On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, don spence wrote: > Strada (Fiat) means road in Italian El Camino means the same thing in Spanish, doesn't it? Volvo means "I roll" in Latin. > breeze I didn't think that one was *that* bad. It's not as comical as some other car names. I do think 'Stratus' is a terrible name, though. What were they thinking? "Let's name it after a dull, flat, grey cloud." > Fairlady (Datsun sports car) Definately an odd one. I think the Toyota Masterace deserves special mention, too. Named by someone who was either unfamiliar with English or unfamiliar with World War II.
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