I friend of mine from Breckenridge, west of Fort Worth, used to see "Whoa, there, Lightening'!"
You 2 should meet.
On TV (Roy Rogers and Dale Evans), Pat Brady drove around Mineral City, the setting of the series, sweet talking to Nellybelle as if his verbal compliments could convince the recalcitrant jeep to get up and go. The name, which was painted on her doors in most episodes, apparently developed out of Pat riding an ornery mule in the earlier movies, and addressing it with phrases like "Whoa, Nelly!"