He flew down to pick it up just a few days after our daughter was born. It was a deal that couldn't be passed up and it was just what he was looking for...a Dodge Ram 4 x 4. He always did a lot of research about engines, transmissions and what he wanted. In this particular time frame, this pickup had the engine he wanted, plus we has a friend that had one and he really liked it.
I liked it too, except the silly hood ornament! Our friend's truck was bright red with a big ram head on the hood. I thought that looked ridiculous. So when it cam time to go pick up our version of the truck, I told my husband, "I sure hope it doesn't have a goat on the hood!" Well, it did! A light brown Dodge Ram with a goat on the hood!
Our three year old son was pretty excited about the truck, in fact he named it..."The Rain Goat." The name stuck. Anytime we went to leave he would ask, "are we taking the Rain Goat?"
This became a common thing in our family, our son liked naming the vehicle. The funny thing is, he was right on with the name and the personality of the vehicle. Hard to think of a vehicle with a personality, but on our ranch it's true.
We have "Old Smokey"...yep, it smokes a little. Then there's "The Great White" another old Dodge with a flatbed...a whole other story about finding this treasure. I say this truck is run by gremlins. The Great White definitely has nine lives.
We have had Scooby -Doo, The Old Green Goose and a few others. We have even named cars...the Goober-Mobile and Soobie.
Most people name their animals...we name our trucks...I wonder where the old Rain Goat is now?
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