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Old 18th Apr 2018, 10:14
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The bubble cars manufactured by the likes of Messerschmitt and Heinkel
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Old 18th Apr 2018, 10:21
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Ford/Lockheed Galaxy
Ford /Fouga Zephyr


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Old 18th Apr 2018, 11:50
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Originally Posted by Harry Wayfarers
The bubble cars manufactured by the likes of Messerschmitt and Heinkel

See post #36
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Rolls Royce/McDonnell Phantom
Dodge/McDonnell Demon
Chevrolet/Dassault Corvette
Ford/Dassault Falcon
Buick/Cessna Skylark
Dixie/Wright Flyer
Chevrolet/Piper Malibu
Oldsmobile/Vought Cutlass
Ford/Temco Pinto
AMC/Fairey Barracuda
AMC/Piper Pacer
AMC/AMX International AMX
Opel/Culver Kadet
Mitsubishi/Northrop Raider
Dodge/Piper Colt
Sunbeam/Grumman Tiger
Studebaker/Piaggio Avanti
Chevrolet/Lockheed Vega

(Apologies for any duplicates! And, after posting I realized I was listing paired names without regard for which emerged earliest, so not all of these would be "cars named after planes".)

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Old 18th Apr 2018, 13:05
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Stutz Bearcat and of course the later Grumman product...
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Originally Posted by Anilv
Renault Caravelle.

And now we have the Renault / Eurocopter Dauphine(e)...
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Northrop Alpha/ Alpha Romeo
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Saab 900 / Falcon 900
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Old 18th Apr 2018, 16:03
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Vauxhall Viscount
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Old 18th Apr 2018, 16:27
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Does it have to be cars?


Leyland had Tiger and Leopard buses, plus the AEC Sabre coach. Also the Lynx, Buffalo and Beaver trucks.


Other companies swallowed by Leyland had the Guy Otter (with only a single engine!) and the Scammell Pioneer

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Old 18th Apr 2018, 16:27
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Check mate:

Bristol Type 412 Beaufighter
Bristol Type 412 Beaufort
Bristol Type 603S4 Blenheim
Bristol Type 603S3 Britannia
Bristol Type 603S3 Brigand

All Bristol cars named after their Bristol aeronautical cousins
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Luton/Rollason Beta, Lancia Beta
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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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Northrop Alpha/ Alpha Romeo
No such thing as an "Alpha" Romeo, it's Alfa, which began as A.L.F.A., standing for (Societa) Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, until bought by Nicola Romeo.
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Have we already mentioned the Ford / Aerospatiale Puma ?

Apologies if we have.
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BAE Hawk - Studebaker Hawk

Aeronca Champion - Studebaker Champion

Cessna Skyhawk - Buick Skyhawk

Cessna 175 Skylark - Buick Skylark

Cessna Caravan - Dodge Caravan

Cessna Bobcat - Mercury Bobcat

Convair Metropolitan - Nash Metropolitan

McDonnell Demon - Dodge Demon

Keystone Patrician - Packard Patrician

Martin Marauder - Mercury Marauder

Grumman Prowler - Plymouth Prowler

Grumman Cougar - Mercury Cougar

Grumman Wildcat - Buick Wildcat

Fairey Barracuda - Plymouth Barracuda

Hawker Tempest - Pontiac Tempest

Martin Marlin - Rambler/AMC Marlin

Airspeed Ambassador - Rambler Ambassador

Piper Aztec - Pontiac Aztec

Piper Cherokee - Jeep Cherokee

Republic P-43 Lancer - Mitsubishi Lancer

North American Bronco - Ford Bronco

North American Fury - Plymouth Fury

Northrop A-17 Nomad - Chevrolet Nomad

Handley Page/Miles Marathon - Checker Marathon

Douglas Dakota - Dodge Dakota

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy - Ford Galaxy

Lockheed Starfire - Oldsmobile Starfire

SIAI-Marchetti Riviera - Buick Riviera

Lockheed Electra - Buick Electra

Piper Caribbean - Packard Caribbean

Piper Pacer - AMC Pacer

Lockheed Saturn - GM Saturn

Westland Lynx - Mercury Lynx

Grumman Avenger - Dodge Avenger

McDonnell-Douglas F-18 Hornet - AMC Hornet, preceded by the Hudson Hornet.
(Hiller Helicopters also made a Hornet)

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Does it have to be cars?
No, as longer ron may not agree, but the best-
Velocette Venom and Valiant.
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Some more Beezers with perhaps aviation related/familiar names

BSA A50 Cyclone,A50 Wasp,A65 Rocket,A65 Spitfire,A65 Hornet,A65 Firebird.

I had an A65 Thunderbolt in the 70's - the only velo I ever had was an LE 'Noddy Bike' as a 'social' bike in the mid 70's (You know - riding it around so people could have a laugh when they saw it and also visiting the then GF ).
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The Jowett Javelin predated the Gloster Javelin by a few years.

Trident was mentioned as a motorbike. There was also a Trident car company which rose from one of TVR's financial collapses. The car they built was the Trident Clipper - two aircraft in one car.

The Allard Clipper was an extremely ugly 3 wheeler.

SS Cars asked Armstrong Siddeley for permission to use the Jaguar name on their cars.
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Old 20th Apr 2018, 09:39
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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.
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