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1. MG and acronyms (score: 1)
Author: xgg2356@dcmdc.dla.mil (James Fuerstenberg)
Date: Tue Dec 17 09:01:59 1991
Just a few quickies. MG stands for Morris Garages and for DW, it is Alfa Romeo, not Alpha. Alfa is the acronym for Anonima Lomabardi Fabrica Automobili and the Romeo is Nicholas Romeo, a principal ea
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00415.html (7,056 bytes)

2. Re: MG and acronyms (score: 1)
Author: well!phabib@apple.com (Philippe Habib)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 91 13:41:21 pst
Just as Mercedes was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of the principal investor. James Burke, in his Connections series says that Mercedes was named after Mercedes Jellinek. According to his
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00434.html (7,192 bytes)

3. Re: MG and acronyms (score: 1)
Author: "Christopher A. Kent" <kent@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1991 19:08:38 PST
I don't have it here, but MBZ publishes a little pamphlet of "interesting facts" about the cars and their history. Mercedes was Jellinek's daughter, yes. But they didn't use her name because of an at
/html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00443.html (6,780 bytes)


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