I don't know where they get names for today's cars. Why do they put a Spanish sounding name of a Japanese brand car? Paseo, for example. American cars have meaningless names like Stratus,(layered cloud?), Taurus(bull?), Camero(psuedo Spanish again?), Neon(inert gas?), Stealth(sneaky?), Trans Am (Across America?) etc. Back in the good ol' days, a car name meant something. Ford and Packard were named for the boss. Plymouth was name for a town with historic importance. LaSalle, DeSoto, Hudson, and Cadillac were named for explorers. Pontiac was named for a famous Early American. Studebaker was named for a company that manufactured wagons. Or maybe it was for the founder of the company. Chevrolet was named for a famous race car driver. Dodge was named for the two brothers who founded the Dodge Brothers company that sold out to Walter P. Chrysler, who also had a car named for him. Mustang was named for a horse. Jeep was named for a cartoon vehicle (Or some say it began as GPV, General Purpose Vehicle.)I don't know where Buick and Nash came from, but probably the owner of the company that first built them. I also wonder why cars have to have multiple names like Ford Crown Victoria. Or numbers like Oldsmobile 442 Mercedes 340 or letters like SST, GTO, SHO, GT, LE, and such. I think car names come from ad writers who just think up something that sounds good, even if it means nothing. I'm still waiting for the introduction of the Howard Super 8 DeLuxe 220 GTF Innercooler ISpy 007 Special Hollywood 32 Valve Sport Coupe.
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