Car names from aeroplanes
But long after the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar aero engine.
Using engine names, there a few more from Armstrong Siddeley. Of the top of my head, Panther Cars, Sunbeam Tiger and in the dying throes of the company, the Lea-Francis Lynx.
Using engine names, there a few more from Armstrong Siddeley. Of the top of my head, Panther Cars, Sunbeam Tiger and in the dying throes of the company, the Lea-Francis Lynx.
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Northrop Alpha/ Alpha Romeo
Yeah...I sorta knew that. But an opportunity to mention an interesting aeroplane.
Originally Posted by dogsridewith
Northrop Alpha/ Alpha Romeo
Yeah...I sorta knew that. But an opportunity to mention an interesting aeroplane.
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I used to have a rust heap that started life as a minivan. It was long in the tooth and held together by speed tape. My mate called it the Pitts. I told him to Stampe it out or he was walking home. It was not Lightning fast, but plodded along like the Albatross. It ate brake shoes like a Gannet as they needed full size 12's for any effect. I used to carry stuff for a friend and the back looked like a farmer's car. I called it my Ag-Truck.
Now I'm off to the pub to calm down.
Now I'm off to the pub to calm down.
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Abrams Explorer - Ford Explorer
Armstrong Whitworth Apollo - Buick Apollo
Armstrong Whitworth Aries - Dodge Aries
Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar - Reliant Scimitar
Avro Arrow - Plymouth Arrow
BAe Concorde - Chrysler Concorde
Blackburn Bluebird - Nissan Bluebird
Boulton-Paul P.8 Atlantic - Austin Atlantic
Canadair/Bombardier Challenger - Dodge Challenger
Fairey Fox - Volkswagen Fox
Fairey Firefly - Pontiac Firefly
McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle - AMC Eagle
Piper Apache - Chevrolet Apache (pickup truck)
Stinson Reliant - Plymouth Reliant
American Champion/Bellanca Scout - International Scout
Globe Swift - Suzuki Swift
Helio Courier - Ford (and Mazda) Courier
Heston Phoenix - Pontiac Phoenix
Ted Smith/Piper Aerostar - Ford Aerostar
Lockheed Ventura - Pontiac Ventura
Jurca Sirocco - Volkswagen Sirocco
Kinner Playboy - Jordan Playboy roadster
Stitts Playboy - Playboy, Playboy convertible
Armstrong Whitworth Apollo - Buick Apollo
Armstrong Whitworth Aries - Dodge Aries
Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar - Reliant Scimitar
Avro Arrow - Plymouth Arrow
BAe Concorde - Chrysler Concorde
Blackburn Bluebird - Nissan Bluebird
Boulton-Paul P.8 Atlantic - Austin Atlantic
Canadair/Bombardier Challenger - Dodge Challenger
Fairey Fox - Volkswagen Fox
Fairey Firefly - Pontiac Firefly
McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle - AMC Eagle
Piper Apache - Chevrolet Apache (pickup truck)
Stinson Reliant - Plymouth Reliant
American Champion/Bellanca Scout - International Scout
Globe Swift - Suzuki Swift
Helio Courier - Ford (and Mazda) Courier
Heston Phoenix - Pontiac Phoenix
Ted Smith/Piper Aerostar - Ford Aerostar
Lockheed Ventura - Pontiac Ventura
Jurca Sirocco - Volkswagen Sirocco
Kinner Playboy - Jordan Playboy roadster
Stitts Playboy - Playboy, Playboy convertible
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There was a Nash Airflyte, a Hudson Terraplane, but no Hudson Aeroplane.
Regarding "Alpha", do you mean Alfa as in Alfa Romeo?
Regarding "Alpha", do you mean Alfa as in Alfa Romeo?
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I was listing same model names not manufacturers. Yes indeed there was a Lockheed Hudson and Hudson was an automobile manufactuer. There was a small-scale, (amateur), American airframe builder named Hudson, they made a single model 2-2-E "Thing", and VW also made an automobile called the "Thing". Ford made Ford aeroplanes, SAAB made SAAB aeroplanes, but I am looking for model names. There was also a (Paul) Nash Aeroplane Company formed in 1928 in Illinois, but he built only one aircraft, the model N.
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My neighbour has a Mustang* and not seen it airborne yet, but at ground level it's pretty fast - as to be expected of a 5 ltr engine.
* .. Ford, not North American!
* .. Ford, not North American!
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Yeah, about the Mustang... See post #3, page 1 of this thread.
LKF: During Ford's initial marketing sessions, the idea for naming the car the Mustang originated from the P-51 Mustang aircraft, not the wild horse. Logos, badges, image and copy-write considerations came into play, resulting in the horse symbol.
Mooney Aircraft also made a Mustang, the Mk.22 Mustang PC, (pressurized cabin). Introduced just a few months after the first Ford Mustang car. Unlike Ford, Mooney built only 36 Mustangs between 1965-1970, and again, unlike the Ford Mustang, the Mooney Mustang more or less bankrupted the company.
LKF: During Ford's initial marketing sessions, the idea for naming the car the Mustang originated from the P-51 Mustang aircraft, not the wild horse. Logos, badges, image and copy-write considerations came into play, resulting in the horse symbol.
Mooney Aircraft also made a Mustang, the Mk.22 Mustang PC, (pressurized cabin). Introduced just a few months after the first Ford Mustang car. Unlike Ford, Mooney built only 36 Mustangs between 1965-1970, and again, unlike the Ford Mustang, the Mooney Mustang more or less bankrupted the company.
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Convair Metropolitan - Nash Metropolitan
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"Metropolitan" is listed on post #56, page three of this thread.
FYI The Cessna Citation line also has a Mustang, a VLJ designated the 510, which was an old Datsun nameplate in the North American market. (Yes, the Chevy Citation has already been posted).
Convair (General Dynamics) made a single prototype named "Charger", but Dodge, (Chrysler Corp. under various names), has made thousands upon thousands of Chargers.
Convair made the F-106 "Delta Dart", not a "Delta" nor a "Dart". Dodge made a "Dart" and Oldsmobile made a "Delta 88", so not an exact match for the thread's theme.
FYI The Cessna Citation line also has a Mustang, a VLJ designated the 510, which was an old Datsun nameplate in the North American market. (Yes, the Chevy Citation has already been posted).
Convair (General Dynamics) made a single prototype named "Charger", but Dodge, (Chrysler Corp. under various names), has made thousands upon thousands of Chargers.
Convair made the F-106 "Delta Dart", not a "Delta" nor a "Dart". Dodge made a "Dart" and Oldsmobile made a "Delta 88", so not an exact match for the thread's theme.
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My neighbour has a Mustang* and not seen it airborne yet, but at ground level it's pretty fast
When is he going to replace the horse badge with the aeroplane one?
When is he going to replace the horse badge with the aeroplane one?
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It wasn't through choice - Dodge threatened them with legal action. They abandoned the Dart name altogether, it was the SP250 everywhere.
Presumably the Nash and Rambler Ambassador were basically the same car? I had a vague idea Nash became Rambler which was sort of right when I looked it up.
I'm now wondering why a small English boy would have been aware of that around 60 years ago - and remembered it!
I'm now wondering why a small English boy would have been aware of that around 60 years ago - and remembered it!