Car names - Alex
Why do European countries name their towns, islands, cities etc after old Fords

Granada, Capri, Cortina, Sierra etc.

Can you think of amy more?


Or, what does BMW stand for - Brutal Money Waster?

or Ford Found On Rubbish Dump?

or MITSUBISHI Management Incessantly Tolerates Socially
Unacceptable Behavior, Ignoring
Sexual Harassment Incidents

Alex
Re: Car names - Marcus
F I A T = Fix It Again Tomorrow
Re: Car names - Alex
Was Montego Bay named after Austin / Rover's finest ?

Or the Paris undeground after the old Rover 100 {Metro}

The towns of Oxford and Cambridge name after Morris cars?
Re: Car names - Peter M
Didn't LOTUS used to mean'Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious'?
also:
Q. What's a creche?
A. A collision between two Rollers in W1..

P.
Re: Car names - Robert Evans
Seat contiune to name their cars after very picturesque Spanish places, Shame the Marbella didn't reflect the beauty of the place...!
Re: Car names - Steve G
Alfa romeo had to rename their 164 to 168 in far-east countries. Apparently 164 stands for 'one-way to death'.
Re: Car names - paul
Nova='No Go' in Espanol.
Re: Car names - paul
Just spotted my last entry appeared on the 'Too much time etc' thread a bit earlier. Telepathy, not cheating, honest.
Re: Car names - steve paterson
Anyone remember the Goggomobile ?
Re: Car names - El Dingo (Martin)
Why do car makers name their cars after porno mags?

- Mini 'Mayfair'
- Ford 'Fiesta'
- Lancia 'H&E' (or should that be HPE?)
- Lada 'Spanking Monthly'

:-)=)

Martin.
Re: Car names - Marcus
Continuing the Porno Mag theme:

Vauxhall Corsa / Astra CLUB ......
Re: Car names - Harold
BMW - Buyers mostly winkers (or make your own answer up)