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Old 19th Apr 2018, 02:25
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
I suspect that very few cars were consciously named after their aircraft counterparts (with the possible exception of the Spitfire).
I once traded a Ford (Australia) Corsair (a badge engineered Nissan Pintara)and I noted that the Vehicle Identification Number began with the code F4U4....


true story...

And of course the Ford Australia (& USA) Falcons (regarding the Dassault Falcon) which interestingly commenced manufacture in 1960 in Australia and the US when the French sold their first Falcon 20 in 1965, an aircraft named after a car?
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