Why did you pick that name?

[frotosride]

OK so after the years of me wondering I'm finnaly going to ask. We all have our forum names and our reasons and I'm extremely curious, why?
Why or how did 6ou come to the conclusion of making that your title? Some are obvious but many leave me wondering. Please if you get the time tell us why.

Mine is a Nick name from school. Apparently before I got a real job and a required hair cut I looked like Elisha Wood and the Lord of the Rings was kinda new in my last years of highschool. And thus frotosride.

[philo_beddoe]

Ok, when i first got my truck last march, i knew nothing about pick ups before the 90's. But i did know that clint eastwood's character in " every which way but loose" and  "any which way you can" he drove an old gm truck and his character in those movies was Philo Beddoe. There you have it.

[SMURff]

They would call me Smurff in high school

[Irish_Alley]

growing up my grandfather would tell everyone that his grandfather was irish his last name is "Dare" and said his grandfather dropped the O from "O'Dare" to fit in better. so i was irish and brother went into the corps as irish and drinking became an everyday thing for him. so we all grew up partying like the irish would and had a road sing that read "irish alley". so i would put in on most of my screen names like ebay, google, and other forms. after the grandfather dies my uncle who thought we're irish also did a family tree thingy. and come to find out we're not Irish but English but it was still cool cause he was able to trace. the family back and found out who the true grandfather was and that he was a Capt on a ship. but since i used irish alley on other forms it kind of stuck. even on XBOX my name is irish alley, people ask me if im really irish and i tell them no they get very confused.

So no im not really irish. but

[frotosride]

Aaah and so we have the truth....

[VileZambonie]

I think I've told where my nickname came from before....

[LTZ C20]

Ok ok, I knew this was going to come about eventually. It seems there is a trend lately of topics that are more about the members then the trucks, but it's cool.

So as we all know, the trim levels from back in the day were Custom Deluxe, Scottsdale, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Super (for a short period in the mid 70s) and then Silverado.

Well anyone who knows anything about GM trucks from the late 90's to current, the trim levels are LS, LT (in some cases LT1 or LT2)  and LTZ (in some cases LTZ1 amd LTZ2).

So,
LS = Custom Deluxe
LT = Scottsdale or Cheyenne
LTZ = Cheyenne (Cheyenne Super) or Silverado

My truck originally was a Cheyenne with Camper Special option. As I have added numerous comfort and convenience upgrades, it technically is optioned now as a Silverado but I like the Cheyenne designation. Thus, the truck is an LTZ, indicating highly optioned.

As for the C20, well that's self explanatory. It's a 2 wheel drive, 3/4 ton.

So is born, LTZ C20.

Someday when I get it painted, get the full power, leather, heated and cooled seats I want, redo the interior and a few other things, I plan to use the HIGH COUNTRY designation. If you don't know what that is, just Google High Country Silverado. In my opinion, High Country is actually a very fitting designation for these truck, the name just fits, it makes sense.

[philo_beddoe]

Hey, hey. . . You left out the illegitimate child Bonanza!!!  C'mon man!! Lol..

[LTZ C20]

Hey, hey. . . You left out the illegitimate child Bonanza!!!  C'mon man!! Lol..

Notice I didn't mention anything on the GMC side either? Haha

[philo_beddoe]

Ok, fair enough. Someday the Bonanza's will be recognized.

[LTZ C20]

Ok, fair enough. Someday the Bonanza's will be recognized.

Sorry bub, I don't see GM bringing the Bonanza name back. There was rumors of an El Camino concept a few years ago and that never made it past concept.

[philo_beddoe]

Yeah i know, we'll just continue to be a legend in the old chevy history books next to the cheyenne.

[LTZ C20]

Yeah i know, we'll just continue to be a legend in the old chevy history books next to the cheyenne.

The Cheyenne lasted a bit longer, up into the 90s before they got rid of it.

[frotosride]

I think I've told where my nickname came from before....

Maybe but I hardly remember my name most days so tell it again on mystical man of amazing shops! Did you have a favorite ice rink machine that grew ill, or was just horrible at its job?

[philo_beddoe]

I think I've told where my nickname came from before....

Maybe but I hardly remember my name most days so tell it again on mystical man of amazing shops! Did you have a favorite ice rink machine that grew ill, or was just horrible at its job?

yeah I thought maybe vile was a hockey star gone bad and became the zambonie operator with a real nasty attitude? lol..