It has acquired three names so far - two given by friends.
On account of it's shiny black (almost sinister) colour, I have dubbed my RS "Blackbird". The squat shape also conjures up memories of the famous Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Aircraft - so it's a tribute to that great ship of the skies.
Also, have you ever taken a good look at the MX-3's snout?
Reminds me of a cartoon drawing of a "Blackbird". Think Looney Tunes and you'll get my drift.
The other two names are "Dark Angel" - after the delectable Jessica Alba who played a sassy genetically enhanced heroine on the same name tag, and er, follow me on this one, "J-Lo"!
Yup, an good friend of mine (a girl - NOT my girlfriend OK?) calls the MX-3 "J-Lo", on account of what she refers to as it's unmistakably sexy rump sticking out a mile.
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By the way, the name Dark Angel came from another good friend (also a girl - er also just a friend, <blushes deeply>) who is hooked on the TV series (as I was).
So there you have it:
Blackbird
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Dark Angel
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J-Lo
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I was thinking of calling it the Batmobile, but i'll leave that name for an MX-3 pilot with a V6 2.5i KZLE beasty on NOS, with flames coming out of the exhaust!!
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