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PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:01 am 
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Chris Brame wrote:
Stutz Bearcat

That one's a Warbird with an auto name--the car came first, by a lot.


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Snake45 wrote:
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Stutz Bearcat

That one's a Warbird with an auto name--the car came first, by a lot.



Yes, introduced in 1912.

Here's a couple of photos of mine:

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/imag ... 110047.jpg

https://starcarcentral.files.wordpress. ... 0613_2.jpg

As you can see, it seriously predates Grumman's fine aircraft.

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4RG.I.'S wrote:
Buell Thunderbolt
Buell Lightning


Both names used by BSA decades before Buell was a thing.
Also BSA Starfire.. Known as the Start Fire owing to the small tray below the carb to catch leaking fuel.. which would ignite when it backfired.
Also:
BSA Spitfire, Hurricane, Victor, Barracuda, Hornet, Fury, Beagle & Brigand

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If we use numbers too:
Ford F-100
Olds F-88 experimental show car
Honorable mention: Buick's "B-58" - ad slogan, not an actual model name:
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Chris Brame wrote:
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Olds (Le) Sabre

That's a Buick :wink:


Extreme embarassment!! :oops: :oops: :oops:
Thankfully, the editor at the magazine I write for doesn't frequent WIX.

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Pretty neat stuff. I never realized how many cars shared aircraft names. Will have to see about matching pictures of each pair.

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Temco Pinto
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This one you named the plane instead of the car :wink:

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Lon Moer wrote:
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Temco Pinto
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This one you named the plane instead of the car :wink:

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That's because 100% of the forum members have heard of the Ford Pinto.
Far fewer have heard of the aircraft.

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JohnB wrote:
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Temco Pinto
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This one you named the plane instead of the car :wink:

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That's because 100% of the forum members have heard of the Ford Pinto.
Far fewer have heard of the aircraft.


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Pre-flamed :lol:

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Reliant Sabre; also the Tornado Talisman, though this time a maker rather than a car. And the Warwick GT!

EDIT: I forgot the Reliant Scimitar too...


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Hillman Hunter and the unrelated Singer Hunter...


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They may already be "on the list";

Hillman Avenger

Mitsubishi Scorpion

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