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  1. Crallscars

    Crallscars F1 Rookie

    Jun 7, 2006
    2,512
    Bainbridge, GA
    Full Name:
    Douglas Crall
    #1 Crallscars, Oct 23, 2006
    It's not my fault if this is a re-post, it's new to me though and interesting.

    The following is a list of some automobiles named after people:
    Aston Martin (Lionel Martin),
    Audi (August Horch, Latin translation of Horch),
    Bugatti (Ettore Bugatti),
    Cadillac (Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit), Chevrolet (Louis Chevrolet),
    Chrysler (Walter Chrysler),
    Citröen (André-Gustave Citroën),
    Daimler (Gottlieb Daimler),
    Ferrari (Enzo Ferrari),
    Ford (Henry Ford),
    Honda (Soichiro Honda),
    Lamborghini (Ferruccio Lamborghini),
    Lancia (Vincenzo Lancia),
    Maserati (Maserati brothers),
    Mercedes (Emil Jellinek's daughter Mercedes),
    Opel (Adam Opel), Peugeot (Armand Peugeot),
    Porsche (Ferdinand Porsche),
    Rolls-Royce (Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce),
    Toyota (Sakichi Toyoda).
     
  2. Simon^2

    Simon^2 F1 World Champ

    Oct 17, 2005
    12,313
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    #2 Simon^2, Oct 23, 2006
    Should the Edsel be on that list? Wasn't it considered a spearate company/division?
     
  3. Crallscars

    Crallscars F1 Rookie

    Jun 7, 2006
    2,512
    Bainbridge, GA
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    Douglas Crall
    #3 Crallscars, Oct 23, 2006
    Yep you're right, looks like they over looked that one. I wonder what others will be found here?
     
  4. Miltonian

    Miltonian F1 Veteran

    Dec 11, 2002
    5,966
    Milton, Wash.
    Full Name:
    Jeff B.
    #4 Miltonian, Oct 23, 2006
    Jeez, there's probably hundreds of them. For starters, since this is a Ferrari site, how about the Dino?
     
  5. Crallscars

    Crallscars F1 Rookie

    Jun 7, 2006
    2,512
    Bainbridge, GA
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    Douglas Crall
    #5 Crallscars, Oct 23, 2006
    yep, like the Dino

    Should I guess what they named the Rover after?
     
  6. cessnav8or

    cessnav8or Formula 3

    May 28, 2004
    2,257
    Louisville, KY
    Full Name:
    Aaron
    #6 cessnav8or, Oct 23, 2006
    Delorean- John Delorean
     
  7. Simon^2

    Simon^2 F1 World Champ

    Oct 17, 2005
    12,313
    At Sea Level
    #7 Simon^2, Oct 23, 2006
    And the Bricklin.
     
  8. Tony Liokossis

    Tony Liokossis Karting

    Nov 12, 2004
    52
    #8 Tony Liokossis, Oct 23, 2006
    PMT 1000. Philip Michael Thomas 1000, Tubbs from Miami Vice had a Trans Am-based car he created. It was awesome.
     
  9. cessnav8or

    cessnav8or Formula 3

    May 28, 2004
    2,257
    Louisville, KY
    Full Name:
    Aaron
    #9 cessnav8or, Oct 23, 2006
    Bentley was Walter Owens Bentley aka W.O. Bentley
    Chevrolet was Louis-Joseph Chevrolet
    Buick Was David Dunbar Buick
     
  10. DavkeG

    DavkeG Formula Junior

    Jul 3, 2004
    719
    Belgium
    Full Name:
    Dave G.
    #10 DavkeG, Oct 23, 2006
    Pagani (Horacio Pagani)
     
  11. Ado4wd

    Ado4wd Formula Junior

    Dec 27, 2005
    284
    Germantown, TN
    Full Name:
    Andrew O
    #11 Ado4wd, Oct 23, 2006
    Dodge
     
  12. MedMech

    MedMech Karting

    Nov 2, 2003
    81
    #12 MedMech, Oct 23, 2006
    Buick
     
  13. Fred2

    Fred2 F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Jan 2, 2005
    18,031
    nj
    #13 Fred2, Oct 23, 2006
    McLaren
     
  14. The Rig

    The Rig Karting

    Sep 5, 2006
    99
    Tucson
    Full Name:
    Gerry Shanks
    #14 The Rig, Oct 23, 2006
    Are you refering to the machiavelli?
     
  15. WCH

    WCH F1 Veteran
    Owner

    Mar 16, 2003
    5,180
    #15 WCH, Oct 23, 2006
    Tucker.
     
  16. BT

    BT F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa

    Mar 21, 2005
    15,291
    FL / GA
    Full Name:
    Bill Tracy
    #16 BT, Oct 23, 2006
    Mosler and Honda
     
  17. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

    Apr 29, 2004
    36,744
    Cowboy Capitol of the World
    Full Name:
    Brian Crall
    #17 Rifledriver, Oct 23, 2006
    Sorry Doug

    AUDI stands for Auto Union Deutsche Industrie. It was a combination of 4 car builders that combined themselves much like GM here. The logo of 4 intertwining rings represents the 4 companies. In their early days they went by the name of Auto Union for short but eventually changed it to AUDI.

    Horch was but one of the four.
     
  18. WarrenF355

    WarrenF355 Formula 3

    Dec 29, 2004
    1,000
    Newburgh, IN
    Full Name:
    Warren M. Rogers
    #18 WarrenF355, Oct 23, 2006
    Volkswagen
     
  19. Townshend

    Townshend F1 Veteran
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Jul 20, 2005
    6,677
    Chicago
    Full Name:
    Walter
    #19 Townshend, Oct 23, 2006
    Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln)
    Duesenberg (Fred & August Duesenberg)
    Renault (Louis Renault)
    Opel (Adam Opel)
    Datsun (A combination of 3 founder last name initials, Den, Aoyama, Takeuchi)
     
  20. MARQ

    MARQ Formula 3

    Feb 9, 2002
    1,924
    East Coast US
    Full Name:
    Marq
    #20 MARQ, Oct 23, 2006
    TVR
    TreVoR Wilkinson
     
  21. mDrake

    mDrake Karting

    Jun 5, 2006
    147
    Alabama
    Full Name:
    Mike
    #21 mDrake, Oct 23, 2006
    the Alfa Romeo Graduate (named after the Dustin Hoffman character)
     
  22. Ira Schwartz

    Ira Schwartz Formula 3
    Silver Subscribed

    May 20, 2003
    1,994
    Brooklandville, MD
    Full Name:
    Ira Schwartz
    #22 Ira Schwartz, Oct 23, 2006
    How about:
    Marcos (Jem MARsh and Frank COStin)?
    Oldsmobile and REO (Ransom E. Olds)?
    Morgan?
     
  23. sammyb

    sammyb Formula 3

    Jun 23, 2006
    1,857
    Where wife tells me
    Full Name:
    Sam
    #23 sammyb, Oct 23, 2006
    You wanted a list? Here's a list. I might have forgotten a few or accidentally left a couple on -- I just removed ones that weren't named for real people from a list of manufacturers that I have.

    Abarth
    Abbott Detroit
    Adler
    Alfa Romeo (ALFA is an acronym, Romeo is the guy who reorganized it.)
    Allard
    Anderson
    Apperson
    Archer
    Armstrong Siddeley
    Aston Martin
    Austin
    Austin Healey
    Baker Electric
    Baldwin
    Beardmore
    Bentley
    Berkeley
    Bernardi
    Biddle
    Binford
    Bizzarini
    Bond
    Bradley
    Brewster
    Bricklin
    Briscoe
    Brooks Steam
    Bugatti
    Buick
    Cameron
    Carroll Six
    Cartercar
    Case
    Chalmers
    Chandler
    Chase
    Chevrolet
    Chrysler
    Citroen
    Clement-bayard
    Cole
    Cord
    Crane Simplex
    Crosley
    Crow Elkhart
    Cunningham (both Cunningham marques)
    Cushman
    Daimler
    Dale
    Daniels
    Darracq
    Davis
    De Dion Bouton
    De Soto
    De Tamble
    De Tomaso
    De Vaux
    Delage
    Delahaye
    Delorean
    Doble
    Dodge
    Dodge Brothers
    Dorris
    Dort
    Duesenberg
    Dupont
    Durant
    Edsel
    Elcar
    Eldredge
    Elgin
    Elmore
    Erskine
    Everitt
    Fenton
    Ferrari
    Flanders
    Ford
    France Jet
    Franklin
    Frazer
    Frazer Nash
    Gale
    Gardner
    Garfield
    Ghia
    Gordon-keeble
    Graham
    Graham Paige
    Grant
    Gray
    Griffith
    Haynes
    Heinkel
    Henderson
    Henry J
    Hillman
    Hispano Suiza
    Holden
    Holman Moody
    Holsman
    Honda
    Horch
    Hotchkiss
    Hudson
    Humber
    Innocenti
    Isotta Fraschini
    Jackson
    Jaguar
    Jaxon Steam
    Jeffrey
    Jennis
    Jensen
    Jewett
    Jim Bede
    Jones
    Jordan
    Jowett
    Johnson Motor Company
    Kaiser
    Kearns
    Kelly
    Kenworthy
    King
    Kissel
    Kleiber
    Knox
    Koehler
    Lagonda
    Lamborghini
    Lancia
    Lewis
    Lexington
    Marcos (Combination of two names)
    Marion
    Marion Handley
    Marmon
    Maserati
    Maxwell
    Mcglaughlin
    Mcintyre
    Mclaren
    Mercedes Benz
    Metz
    Meyers
    Mg (Morris Garages)
    Mitchell
    Monteverdi
    Moretti
    Morgan
    Morris
    Moskvitch
    Mosler
    Muntz
    Nash
    Nash Healey
    Oldsmobile
    Owen Magnetic
    Packard
    Paige
    Panhard
    Panoz
    Peugeot
    Porsche
    Powell
    Pratt Elkhart
    Qvale
    Rauch&Lang
    Renault
    Reo
    Rickenbacker
    Riley
    Rockwell
    Rolls Royce
    Roosevelt
    Saleen
    Schacht
    Sears
    Selden
    Shay
    Shelby-american
    Sheridan
    Singer
    Smith
    Spitzer
    Stanguellini
    Stanley Steam
    Stearns
    Stearns Knight
    Stephens
    Stevens Duryea
    Stewart
    Steyr
    Stoddard Dayton
    Studebaker
    Stutz
    Suzuki
    Swift
    Talbot
    Talbot Lago
    Thomas
    Thomas Detroit
    Toyota
    Tucker
    Vale
    Vickers
    Voisin
    Walton
    Wartburg
    Waverly Electric
    Westcott
    White
    Wilcox
    Wills St. Claire
    Willys
    Winton
    Wolseley
    Woods Electric
    Zimmerman
     
  24. Crallscars

    Crallscars F1 Rookie

    Jun 7, 2006
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    Douglas Crall
    #24 Crallscars, Oct 23, 2006
    Looks like the guys here in a few hours have doubled or trippled the original list. Maybe we should forward our additional findings to the original senser

     
  25. YellowbirdRS

    YellowbirdRS Formula 3

    Nov 9, 2005
    1,765
    DFW/RGV/MX
    Full Name:
    Xavier
    #25 YellowbirdRS, Oct 23, 2006
    RUF---Alois Ruf
     
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