I had an AMC Hornet when I was in college. My friends called her "Mabel."
Mabel she will run. Mabel she won't run. (it was mostly won't)
Did the door handles keep falling off? After 'Beaumont', I bought a 68 AMC Rebel, which I named, of course, 'REBEL'! Sir SuziQ always tells everyone he married me for my car. I tell him him he must have been pretty hard up for a car if he married me for 'Rebel'! He cut his car repair teeth on that car. He even got some galvanized metal and replaced the rear left floor board!!