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Old cars provide names for new Ford trucks

Old cars provide names for new Ford trucks

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on May 11th 2022

When the Ford Motor Company looks for names for new trucks, it often looks at its cars of the past.The newest trucks in the Ford line-up – the small Ranger and even-smaller Maverick – have names that

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First names and car names

First names and car names

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Apr 27th 2022

While many cars are named after the surnames of the people who created them – like Buick, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Nash, Porsche, Studebaker and many others – in a few cases, first names have bee

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Sedans are practical and popular

Sedans are practical and popular

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Apr 13th 2022

Sedans may not have the style of coupes, practicality of stations wagons or the sexiness of convertibles. But sedans have proven to be immensely popular for most of the history of the auto ind

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Some car names are out of this world

Some car names are out of this world

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Mar 16th 2022

Haven’t we all daydreamed, looked into the sky and gazed with wonder at the vastness of the universe? While looking at the sky can be relaxing and inspiring, looking skyward can be serious work for as

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Figuring out the meaning of car numbers

Figuring out the meaning of car numbers

Posted by Dale Edward Johnson on Mar 2nd 2022

Sometimes numbers are better than words when it comes to describing cars. Take, for example, Z-28, 4-4-2, or SS 396. To some people, these are just a jumble of letters and numbers, but it figures t

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