Slotehog

My Vette turns 31 years old today. With a total of 40,614 Corvettes built for 1980, mine seems to be one of the youngest with a VIN ending 40605.

She had some health issues in her 30th year (all have which been treated and cured). Someone drove into her (minor and repairable scratches) at my HS reunion, an exploded distributor cap which left me stranded on the side of the highway (a little Loctite on the dist screws will prevent the cap from coming loose and hitting the rotor, I hope), and an MSD ignition "back feeding" problem (you guys were right about the diode).

I plan to have an auto to manual trans swap (Keisler RS500) completed in her 31st year, with much needed help from Gordon.

I hope she stays healthy for years to come. But I know that if she doesn't you guys will help me diagnose and cure what ails her.

Andy

PS: sorry for the "talk" like my car is a living, breathing, person....but she is to me

Easy Mike

Check your time/build date. 80 production did not get under way until September. #605 should be an October baby.

69 Chevy

It never fails to make me scratch my head thinking the fire-breathing, macho, all-American sportscar referred to in the feminine gender.
I just don't get it.

vettebuyer6369

Yikes. I wouldnt call a car "she" under any circumstances, let alone name IT or talk like it's alive.

That's just a little too far out there for me.

Easy Mike

Obviously, Slotehog and I have much more meaningful relationships with our ladies.

Clams Canino

I usually don't use a gender for my car... but it's got a name "Old Thirsty" but so do many ships and boats - so I don't see naming a vehicle as all that strange at all.

When swearing at it... I've use both genders, as in:

"You son of a b*&#@ ! Why break today of all days?'

and conversely: "You're a f*&^@% ***** to do this to me when I'm in good clothes!"

-W

69 Chevy

Unless the owner is female, naming any Vette "Lady Redbush" is gay on so many levels. But hey, I once had a neighbor who named his Remington Wingmaster repeater shotgun, Betsy. I could never figure that out either. And it's not like he named it after his mother, Dolly, like sailors get a mother-in-heart tattoo. Weird.

7T1vette

Anyone can name anything they have anything that they want!!!


{But, I don't want to know about it... }

69 Chevy

Are you saying you'd get the creeps sliding into the cockpit of Lady Redbush?

Easy Mike

You should get out more.

Clams Canino

I think the thread has a winner.

-W

Dustup7T2

Singin' my song, Clams. Those lyrics are soooo familiar (and fortunately, not lately. Shhh, don't want him/her/it to hear that...)

69 Chevy

I'll be attending Carlisle event Friday and do an informal poll to see if other C3 owners have ladylike names for their Sharks.

I remember Marcy D'Arcy on Married with Children named her beemer, Klaus. A respectable male German name if one absolutely HAD to name their car. Not Sophie or Anna.

Lady Redbush just seems like an American Kennel Club dog's name for a pampered miniature poodle. Imagine if you will what the birthday girl's 31st party was like.

LeMans Pete

I'm fine with naming cars, either gender, but Lady Redbush is pretty strange.

Clubby99

I'd like to hear the story behind that name.

I don't name cars. Or the last dog I had either...

Slotehog

Sorry for the lack of response...I've been busy with the fam....

Easy Mike: I meant "youngest" as in age...one of the last 80 vettes built...almost an 81.

The story behind "Lady Redbush" - It is a reference to the TV show "Family Guy." I was discussing with a few friends (over beers ) on what to name her/him/it/whatever. A friend named it "Lady Redbush" as a joke and it stuck. Completely ridiculous and out dated but better than an '80s style nickname like "red rocket." I think it's funnier to have a crazy name than a serious one. Like calling your wife your "old lady" or "the old ball and chain."

My friends call her "Lady Redbush," my wife calls her "Lady Redbush," I call her "Lady Redbush." To those guys who don't like to name inanimate objects..at least lighten up and laugh a little bit

I agree with Clams...every nasty curse or phrase has been spewed at her in a variety of languages!

Whatever you guys think I had a good day with her..."Sto Lat Stare Baba!"

Andy