Car names from aeroplanes
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".)
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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Stutz Bearcat and of course the later Grumman product...
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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
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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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
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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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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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)
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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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 ).
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.
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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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.
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.