[FWDLK] Nicknames!

[Louis Rugani <X779@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wait a sec, here ... you say "Vette" is an abbreviation for *Corvette*?
I always thought it meant CHEVette! ;-)

Well, there's "Doozy" for Duesenberg, "Studey" for Studebaker, "Caddy"
for Cadillac, "Merc" for Mercury (they even used it in the '54 Mercury
commercials),  "Poncho" for Pontiac, "Olds" for Oldsmobile, and "#$%^&"
for Ford. ;-)

"Hummer" is actually a nickname for HUMV, and "Jeep" started out as a
nickname, though no one's really sure for what.

Kelsey-Hayes will build a set of wire wheels for just about any car.

Regards....
Lou
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