This subject just came up an hour or so ago in the XJ list;
>I know this thread is, gosh, hours old, but does anyone have a clue as to
>how long car companies have been naming their products after animals?
>
>The earliest high production American model that comes to my mind is the
>Ford Falcon (but did the Chevy Impala predate it?), but I'm sure there's
>more than a few examples way earlier here in the States. The earliest
>Britcar I can think of is the Kestrel. And the rules of the game must
>include production numbers (one-offs will come under their own heading) as
>well as spelling- is a "spider" a "Spyder" or a "Spider"..? And does a
>spider qualify as an animal?
>
>Just how did a spider come up as something good to name a car after?
Those are the rules of the game. The earliest homologated car, somewhere in
the world, named for an animal without being a deliberate misspelling
(allowances for language differences).
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Glenn
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