jeep?

1960 Willys CJ3 bottom with a CJ5 top. “Mr. Willy”

JEM (John Edward Morehiser)

My grandfather (John Edward Morehiser) gave me his willys M-38 after owning it for almost 30 years. He didn’t have time to ever do any work on it but it was still his pride and joy. A year before he pasted away he gave it to me as I was the only grandchild who would be capable of restoring it. I couldn’t believe it and I consider this to be a great honor!!!

The Ole Goat(3) the first ole goat was a 52 dodge we shared at a filling station, The next was a 53 Ford/jeep wagoneer combo. My latest is the 53 wagon/98 Toyota that is in your pictures section.

My 1953 CJ3-B project has been dubbed “The Mistress” by my wife as she is the only other girl in my life!

Kind of a loaded question around my garage. They can’t really have pet names because there are so many.
1960 Willys wagon is “The Willys”, there is only one that is actually a Willys. The Jeepster, a 1967 Jeepster convertible. The old bad truck/the new good truck. 2 J-series pickups, 1967 and 1982. The Cherokee, 1982 2 door Laredo. Your Scrambler. My Scrambler. The Wagoneer, 1980 Wagoneer. and the “new ones” known as “the Compass” and “the Patriot”.(purchased for mileage reasons only)

“my shrink”

It’s the ”doo-doo”

greets from Switzerland!

Her name is “Jeepycita”.

I call my CJ, “One-eyed Willy”. B/C it only has 1 headlight…

It depends on whether its running or not. Not really, my current 1967 CJ5 carries the name Tyrone.

I call my Jeep..”The Scrambler”.

I have a 1950 Willys Station Wagon. I call “her” Marota.
Why? First time in my life I drove one of these was in 1979, in a farm near Turrialba Volcano, car was bought to the Maroto family, I was 15 years old on that time, and it sound to me nice to call so these kind of cars, aname reminds in my car.
Also, Marota is a name some people use to call strange things.
Looking at one of these cars, Don´t you think they deserve that name?

48 rusty camo Wagon we call “Ugly”
70 green Commando is “Booger”

When I was very young, my grandfather told me “Why, Boy, you couldn’t drive a goose to water!” I replied that if I knew how many gears it had, I could. When I bought the Jeep about 10 years later, it could be named nothing but “Goosetawater”. I’ve owned it now for 36 years, so I’m sure that’s the only name it will respond to.

GRASSHOPPER !!!!!!

War Child! 1962 CJ-5, 289 V-8 Ford, T-98 4 spd, owned since 1977. Named after the Jethro Tull album.

My 1952 M38A1 was my grandfather’s….then my dad’s and about 15 years ago became mine. She has about 37,000 original miles. I learned to drive in her. Both the Jeep and myself were “born” the same year. We just call her “The Old Jeep.” Simple and clear and respectful….She starts up most of the time, runs great and now each of my 4 sons has learned to drive on her too. She is a member of the family. Dave K Salem, Oregon

Is it possible to post a picture on this blog?

We have a 1948 Willys Overland Jeepster and we call it “Willy”. Since it is my wife’s car, I tell her and so does everyone “that we love her Willy and love looking at it.”

My family and I refer to my ’52 CJ3A as “Eustiss” because it is a crabby and decrepit old man like the guy in “Courage the Cowardly Dog” cartoons

lil harry

“Sundance” I found him on a ranch just west of Sundance, Wyoming.

My 1960 Wagon came with a name. I live in Hillsboro, NM. The vehicle is known all over town as the
Hillsburro.

I call my jeep WILLY The wife wants me to paint it but I tell her that is it’s charactor it would be like taking wrinkles and calluses from an old retired farmer

65 j-300 gladiator goes by the name Raminator

my partner calls it “That thing in the shed”

Mona “my wife named her”

My 53 CJ3B is called Orlo, after my great-grandfather Orlo Leroy Ayers

I have a 47 CJ-2A with a 3-A windshiled, it has a 67 Jeepster Commando engine and tranny with a 75 CJ-7 front and back end. It runs quite a bit faster than the original flat head 4. I painted it 95 Ford dark blue metalic. I call it “Old Blue”. I will send a pic when I can.

My 1 Ton Willy – The girls seem to like that!

My 46 2a is named “Jezebel”, she is definately feminine, always wanting to “dip” into my wallet for any and all things she feels she “needs”. I am constantly talking nice to her just to get her to start and keep going. A definate “work in progress” but still a blast.

his name is willy’s, but i call him my 50 yr project…i’ve had willy’s 15 yrs so far.

Lucky Penny.

I found a penny on our driveway and it was hard to believe, but it was dated 1944 D.
Since our GPW is a 1944 and under restoration I thought the name was a given.

I call mine Nancy II. When my dad was young they had a Jeep on their ranch named Nancy after my grandmother, so when I got mine I continued the tradition.

“WILLY” Looks isn’t everything ! Mine’s all original and still runs

1979 cj5 name= HEEP-A-JEEP

my jeepster is nemed…Nellybell…what else….

My 1953 Willys Pickup came with a name “Clarence” he looks like a “Clarence” I picked him up in Walla Walla Wa, and spent three weeks on the road driving back to Pittsburgh Pa, by way of Death Valley. Theres a blog on my website of our journey http://www.leafandbeanstrip.com/apps/blog/

My 1950 Willys is named “Streaker”. It’s a long story as to why but, it goes back to my days in college at Murray State University in the very early 1970’s. Yeah, I know, Im old. My nickname since high school has always been “Streak” so I named my Willys Overland 4×4 Station Wagon “Streaker”. I’ll send a photo later. Streak

Her name is WART HOG ,,,, Lean & mean,, CJ-3b..

“Wally’s War” In honour of my father. He drove a simular jeep in WWII. He never talked about it much but according to local newspaper accounts he actually commandierd ( took without orders,stole) a jeep once drove directly into heavy enemy artillary fire and saved a severly wounded buddy. For his galantry he was awarded the bronze star, but like most of WWII GIs his only comment was that “anyone would of done the same for him it was no big deal”. I think he would like the fact that after some 65 years these things are still some of the toughest vehicles on the road and off.

“CACEROLO” is the name of my old 1953 Willys

BOOGER

My 47′ CJ2A is plane “old willy”… someday when I replace the last part with my trembing bandaged bankrupt fingers it will be renamed “Like new willy”

my jeep is named “EEYORE”. he lives in a little old wood shanty, and just moseys around nice and slow.

I call my ’56 Willys Overland Wagon “Frankenstein” with Chevy, Isuzu, Jeep and who knows what parts I used to put her together.

I call my 46 cj2a Little Willy

Two names. Ol’ Billy as in Billy goat. And since its metalic green it’s earned the name gumby.

My 1969 CJ5 is Eunice – she is, after all, a Jeep Universal

My 85 CJ-7 is the lil’ red raider. Routinely raids my wallet for something but always comes thorugh when the times need him. Latest renovation in honor of the 343 FDNY firefighters killed in the twin towers 9/11.

I dubbed the 46 cj2a “Yancy” after the other brother of the Futurama character Phillp J. Fry

my 88 YJ was dubbed years ago by a co-worker “big dawg” and it stuck even to this day.

It’s not quite finished, yet, but our ’59 wagon will be named “Sugar Magnolia”. Get it? Hope so!

I named my 1945 Willys MB “The Tick”. It’s small, powerful, can jump over anything, can’t be broken, and of course it gets under your skin and bleeds you dry.

I just bought a 55 willy’s yesterday and told the wife he will get a yellow paint job with black acsents so she named him Bumble bee.

My pretty stock 59 CJ5 Willys was named “Old Iron” for several years. But after seeing it in non-stoppable action, my son has renamed it “Iron Will” for its unwillingness to be defeated by any terrain. Iron Will is the earned name and is very appropriate for this amazing Willys.

I go out back whistle and she comes a running

A litle over a year ago I found my 62 Dj3A Dispatcher and am giving ‘her’ a makeover. It originally was my uncle’s who called her “Nellybelle”, I believe in reference to the Roy Rogers Show where Pat Brady called his half door Jeep “Nellybelle”. I often refer to her likewise.

My 1960 Is known as the “Willy Wagon”!

I named my buddy’s 53 CJ3B “PUG” like a pug nose dog and he named my 46 CJ2A “Nugget” because of it’s tan color and that’s what both have been ever since.

It’s a tossup, my wife likes “Buffy”, but I & my son prefer “Sandy”, as it’s painted cammo sand color.

My 1952 M38 is “The Paladin”

I have a 1943 Ford GPW completely restored. His name is ” Buddy” as in my Battle Buddy” he has a 50 cal, 30 cal , M1 Garand and M1 carbine on him. Done up in the ETO unit – 2nd Armor 702nd Tank Destroyer unit.

My current project is a ’43 MB. Name is FADEAWAY. Old soldiers never die, they just “fade away.”

I call my Jeep..”The Crusher”.