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traveller
16-10-2011, 05:40 PM
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. :help:
Bo

Over to you! :help:
Astroman
16-10-2011, 05:50 PM
Subaru, apparently means Pleiades in Japanese.
Mercury Meteor
Mitsubishi eclipse
jjjnettie
16-10-2011, 05:50 PM
Subaru!!
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 05:51 PM
Subaru (Japanese name for the Pleiades)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 05:52 PM
Orion (Ford)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 05:54 PM
Mercury (was a marque of Ford company)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 05:55 PM
Saturn (old marque of General Motors)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 05:56 PM
Comet (Ford).
bobson
16-10-2011, 05:57 PM
Nissan Pulsar.
Toyota Celica from Latin name Celestial.
Mitsubishi Scorpion
Chevy Equinox

:)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 05:58 PM
and what about BMW M3 or M5 or is that stretching it....
OICURMT
16-10-2011, 06:07 PM
Not so old ... http://www.saturn.com/

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

Not a car, an entire line of cars... :)
TinyBlueDot
16-10-2011, 06:07 PM
Chevrolet Vega, from the '70s
Facel Vega were French, I think 50s to 60s
OICURMT
16-10-2011, 06:09 PM
Still is... http://www.mercuryvehicles.com/


BTW: Mercury Meteor (Not Ford)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 06:24 PM
Mercury was founded by Ford in 1938. I didn't realise they were still going.
traveller
16-10-2011, 06:25 PM
Just remembered chyrsler voyager, the space probe, not the star ship.:)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 06:29 PM
How about the Infiniti M35?
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 06:34 PM
The Sunbeam (made in UK)
Stardrifter_WA
16-10-2011, 06:35 PM
last one....my brain hurts. Corona!
TinyBlueDot
16-10-2011, 06:44 PM
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..... :D
Darth Wader
16-10-2011, 08:18 PM
Mitsubishi Triton
Rick Petrie
16-10-2011, 08:55 PM
Lotus -Europa
Pontiac -Sunfire
Ford -Titan
ZeroID
17-10-2011, 09:16 AM
Toyota Celeste
TrevorW
17-10-2011, 01:16 PM
Hasn't thsi thread been done before ??

Dodge Aries
ZeroID
17-10-2011, 06:52 PM
Resurrected I suspect.
koputai
17-10-2011, 08:50 PM
Starion - Mutsubishi
Eclipse - Ford (I think)
AdrianF
18-10-2011, 11:09 PM
Not exactly car name but ford had a Saturn engine in the ford Telstar

Adrian
koputai
18-10-2011, 11:16 PM
There was also an engine called the 'Astron' and another called the 'Starfire'.