Cars named after (or same as) WW2 and 1950s aircraft?
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Admiral Beez
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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
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.
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1956 Buick Centurion. Not named after a plane, but a tank? Anyway, it looks like an aircraft.
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Thumpalumpacus
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It looks like the dog's breakfast.
Anyway, if Toyota made an Oscar, I'd stand in line for it. Reliable with attitude.
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The US made some dogs, but so did the postwar Brits.
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234.
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SaparotRob
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They're beautiful!
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The car. I remember the ad introducing it.
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.
SaparotRob
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I must be hallucinating. I swear I saw the Mustang linked with the Mustang and not the mustang. Mandella effect?
Thumpalumpacus
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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.
I'd much rather see the fighter plane, of course. That would be the coolest auto logo ever.
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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.
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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The BMW emblem, complete with the four colored quadrants, is a spinning airplane propeller.
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