Gloria

In my line of work a van is an essential, and I use the essential type of van, a Ford Transit.   I had always promised myself that if I ever had a Transit, I would call it Gloria (as in "Sic Transit Gloria Mundy"), so when I bought the van she quickly became Gloria.



You can see her name on the door

In the light of my earlier post on Translations, I have to wonder about Gloria a bit, she hasn't shown any odd tendencies, other than a severe sulk while we were in France together earlier this year, but then I was the one who was dressed ( but that's another story), and one I promise to tell