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.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon