I (believe I) know that some Japanese companies also have a thing about palindromes (words or expressions that read the same forward and back). Hence: A TOYOTA reads the same forward and back and NISSAN is, well, sorta close......etc --- I couldn't believe when I saw that one manufacturer had named their car "Charade." (!!!!!) I guess "Hype" or "Snowjob" didn't quite have the same appeal. --- The question about other 'winds" brings to mind the Tornado and the Duster, but we're not even close to Friday so I won't go there EXCEPT to ask: Q. When were cars first mentioned in the Bible? (pause)
(ok, here's the answer)
A: When the lord drove Adam and Eve out of the garden in a Fury.
Please contact your dealer directly.
>From: Mike Miller <mwm@LANSET.COM> >Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwm@LANSET.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Car model names >Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:51:44 -0800 > >The Toyota rational [if that's the word] was to associate every name with a >crown as in the leader. Look at the names again and you'll see that. > >Mike >'85 Westy [no crown] > > > > The Toyota names originally all began with 'C' - Corona, Corolla, > > Carina, Crown, Cressida, Camry. I think the Starlet was the first > > non-'C' Toyota name. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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