March 8, 2007 at 4:48 pm
To follow up on PLA-MkIIs thread about his 4 wheeled Saab Grippen… Other cars that share names with aircraft? There must be many more… Aerostar…….Ford MPV Ambassador…Rambler/AMC AMX…………AMC Arrow………..Plymouth (re-badged Mitsubishi) Apache……..Chevrolet Truck (50s) Astra………..Vauxall/Pontiac Avanti………Studebaker (1963-64), Avanti Motors (1966-current) Beaufighter…Bristol Bearcat…….Stutz (1911-1936) Beverly……..Cord (1935-36) Blackhawk….Stutz (20s) Bronco …….Ford Caravan……Dodge/Chrysler Caravelle…..Renault, Dodge Charger…….Dodge (1970s Piper Cherokee variant & GD prototype) Cherokee…..Jeep Cheyenne….Chevrolet Pick-up (Trim level) Cirrus……….Chrysler Citation…….Chevrolet Cobra……….Shelby Comet………Mercury Commando….Jeep (60s sport Jeep) Concord……AMC (no “e”) Corsair……..Edsel (ill-fated Ford Division on the late 50s)/Ford Corvette……Chevrolet (French 1970’s biz-jet) Cougar……..Mercury Courier……..Ford (re-badged maza pick-up 70s)…Helio STOL Cultass…….Oldsmobile Dakota……..Dodge Truck Defender…..Land Rover Eagle……….Chrysler (a short-lived division after they bought AMC/Jeep) Envoy………GMC Truck Europa……..Lotus Excel……….Hyundai (Cessna Citation variant) Explorer…….Ford (MDD helicopter) F-100 ……..Ford 1/2 ton pick-up (50s-60s) Falcon………Ford Fury………..Plymouth Galaxy………Ford (though spelled differently than the C-5) Gladiator……Jeep pick-up (1960s) Golden Eagle…Jeep (Trim Level) (Cessna 421) Grippen…….Saab Herald………Triumph Hornet………Hudson, AMC Hunter………Hillman Husky……….Hillman (Kaman Huskie & Aviat bush plane) Impala………Chevrolet Jaguar………Jaguar (also Grumman prototype) Javelin………AMC Jetstar………Oldsmobile Lancer……….Dodge (P-43, B-1B, Champion VLT) Lark………….Studebaker (Lark was a 1960s SE Aero Commander) Lightning…….Ford (sport version of F-150 pick-up) Lincoln………Lincoln (later a division of Ford) Mustang…….Ford Navajo………Mazda (re-badged Ford Explorer) Pacer………..AMC Panther……..Panther Phantom & Phantom II…Rolls Royce Pinto………..Ford (Temco Pinto was a USN trainer in the 50s) Princess…….Austin Puma………..Ford Ranger………Edsel car/Ford truck (Bell 47J) Rapide………Aston Martin Skyhawk……Buick Skylark……..Graham (30s), Buick (Cessna Skylark was a 182 variant) Spitfire……..Triumph Starfire……..Oldsmobile Swift………..Suzuki Tempest…….Pontiac Talon………..Eagle (re-badged Mitsubishi) Tiger………..Sunbeam Alpine Thunderbolt….Chrysler (pre-war concept car) Trooper……..Isuzu truck (Trooper was a little known factory name for the Bell 47) Valiant………Plymouth (60s)/Holden Vega………..Chevrolet Voyager/Voyageur…Plymouth (Stinson & Canadian Boeing 107) Wildcat……..Buick