ChuteTheMall
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Shelby Cobra & Colt Cobra
Gun Related Car Names
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ChuteTheMall
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(Mitsubishi) Colt made a Sigma, as did S&W
bluestarlizzard
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how can anyone focuse after 230RN posted? i'm still laughing.
ChuteTheMall
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http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/
Phoenix Motorcars, of Ontario, CA makes an electric SUV.
I still have a Phoenix HP-22, which was made in Ontario, CA.
Connection?
Phoenix Motorcars, of Ontario, CA makes an electric SUV.
I still have a Phoenix HP-22, which was made in Ontario, CA.
Connection?
kd7nqb
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I am so glad that somebody started this. Every time I drive by the local Infiniti dealership they are advertising the G35 and G37. As these are both glock models I long for the day that I see the "Buy a G37, get a G37" add. Frankly it would be pretty cool. Even though it would mean getting a gun in .45gap. NOW if they wanted to roll out the G19 then I could listen.
cbsbyte
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A few years ago Dodge and Ruger teamed up to create a special trim line for Ram pickups. Not sure if it ever panned out. Anyway, I doubt any car past or present were inspired by guns even ones named Caliber, Colt or Magnum.
chris in va
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King Cobra.
Corvette (well, it has guns anyway)
Corvette (well, it has guns anyway)
JLelli
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I think it's pretty obvious that Chrysler's Magnum line of engines had a gun-inspired name. I mean, .44 Magnum => 440 Magnum? Too obvious.
230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
blustarlizzard:
All credit to Jessica Hodgson, who apparently generated the list, whomsoever she may be, wheresoever she may live. (I picked this up off the 'net a couple of years ago.)
I can only take the blame.
Gun.
All credit to Jessica Hodgson, who apparently generated the list, whomsoever she may be, wheresoever she may live. (I picked this up off the 'net a couple of years ago.)
I can only take the blame.
Gun.
cbsbyte
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It is not obvious at all since the word magnum is Latin for 'Great'. The person/s who first to use the magnum name to describe a firearm cartridge where inspired by the Magnum champagne bottle which are huge compared to a regular bottle. As far as I know the magnum engine was only 400hp
Ash
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Ah, come on. Dodge Caliber, Dodge Magnum, both built in a more aggressive style. Both use words which are viscerally associated with firearms. Magnum PI anyone? Who knows if the guys who named them were gun enthusiasts, but they knew magnum was an aggressive name - ideal for an aggressive car. It is an aggressive name not because of wine nor cigars nor latin scholars. Most people have heard of a 357 or 44 magnum (or Colt 45 for that matter).
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Dain Bramage
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Definitely a fish motif. I saw one at our annual company car show last summer (employees get to show off their rides).
Go figure, it's the first car I've gotten the serious hots for in quite a while, and it's 40 years old. It had an extremely slick line, with the B-Pillarless windows rolled down and the cool fastback styling, which was much copied later (see Dodge Crossfire). This one was in Aqua Velva blue, with a mottled blue interior and the killer marlin-caught-by-sonar badges. It made me feel like I was riding in an aquarium.
cbsbyte
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First it is true that the person that first named a magnum cartridge in the 1800s, named it after the champagne bottle.
The rest is a big maybe. The names do strongly hint towards a firearm nomenclature but it is vague enough that it can be interpreted to the original meanings of the words. Why don't you call their marketing department. I bet their official answer is that the names have nothing to do with firearms.
Ash
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Oh, I'll bet they say they have nothing to do with firearms, too. They will say quite a bit.
But who out there would NOT think firearms were I to say Magnum Caliber?
Ash
But who out there would NOT think firearms were I to say Magnum Caliber?
Ash
seville
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Do not believe I saw El Dorado? Also made by United Sporting Arms when they made the Seville. They were by the way named for the cars. The Seville being blue and the El Dorado being the higher end car and also gun.
Tropical Buzz
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BMW M1. Also -not cars, but there were a couple of boats (from Baja, I think) called the 38 Special and the 357 Magnum.
CountGlockula
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Infinity G-35
My favorite model Glock.
My favorite model Glock.
brighamr
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So from out of all the posts, I'm thinking the Bullitt Mustang has the closest firearm relation...
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