Stories Behind the Car names. - Team-BHP

ac 427 · 20th June 2007, 21:21

Dear all,

i wanted to share and gain knowledge behind some of the best names in the car industry and the legends that inspired them.

Let me start with the most obvious :

1) Enzo Ferrari : Actually the f60, but named after the legend Mr. Enzo Ferrari.
2) Dino Ferrari : The 246 GT & GTS. Named after the son of Mr. Enzo.
3) (My Personal Fav) : Lamborghini Murcielago: Named after a bull that faught valiently. He was pardoned (very rarely are bulls pardonend)

After a lot of scratching i could come up with these 3 only, but am sure i have many more in my kitty. I will be addind them soon.

Cheers.

Mayavi · 20th June 2007, 22:00

Indica - India Car

ananthkamath · 20th June 2007, 22:05

Ferrucio Lamborghini started the company though.

Some other famous and obvious names:

Soichiro Honda
Henry Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Michio Suzuki
Kiichiro Toyoda
John Cooper
Caarlo Abarth

and many more that i cant recall offhand.

v1p3r · 21st June 2007, 00:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayavi

Indica - India Car

Yeah, but Indica is also the Greek word for India, if you remember your history. Megasthenes?

1Day · 21st June 2007, 03:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by v1p3r

Yeah, but Indica is also the Greek word for India, if you remember your history. Megasthenes?

Didnt know that...cool..

Mayavi · 21st June 2007, 04:08

May be its a greek word, but Indica stands for Indian Car. This is from the horse's mouth and the horse in question here is Ratan Tata

Mayavi · 21st June 2007, 04:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by ananthkamath

Ferrucio Lamborghini started the company though.

Some other famous and obvious names:

Soichiro Honda
Henry Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Michio Suzuki
Kiichiro Toyoda
John Cooper
Caarlo Abarth

and many more that i cant recall offhand.

J.C and K.C Mahindra

aaaah... all these car names sound cool. May be its because these names are foreign to us and that we got used to associating that name with a car.
Then it got me thinking, will a Popat Lal 'Pagal Bhains' ever sound as cool as a Lamborghini Murciellago or a Ford Mustang to the indian ears?

iraghava · 21st June 2007, 17:45

W.O. Bentley
Charles Stewart Rolls
Frederick Henry Royce
Adam Opel
Errett Lobban Cord
Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti
H.F.S. Morgan
Louis Chevrolet
Daniel Panoz
Warren Mosler
Prof. Dr. h. c. Ferdinand Porsche
Horacio Pagani

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayavi

Then it got me thinking, will a Popat Lal 'Pagal Bhains' ever sound as cool as a Lamborghini Murciellago or a Ford Mustang to the indian ears?

Hahahahahahhaha no it won't

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 21st June 2007, 18:28

From the wikipedia:-

"Karl Benz is credited as the inventor of the first 'true' automobile (patented in 1886) since Daimler's was a horse carriage with an engine, whereas Benz' had a chassis designed from scratch. " ...

"DMG was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and his partner Wilhelm Maybach in 1890, but Daimler died in 1900 and Maybach left DMG in 1907, by which time the two companies were rivals. "

See Mercedes-Benz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ac 427 · 21st June 2007, 20:32

The LEgendry : Shelby GT Cobra : named after mr. Carol Shelby

ajitkommini · 22nd June 2007, 11:01

My 2 cents:

Andre Citroen
Louis Renault
Herbert Austin
Fred and August Duesenberg
Lionel Martin

pawan · 22nd June 2007, 12:14

1.shelby-carrol shelby
2.corvette -named after a ship in the American army for the performance range of Chevrolet.

abhilashvk · 22nd June 2007, 12:27

How about the home grown company Maruti (Hanuman who flew carrying the huge mountain)

karlosdeville · 22nd June 2007, 12:48

while everyones talking about how companies were named, heres something off topic...My dad being a car guy himself, I was named Karl after Herr Benz himself!

kpbhatt · 22nd June 2007, 12:54

what @ Skoda "Laura" -- is the naming convention Indian or Scandinavian

20th June 2007, 21:21	#1 (permalink)
ac 427 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 608 View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Stories Behind the Car names. Dear all, i wanted to share and gain knowledge behind some of the best names in the car industry and the legends that inspired them. Let me start with the most obvious : 1) Enzo Ferrari : Actually the f60, but named after the legend Mr. Enzo Ferrari. 2) Dino Ferrari : The 246 GT & GTS. Named after the son of Mr. Enzo. 3) (My Personal Fav) : Lamborghini Murcielago: Named after a bull that faught valiently. He was pardoned (very rarely are bulls pardonend) After a lot of scratching i could come up with these 3 only, but am sure i have many more in my kitty. I will be addind them soon. Cheers.

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ananthkamath BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 988 View My Garage	Ferrucio Lamborghini started the company though. Some other famous and obvious names: Soichiro Honda Henry Ford Walter P. Chrysler Michio Suzuki Kiichiro Toyoda John Cooper Caarlo Abarth and many more that i cant recall offhand. __________________ Miata Turbo Is GO!!

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pawan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 852	1.shelby-carrol shelby 2.corvette -named after a ship in the American army for the performance range of Chevrolet. __________________ EZEN for sale.

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abhilashvk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore/Calicut/Kochi Posts: 367 View My Garage	How about the home grown company Maruti (Hanuman who flew carrying the huge mountain) __________________ Abhi Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 2,911 View My Garage	while everyones talking about how companies were named, heres something off topic...My dad being a car guy himself, I was named Karl after Herr Benz himself! __________________ ( O \ \| / O )

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Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 551	Indica - India Car

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Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 551	May be its a greek word, but Indica stands for Indian Car. This is from the horse's mouth and the horse in question here is Ratan Tata

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BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 679	From the wikipedia:- "Karl Benz is credited as the inventor of the first 'true' automobile (patented in 1886) since Daimler's was a horse carriage with an engine, whereas Benz' had a chassis designed from scratch. " ... "DMG was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and his partner Wilhelm Maybach in 1890, but Daimler died in 1900 and Maybach left DMG in 1907, by which time the two companies were rivals. " See Mercedes-Benz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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ac 427 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 608 View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (4)	The LEgendry : Shelby GT Cobra : named after mr. Carol Shelby

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ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 275	My 2 cents: Andre Citroen Louis Renault Herbert Austin Fred and August Duesenberg Lionel Martin

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kpbhatt BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune\ Mumbai Posts: 126 View My Garage	what @ Skoda "Laura" -- is the naming convention Indian or Scandinavian __________________ ------------------------ 1991 Ford Taurus 1992 Honda Accord 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager 2004 Tata Indigo

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