Do You Like Word Play? Name Your Car. 10 Montana Car Examples One of my Facebook friends bought a new vehicle and has yet to name it. But she did say that "Penelope" had been traded in. There are many reasons people pick the names for what they drive. One common reason is the color of their vehicle. I've heard "Grey Ghost", "Arrest Me Red", and even one friend who calls his tiny, imported car, "The Blue Emu." I grew up in a house where Dad named all our family vehicles. His "Lean Green" was a Rambler station wagon that he got cheap. Dad also had a 1975 Chevy half-ton pickup with a 454 motor that he called "Super Truck."