I think the chicken and egg has swapped order sometimes. It is a stretch to attribute some of these cars' names to a/c names. Jaguar cars were around yonks before jaguar fighters. The animal symbol is a bit of a giveaway, but like Ford Mustang.
However, if the connections are becoming so tenuous, and let's not get too serious, here is one with a smile.
The event marked the most important milestone yet in the development of the 1,000mph Bloodhound SSC vehicle ahead of the team's attempt at the land speed record in two years' time.
OK, bloodhound is a missile, but hey, it's got a motor, fins/wins and flies.