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Old 16-10-2011, 05:40 PM
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Astronomy inspired car names
Ok, not a new idea. In fact, it was covered by Perry Vlhahos a few weeks back in the Green Guide. I am trying to compile a catalogue of car names inspired by astronomy. Here is my list so far, but need your help

Astra (Holden)
Capella (Mazda)
Corona (Toyota)
Galaxy (Ford)
Gemini (Holden)
Meteor (Ford)
Nova (Holden)
Taruaus (Ford)
Telstar (Ford)

Therer has to be more. 2 points for exotics and bonus point for exotics which have since gone bankrupt/ceased to exist.
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Old 16-10-2011, 05:50 PM
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Subaru, apparently means Pleiades in Japanese.
Mercury Meteor
Mitsubishi eclipse
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Subaru (Japanese name for the Pleiades)
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Mercury (was a marque of Ford company)
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Old 16-10-2011, 05:55 PM
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Saturn (old marque of General Motors)
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Old 16-10-2011, 05:56 PM
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Comet (Ford).
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Nissan Pulsar.
Toyota Celica from Latin name Celestial.
Mitsubishi Scorpion
Chevy Equinox

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Old 16-10-2011, 05:58 PM
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and what about BMW M3 or M5 or is that stretching it....
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Saturn (old marque of General Motors)

Not so old ... http://www.saturn.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Corporation

Not a car, an entire line of cars...
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Chevrolet Vega, from the '70s
Facel Vega were French, I think 50s to 60s
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Mercury (was a marque of Ford company)
Still is... http://www.mercuryvehicles.com/


BTW: Mercury Meteor (Not Ford)
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Mercury was founded by Ford in 1938. I didn't realise they were still going.
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Just remembered chyrsler voyager, the space probe, not the star ship.
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How about the Infiniti M35?
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The Sunbeam (made in UK)
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last one....my brain hurts. Corona!
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Pity no car maker's gone with the name Black Hole.
After all, that's what most cars are with their running costs these days.....
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