Cars named after (or same as) WW2 and 1950s aircraft?

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Sabrejet said:
Bristols various: Brigand, Beaufighter, Fighter...
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Bristol's 400 series was one of the prettier postwar British cars.



Interestingly with a strong and stylistically-obvious German connection.

Bristol 400 - Wikipedia

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After World War II in 1947, BAC decided to diversify and formed a car division, which would later be the Bristol Cars company in its own right. BAC inspected the former BMW car factory in what was now a Soviet-controlled East German factory, and returned to Britain with plans for the 327 model and the six-cylinder engine as official war reparations. Bristol then employed BMW engineer Fritz Fiedler to lead their engine development team. In 1947, the newly formed Bristol Cars released their 400 coupé, a lengthened version of the BMW 327. that featured BMW's double-kidney grille. BAC had also acquired Frazer Nash who had held a licence to build BMW models pre war.
 
SaparotRob said:
The car. I remember the ad introducing it.
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My question was whether the car was named after the horse or the aircraft and you say the car was named after the car? As a kid I sort of grew up with the Ford Mustang car, I always associated it with the horse. Wiki gives two possible origins.
 
The icon on the car itself shows a pony and not an airplane:



I'd much rather see the fighter plane, of course. That would be the coolest auto logo ever.
 
The Ford Mustang project started as the T-5 and as the design was being finalized, there was a list of names to choose from.

As far as aircraft logos, airplanes and rockets became popular hood ornaments postwar.
I seem to recall even MG had a radiator ornament that resembled the Supermarine Snyder racer.
 
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