@@ALR74 They also said how they were surprised how many people liked the singing If no one says they’ll never know, especially when most people can’t comment
"Cimarron" is the name of the trailer park that's closest to where I live. Very fitting. Also. CAYMAN. Porsche CAYMAN!!! Also also. Toledo is a city in Spain.
According to Porsche, the Cayman was named after the caiman, which is a sort of skinny awkward crocodile thing. Leave it to the Germans to eschew a tropical paradise in favor of a very inelegant looking reptile.
I'll add a few more Lancias - the Trevi, fountain in Rome, Appia is a road and Ardea is a town. The De Tomaso Deauville named after the upmarket resort in northern France. Alfa had the 6C Villa D'Este Coupes, named after the villa on Lake Como and the new Tonale named after a mountain pass. Bentley did the Hunaudiere concept car - a part of the Le Mans circuit. An early Aston Martin was the Ulster and I can't believe you didn't mention the Cadillac Fleetwood - a town 15 miles from me in north west England. Opel also had a a Monza and an Ascona, there was also a SEAT Malaga and Marbella. Plus the chinese brand Great Wall. Saab had a Talladega limited edition in the UK
BMW Bavaria (~ 3.0L early 70s sedan precursor to 5 series) and Chevy' El Camino fit episode's rules; Porsche Cayman maybe grey area. But OMG Hyphen's "road-trip game" was next level - use his special word preamble with... Javelin, Fiesta, Odyssey. Hilarious finish to the episode.
One that you guys missed was BMW, (Bayerische Motoren Werke) Translated into English means Bavarian Engine Works Company named after their home state of Bavaria!
Seat had a ton of toponyms, including Cordoba and Toledo which you could spec with a vr5 engine. Speaking of vr5, you could also get that on the VW Bora
Avalon's also the main city on Catalina Island off the coast of LA, it's the first place that comes to mind for me (first association overall for me is the Sigur Rós song!)
The Avalon is not named after the town in California (or any of the hundreds of other towns called Avalon). It is named after the mythological Island from the Arthurian legends.
When they were discussing Hyundai/Kia, I was sure they’d miss the Borrego. So glad that they didn’t and I loved hearing about Cammisa’s experience on the launch event. I learned to drive on a Borrego and my parents still use it. It absolutely rides like garbage and didn’t get better with age.
I can add a couple of weird ones Tatra (Tatra mountains), Wartburg (castle), Dacia (roman province), NSU Fiat Weinsberg (German town), NSU Fiat Jagst, Neckar (rivers), Glas Isar (river), Opel Monterey, Opel Olympia, Renault Alaskan, Dauphine (historic french region I think), DKW Monza, FSO Warszawa,
Adding the Holden Calais to the list of GM Calais products. There's also the Holden Monaro, Kingswood and Belmont. Ford Fairlane was named after Henry Ford's estate - Fair Lane. In Australia the Toyota Previa was sold as the Toyota Tarago. You could do it up as a Wikipedia article, it would work well!
Venturi Atlantique, DB Le Mans, Ford Anglia Torino, IKA-Renault Torino, Lincoln Capri, Ferrari Roma, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Monteverdi Sahara, Monteverdi Sierra, Ford Sierra, GMC Sierra, GMC Savanna, Mazda Savanna, Bentley Azure, Holden Belmont, Holden Kingswood, Chevrolet Brookwood, Chevrolet Lakewood, Chevrolet Constantia, Chevrolet Kodiak, De Tomaso Vallelunga, De Tomaso Deauville, De Tomaso Longchamp, De Tomaso Guarà, Ford Everest, Ford Anglia, Gurgel Ipanema, Gurgel Tocantins, Gurgel Itaipu, Gurgel Carajás, Hillman Imp Californian, Hyundai Tiburon/Hyundai Tuscani, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Santa Cruz, Isuzu Aska, Isuzu Fargo, ALL Fargo Trucks, Kia Borrego/Kia Mohave, Lancia Astura, Lancia Artena, Lancia Augusta, Lancia Ardea, Lancia Aprilia, Lancia Appia, Lancia Trevi, Maserati Kyalami, Mercury Montego, Mercury Park Lane, Nissan Navara/Renault Alaskan, Opel Olympia, Opel Ascona, SEAT Málaga, SEAT Marbella, SEAT Córdoba, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Arosa, SEAT Altea, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Arona, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Tarraco, Cupra Born, Cupra Formentor, Simca Chambord/Simca Versailles, Sunbeam Alpine, ALL Alpine, ALL Alpina, ALL Cadillac, ALL Pontiac, ALL Auburn, ALL Hindustan, ALL Lagonda, ALL Tatra, ALL Volga, ALL Yugo, ALL Wartburg, ALL Steyr-Puch, "S" in SAAB is Sweden, "B" in BMW is Bavaria, "A" in AMC is America, ALL BMC/British Leyland, Triumph Italia, VW Santana, Willys Bermuda, Nissan Prairie (non specific/outer space from here), Simca Esplanada, Toyota Tundra, Lada Niva/Taiga, Suzuki Equator, Ford Squire, Chrysler Town and Country, Hyundai County, Ford Mondeo, Ferrari Mondial, Mercury Comet, Ford Comète, Nissan Pulsar, Toyota Solara, Honda Del Sol, Chevrolet Vega, Ford Galaxie, Ford Galaxy, Pagani Utopia, Aston Martin Valhalla, Mitsubishi Sapporo (mentioned, but not on list), and probably a whole host of patriotic Chinese cars like Shanghai SH760 or Great Wall King Kong Cannon. Phew. I'm going to bed
I enjoy the random stuff hyphen sprinkles in; his FBO rental car story reminds me of back in the mid-00s, my brother had a private pilot's license and he, my dad, and I rented a Cessna 172 at the local airport to fly for a "hundred dollar burger". We landed in Modesto and the loaner car at the FBO was a brown ~1977 Chevy Impala V8 sedan with red velour interior. It bobbed down the highway like a boat but was otherwise in quite good nick. Certainly more memorable than a Chevy Cavalier or whatever a normal rental car counter would've given us.
For doubles. Sunbeam Alpine (the 53-55 and later series cars from 59-67) named for the Alpine mountains where they did well in the rally. and Alpine as an indipendent brand before Renault took it over . And in Brazil they built the a110 as the Interlagos.
For car manufacturers named after places, you also missed Aston Martin. Named for the village of Aston Clinton, where AM founder Lionel Martin used to race in hill climbs.
The new Alfa Tonale is named after the mountain pass, I think the US got it as a Dodge of some sort. Also the Pagani Huayra Imola. Another weird one is the Alfa MiTo, only sold in europe I think, which gets its name from Milano+Torino, because it was an Alfa (Milano), based on a Fiat Punto (Torino)
Cordoba is also a Seat model. Also Ibiza and Toledo, Marbella and probably a lot more. Ah you mentioned it in the end ^^ Cupra was Cup Racing derived as I know. Then there's Yugo as a company.
Off the top of my head; Ferrari Roma Lancia Appia Cadillac El Dorado SAAB Monte Carlo GAZ Volga (good job Derek) VAZ Samara (most Russian cars are just named for the factory that made them)
Ferrari Roma, Europa, Mexico, Venice, tour de France, Monza; Seat Ibiza, Cordoba, Toledo, Altea, Malaga, Marbella, Alhambra, Cordoba, Leon; Bentley Hunaudieres, BMW X5 LeMans, Audi R8 LeMans concept cars; BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke; Lada Samara (city in Russia), Niva (river); GAZ Volga (river) - in fact, most Soviet manufacturer's names are literally name of a city +"automotive factory"
In Mexico, the first gen VW Jetta was called the VW Atlantic, and the first gen Golf was also known as the VW Caribe Also there is another car named after Cordoba…..the Seat Cordoba, even a Seat Toledo
Volga is indeed a river! We've also had Volga Siber (named after either Siberia or Siberians), which was a licensed Dodge Stratus. And then there's Lada Samara named after the city, a dream car of many Russians in the 90s.
The Rolls Royce CORNICHE !!!! I was screaming this at you both while handsome hyphen was so eloquently waxing about the CAMARGUE ❤. He got all the Bentley ones ! Clever Handsome Hyphen! I love this show !
I'm crying, Jason tried to mention the Holden Calais a few times but kept getting interrupted by Hyphen, damnit! There was also a trim level of the Holden Kingswood called a Belmont as well. You guys also missed the Alfa Romeo MiTo, which was a portmanteau of Milano and Torino, because it was designed in the former and was assembled in the latter.
My first car was a '98 Sebring JXi! That's absolutely hilarious to hear you guys talking about it on a carmudgeon show episode. Today on things I never thought I'd hear.
@12:08 wow that is nuts its cost that much to get tires fitted over in the there. Here in Melbourne Aus i can get tires fitted and the old ones disposed of for about 25AUD each which is about 1.67US
Derek you should look into the Fast XR700 optical points conversion. Been around forever super reliable and inexpensive. They have a universal kit that I bet would work on your Citroen CX. I’m not jealous you have points and a carburetor but I am jealous of your early dash with the rotating drum speedometer and tach.
Your😀 combined knowledge is far higher than mine but I thought you might have got this one.. Maserati Kyalami, which is a race track in South Africa. ____________________________________________________________________ Devon is on the coast and one of the niver parts of the UK. The Brooklands info is spot on. There is still a portion of the banking left and they have numerous car shows there over the year. I've been to 3 this year already, If you want to say that you've been on the Concord, you still can at Brooklands. Essex isn't a must see, let's just say that.. Yes, Vauxhall is on the south side of the Thames in central London, not worth a visit.
Car brands named after the place? BMW, Bristol, Tatra, Praga, Steyr and Alfa Romeo too! Also a few oddball cars that American car enthusiasts might not be familiar with: Warszawa, Polski Fiat. I guess Zaporozhets qualifies as well?
to add to the list of places, Avalon Catalina, Saratoga CA. Also, Pontiac is an entire brand named after a place. There was an Essex version of the Lotus Esprit Turbo in the 1980s.
The Avalon is not named after the town in California (or any of the thousands of other towns called Avalon). It is named after the mythological Island from the Arthurian legends.
And the Seats of course, the Toledo, the Cordoba, the Malaga, the Alhambra, the Tarraco, the Ronda, the Ateca, the Altea and the Arona. And by the way, Cupra stands for Cup Racing, and they have cars named after places too, the Formentor and the Born (neighbourhood in Barcelona). Cheers from Spain 😊😊
De Tomaso Longchamp (a famous horse racing track), De Tomaso Deauville (a famous horse racing tracking and the closest traditional casino to Paris), De Tomaso Vallelunga (named after a race track)
I often go on Google Street View when I'm bored at work. I've tried looking for specific cars in the places they're named after and interestingly enough I just couldn't find a Chevy Malibu in Malibu
I recently went to Catalina Island and was blown away that the port town was Avalon. I had NO idea that's why the car was named Avalon, but after visiting it makes sense. Ironically, every car there are tiny Kei pick ups, Suzuki Samurai and Scion iQs.
Avalon is a mythical island of British legend. It is where Excalibur was crafted and where Morgana builds her power away from Arthur's authority and. And where Arthur is supposedly resting. Today there are hundreds if not thousands of places across the Anglosphere named after it. The Toyota is named after the myth. It fits with their pattern of naming cars after royal accoutrement.
Guys, in the Plymouth category, you forgot one of the most legendary (and one of the most forgotten) car brands; Tatra! The Lancias named after Roman roads, Appia was the fifth one. And a few more SEATs, named after places: the Cordoba, Toledo (you were correct, Derek), Malaga, Marbella, Alhambra, Arosa.
@@e28powerm30 First part thats funny is that your name is also Ian. 2nd part, i've been going to Taos for years and also chuckled when they named a car after it haha. It's an odd place.
Jason you need to buy the tire mounting and balancing equipment or find a friend that gives you unlimited access to their equipment. My buddy has it, if for some reason he moved away I'd buy used equipment in a heartbeat. Its cheaper than you'd think if you find the right deal.
Alfa Romeo MiTo stands for Milano and Torino where the car has been developed. Relating to RR Camargue I remember it was inspired by the Fiat 130 coupe
Devon is a good place, Westminster is a palace, not a castle, Vauxhall is a London borough, south of the River Thames, directly opposite Westminster...
Somehow this is the first time I've heard about autocross in North Park (which is apparently still happening) even though I live less than 5 miles from the lot where they host it.
On the topic of Lincoln Continental, don't forget that Continental used to be its own brand under the Ford umbrella rather than just a model in the Lincoln lineup.
An oversteer event where the driver is "behind" the slide, so the car's rear end skids to one side, then the other, then back; so, left-right-left-right, and so on.
I'm disappointed that Jason didn't know immediately that the mk1 Volkswagen Jetta was sold in Mexico as the Volkswagen Atlantic, to go along with the two Atlantics mentioned.
You danced around Volvo Amazon, but it was actually called Amazon in Sweden. But there is another car called Amazon. The Volkswagen Voyage, which we got as the Volkswagen Fox, was also sold in Chile and some east African countries as the Volkswagen Amazon.
28:56 “Kia was not on top of the world the way they are now” I’m a ford dealer tech. I appreciate how far Kia/Hyundai have come and I made that comment to my other techs and they royally laughed me out of the shop. What they don’t understand is Korean cars are selling more and more and more every year. Everyone talks about their bold styling, plethora of features, punching above their weight class, etc. They are front of mind for many many many buyers and they carry an industry leading warranty. Every time they do something new it’s all over every media platform. My tech peers only value cars based on their mechanical virtues. Cars are more than that but they don’t understand that. All they talk about is how many of their engines blow up or how easy they are to steal, and while that is a significant factor, all automakers go through those growing pains. Honda went through the same phase and EVERY American car 30 years ago was awful. This is why techs aren’t journalists. They don’t get it.
Lamborghini Jarama. Named after Madrid (Spain) river and racing circuit. Almost all SEAT and CUPRA lineup are named after spanish cities/Places: Toledo, Ibiza, León, Marbella, Málaga, Cordoba, Arosa, Alhambra... Maserati Levante Alfa 75 America Peugeot 205 Roland Garros Peugeot 405 Mi16 Le Mans ...
The original Ford Essex engine was made in Essex. The North American Essex is technically unrelated but technically replaced the original Essex that was made in Essex. Its the T-Bird Super Coupe engine (when supercharged) and the 82-04 Mustang V6.
Lots of South America market cars are named after places, off the top of my head there's the VW Paraty and Brasilia, the Chevrolet Montana and the Willys Interlagos. This is particulary interesting because VW Deutschland doesn't name cars after places, tending to prefer winds.
Jason, more auto-X and consider also hillclimbs with the Elise. Best way to have some good, pretty safe fun with a nice lunch mixed somewhere in there.
That bit Hyphen causally talks about all the things he knows about the Camargue is just all why I love this show.
Completely agree, such deep obscure knowledge. Unparalleled
The entire brand of Pontiac was named after Pontiac, Michigan where it was founded
Came here to Bonneville was a double
What about mercury cars they aren't from mercury but it's definitely a place
The city was named after Chief Pontiac, the Native American who ran things when the Whites arrived and decided they wanted to take it.
@@jono6379 mercury is also a roman god and an element, soooooo
@@2AMinLosAngeles yes and it's also a measure of pressure but that wasn't the theme of the episode😛
I'm obliged to praise the inserts as the first commenter, ALL HAIL THE INSERTS! Wait, what was that? nevermind
As they said last week, more people listen via podcast than watch on TH-cam. Lol
@@ALR74 They also said how they were surprised how many people liked the singing
If no one says they’ll never know, especially when most people can’t comment
"Cimarron" is the name of the trailer park that's closest to where I live. Very fitting.
Also. CAYMAN. Porsche CAYMAN!!!
Also also. Toledo is a city in Spain.
According to Porsche, the Cayman was named after the caiman, which is a sort of skinny awkward crocodile thing. Leave it to the Germans to eschew a tropical paradise in favor of a very inelegant looking reptile.
I was also screaming CAYMAN ; that's just too obvious
@@JETZcorp God they are good at sucking
What about the Dakar?
Others, not mentioned include the Tundra (so close with Tacoma), Seat Alhambra, the Yugo,...
There's a town in New Mexico named Cimarron (and a river I think).
26:36 Sofia is a place, the capital of Bulgaria and you missed with the duplicates to mention Maserati Bora and VW Bora
Maybe because Bora is a Wind and Not a Place?
@@humptidumpti1160 ah yes and true, then I can add Seat Cordoba
@@nokiangage most of the old VW lineup it's made by winds names, alike Pagani :)
@@Moli571 yup and I have a Passat from 1990 ;)
1:01:55 100% correct pronounciation Jason 👏 Respect that you even know Ljubljana.
😊 Best regards from Ljubljana
Hahaha no way, I got it right?! WOOHOO!
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio is named after the Stelvio pass, right?
DAMMIT! So obvious and we missed it!
@@JasonCammisa Even though the Ferrari 365 gtb/4 wasn't officially called the Daytona, ferrari named the new Icona series car SP3 Daytona
@@JasonCammisa And Brera, a subdistrict of Milan !
Yesss I just commented this too!
I was actually explaining that to my daughter just a few days back.
The most glorious of all: the Lada Samara
I'll add a few more Lancias - the Trevi, fountain in Rome, Appia is a road and Ardea is a town. The De Tomaso Deauville named after the upmarket resort in northern France. Alfa had the 6C Villa D'Este Coupes, named after the villa on Lake Como and the new Tonale named after a mountain pass. Bentley did the Hunaudiere concept car - a part of the Le Mans circuit. An early Aston Martin was the Ulster and I can't believe you didn't mention the Cadillac Fleetwood - a town 15 miles from me in north west England. Opel also had a a Monza and an Ascona, there was also a SEAT Malaga and Marbella. Plus the chinese brand Great Wall. Saab had a Talladega limited edition in the UK
BMW Bavaria (~ 3.0L early 70s sedan precursor to 5 series) and Chevy' El Camino fit episode's rules; Porsche Cayman maybe grey area. But OMG Hyphen's "road-trip game" was next level - use his special word preamble with... Javelin, Fiesta, Odyssey. Hilarious finish to the episode.
One that you guys missed was BMW,
(Bayerische Motoren Werke)
Translated into English means Bavarian Engine Works Company named after their home state of Bavaria!
"Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens" is a real place (and possibly the reason for background laughter when it was Googled)
Nothing like Hyphen and Sandler on a Monday morning!! ❤😊
Seat had a ton of toponyms, including Cordoba and Toledo which you could spec with a vr5 engine. Speaking of vr5, you could also get that on the VW Bora
Also the Ibiza, which is an island belonging to Spain
edit: I also was impatient to watch it until the end to write this comment
Also Alhambra, Tarraco, Ateca, Arona
came here for this
Avalon's also the main city on Catalina Island off the coast of LA, it's the first place that comes to mind for me (first association overall for me is the Sigur Rós song!)
The Avalon is not named after the town in California (or any of the hundreds of other towns called Avalon). It is named after the mythological Island from the Arthurian legends.
When they were discussing Hyundai/Kia, I was sure they’d miss the Borrego. So glad that they didn’t and I loved hearing about Cammisa’s experience on the launch event. I learned to drive on a Borrego and my parents still use it. It absolutely rides like garbage and didn’t get better with age.
They missed Hyundai Kona, which is named after Kailua-Kona
@@guenthersteiner8163 Neat! I've never heard of Kailua-Kona, had to look it up.
Venturi also made an Atlantique ! Small french supercar maker.
And Seat made a Cordoba, among many other models named after places (like the Ibiza)
The Seat Alhambra. A minivan named after an old castle in the south of Spain.
I can add a couple of weird ones Tatra (Tatra mountains), Wartburg (castle), Dacia (roman province), NSU Fiat Weinsberg (German town), NSU Fiat Jagst, Neckar (rivers), Glas Isar (river), Opel Monterey, Opel Olympia, Renault Alaskan, Dauphine (historic french region I think), DKW Monza, FSO Warszawa,
Toyota Tundra?
I'd love an episode that's on the best model names - like Javelin or Zephyr - and why we don't get them anymore.
Cadillac's Blackwing cars. What a good name.
Every time I read it I can't help but hear Thomas from Throttle House whisper it.
Adding the Holden Calais to the list of GM Calais products. There's also the Holden Monaro, Kingswood and Belmont. Ford Fairlane was named after Henry Ford's estate - Fair Lane. In Australia the Toyota Previa was sold as the Toyota Tarago.
You could do it up as a Wikipedia article, it would work well!
42:45 Mercury Montego too!
55:14 Plymouth sold the Sapporo here in the USA.
Came here for the double point Mercury Montego
Venturi Atlantique, DB Le Mans, Ford Anglia Torino, IKA-Renault Torino, Lincoln Capri, Ferrari Roma, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Monteverdi Sahara, Monteverdi Sierra, Ford Sierra, GMC Sierra, GMC Savanna, Mazda Savanna, Bentley Azure, Holden Belmont, Holden Kingswood, Chevrolet Brookwood, Chevrolet Lakewood, Chevrolet Constantia, Chevrolet Kodiak, De Tomaso Vallelunga, De Tomaso Deauville, De Tomaso Longchamp, De Tomaso Guarà, Ford Everest, Ford Anglia, Gurgel Ipanema, Gurgel Tocantins, Gurgel Itaipu, Gurgel Carajás, Hillman Imp Californian, Hyundai Tiburon/Hyundai Tuscani, Hyundai Kona, Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Santa Cruz, Isuzu Aska, Isuzu Fargo, ALL Fargo Trucks, Kia Borrego/Kia Mohave, Lancia Astura, Lancia Artena, Lancia Augusta, Lancia Ardea, Lancia Aprilia, Lancia Appia, Lancia Trevi, Maserati Kyalami, Mercury Montego, Mercury Park Lane, Nissan Navara/Renault Alaskan, Opel Olympia, Opel Ascona, SEAT Málaga, SEAT Marbella, SEAT Córdoba, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Arosa, SEAT Altea, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Arona, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Tarraco, Cupra Born, Cupra Formentor, Simca Chambord/Simca Versailles, Sunbeam Alpine, ALL Alpine, ALL Alpina, ALL Cadillac, ALL Pontiac, ALL Auburn, ALL Hindustan, ALL Lagonda, ALL Tatra, ALL Volga, ALL Yugo, ALL Wartburg, ALL Steyr-Puch, "S" in SAAB is Sweden, "B" in BMW is Bavaria, "A" in AMC is America, ALL BMC/British Leyland, Triumph Italia, VW Santana, Willys Bermuda, Nissan Prairie (non specific/outer space from here), Simca Esplanada, Toyota Tundra, Lada Niva/Taiga, Suzuki Equator, Ford Squire, Chrysler Town and Country, Hyundai County, Ford Mondeo, Ferrari Mondial, Mercury Comet, Ford Comète, Nissan Pulsar, Toyota Solara, Honda Del Sol, Chevrolet Vega, Ford Galaxie, Ford Galaxy, Pagani Utopia, Aston Martin Valhalla, Mitsubishi Sapporo (mentioned, but not on list), and probably a whole host of patriotic Chinese cars like Shanghai SH760 or Great Wall King Kong Cannon.
Phew. I'm going to bed
Impressive!
Jesus Christ on a roadbike, I salute you sir.
Triumph Italia 2000 Coupe
There was a Seat Córdoba. Many, if not most, Seats are/were named after places.
I’ve owned a Cordoba wagon! Seat also made an Ibiza.
You forgot the Chevy Orlando! A car that while never sold in the US is somehow perfectly matched to its namesake city
I can’t believe you knew about Corinth! Sounds like you did some time in Upstate NY. Love the podcast!
My family is from Devon, England, it's a gorgeous county!
You guys missed Seat Córdoba, even though it was just behind the corner twice :D
I enjoy the random stuff hyphen sprinkles in; his FBO rental car story reminds me of back in the mid-00s, my brother had a private pilot's license and he, my dad, and I rented a Cessna 172 at the local airport to fly for a "hundred dollar burger". We landed in Modesto and the loaner car at the FBO was a brown ~1977 Chevy Impala V8 sedan with red velour interior. It bobbed down the highway like a boat but was otherwise in quite good nick. Certainly more memorable than a Chevy Cavalier or whatever a normal rental car counter would've given us.
For doubles. Sunbeam Alpine (the 53-55 and later series cars from 59-67) named for the Alpine mountains where they did well in the rally. and Alpine as an indipendent brand before Renault took it over . And in Brazil they built the a110 as the Interlagos.
So Good! I now look forward to Mondays because of the Carmudgeons
Excellent fun episode! Another for outer space: Ford Galaxie
For car manufacturers named after places, you also missed Aston Martin. Named for the village of Aston Clinton, where AM founder Lionel Martin used to race in hill climbs.
Do VW Westfalias also count, since they are conversions of the campers,and build by a subcontractor?
The end of this episode killed me. That shit was so funny!
Ferrari has also Roma of a car named after a place by Ferrari
The new Alfa Tonale is named after the mountain pass, I think the US got it as a Dodge of some sort. Also the Pagani Huayra Imola. Another weird one is the Alfa MiTo, only sold in europe I think, which gets its name from Milano+Torino, because it was an Alfa (Milano), based on a Fiat Punto (Torino)
Speaking of Alfa Romeo there are also the Brera and the Stelvio
The Toenail is being sold as a Dodge Hornet in America.
There was also a Hillman Imp Californian and De Tomaso Longchamp
Cordoba is also a Seat model. Also Ibiza and Toledo, Marbella and probably a lot more. Ah you mentioned it in the end ^^ Cupra was Cup Racing derived as I know. Then there's Yugo as a company.
Off the top of my head;
Ferrari Roma
Lancia Appia
Cadillac El Dorado
SAAB Monte Carlo
GAZ Volga (good job Derek)
VAZ Samara
(most Russian cars are just named for the factory that made them)
Ferrari Roma, Europa, Mexico, Venice, tour de France, Monza;
Seat Ibiza, Cordoba, Toledo, Altea, Malaga, Marbella, Alhambra, Cordoba, Leon;
Bentley Hunaudieres, BMW X5 LeMans, Audi R8 LeMans concept cars;
BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke;
Lada Samara (city in Russia), Niva (river);
GAZ Volga (river) - in fact, most Soviet manufacturer's names are literally name of a city +"automotive factory"
In Mexico, the first gen VW Jetta was called the VW Atlantic, and the first gen Golf was also known as the VW Caribe
Also there is another car named after Cordoba…..the Seat Cordoba, even a Seat Toledo
Paolo is quickly becoming the Jamie of the Carmudgeon show lmao
Paulo, put up that video of the money riding bike. Have you ever tried DMT?
Tacoma (or Tahoma) is the Native American name for Mt Rainier.
Also, IMO Saturn is a place.
Then they also forgot the Ford Orion. 😉
Volga is indeed a river! We've also had Volga Siber (named after either Siberia or Siberians), which was a licensed Dodge Stratus. And then there's Lada Samara named after the city, a dream car of many Russians in the 90s.
The Rolls Royce CORNICHE !!!! I was screaming this at you both while handsome hyphen was so eloquently waxing about the CAMARGUE ❤. He got all the Bentley ones ! Clever Handsome Hyphen! I love this show !
I'm crying, Jason tried to mention the Holden Calais a few times but kept getting interrupted by Hyphen, damnit! There was also a trim level of the Holden Kingswood called a Belmont as well.
You guys also missed the Alfa Romeo MiTo, which was a portmanteau of Milano and Torino, because it was designed in the former and was assembled in the latter.
Might be a bit of a stretch but there's the iron curtain east german car brand of Wartburg, named after the Castle in Eisenach.
My first car was a '98 Sebring JXi! That's absolutely hilarious to hear you guys talking about it on a carmudgeon show episode. Today on things I never thought I'd hear.
just couldn't help myself, there is also the Venturi Atlantique 400
I recently drove through Mexico and Greece -- in upstate New York!!!
Nice plates on the Lotus Mr. Sandler
@12:08 wow that is nuts its cost that much to get tires fitted over in the there.
Here in Melbourne Aus i can get tires fitted and the old ones disposed of for about 25AUD each which is about 1.67US
Derek you should look into the Fast XR700 optical points conversion. Been around forever super reliable and inexpensive. They have a universal kit that I bet would work on your Citroen CX. I’m not jealous you have points and a carburetor but I am jealous of your early dash with the rotating drum speedometer and tach.
The Rolls Cullinan is also named after a place. Cullinan South Africa where the Cullinan Diamond was found.
Your😀 combined knowledge is far higher than mine but I thought you might have got this one..
Maserati Kyalami, which is a race track in South Africa.
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Devon is on the coast and one of the niver parts of the UK.
The Brooklands info is spot on. There is still a portion of the banking left and they have numerous car shows there over the year. I've been to 3 this year already, If you want to say that you've been on the Concord, you still can at Brooklands.
Essex isn't a must see, let's just say that..
Yes, Vauxhall is on the south side of the Thames in central London, not worth a visit.
Car brands named after the place? BMW, Bristol, Tatra, Praga, Steyr and Alfa Romeo too!
Also a few oddball cars that American car enthusiasts might not be familiar with: Warszawa, Polski Fiat. I guess Zaporozhets qualifies as well?
Also there's two two-for-ones among those brands: Tatra 601 Monte Carlo and Praga Bohema.
to add to the list of places, Avalon Catalina, Saratoga CA. Also, Pontiac is an entire brand named after a place. There was an Essex version of the Lotus Esprit Turbo in the 1980s.
The Avalon is not named after the town in California (or any of the thousands of other towns called Avalon). It is named after the mythological Island from the Arthurian legends.
Belair Maryland, of course
Did you guys miss the city of Cadillac, France? Love your show!
I just remembered that the Mercedes V-Class (Vito) is named after Vitoria in Spain because it's made there 😮
And the Seats of course, the Toledo, the Cordoba, the Malaga, the Alhambra, the Tarraco, the Ronda, the Ateca, the Altea and the Arona. And by the way, Cupra stands for Cup Racing, and they have cars named after places too, the Formentor and the Born (neighbourhood in Barcelona).
Cheers from Spain 😊😊
De Tomaso Longchamp (a famous horse racing track), De Tomaso Deauville (a famous horse racing tracking and the closest traditional casino to Paris), De Tomaso Vallelunga (named after a race track)
I often go on Google Street View when I'm bored at work. I've tried looking for specific cars in the places they're named after and interestingly enough I just couldn't find a Chevy Malibu in Malibu
For Atlantique, Venturi 300 Atlantique. There was also an earlier 260 Atlantique.
Cimarron is also a small town in Northern New Mexico.
I recently went to Catalina Island and was blown away that the port town was Avalon. I had NO idea that's why the car was named Avalon, but after visiting it makes sense. Ironically, every car there are tiny Kei pick ups, Suzuki Samurai and Scion iQs.
Avalon is a mythical island of British legend. It is where Excalibur was crafted and where Morgana builds her power away from Arthur's authority and. And where Arthur is supposedly resting. Today there are hundreds if not thousands of places across the Anglosphere named after it.
The Toyota is named after the myth. It fits with their pattern of naming cars after royal accoutrement.
Seat Cordoba, a slightly bigger Ibiza, and the Subaru Casablanca, a weird facelift on the GC Impreza.
Guys, in the Plymouth category, you forgot one of the most legendary (and one of the most forgotten) car brands; Tatra! The Lancias named after Roman roads, Appia was the fifth one. And a few more SEATs, named after places: the Cordoba, Toledo (you were correct, Derek), Malaga, Marbella, Alhambra, Arosa.
Can't forget the Volkswagen Taos! Named after Taos New Mexico.
-I really enjoy this podcast btw.
I lived there for 10 years! I chuckled when that car came out.
@@e28powerm30 First part thats funny is that your name is also Ian. 2nd part, i've been going to Taos for years and also chuckled when they named a car after it haha. It's an odd place.
Jason you need to buy the tire mounting and balancing equipment or find a friend that gives you unlimited access to their equipment. My buddy has it, if for some reason he moved away I'd buy used equipment in a heartbeat. Its cheaper than you'd think if you find the right deal.
my friend got his tires mounted on his mr2 spyder at walmart's auto center for like 40$ lol
Alfa Romeo MiTo stands for Milano and Torino where the car has been developed. Relating to RR Camargue I remember it was inspired by the Fiat 130 coupe
There was a "Zastava 101 Mediteran" which was a 3 door version of Z 101
Devon is a good place, Westminster is a palace, not a castle, Vauxhall is a London borough, south of the River Thames, directly opposite Westminster...
A triplicate one here chaps : Opel also made a Monza, which was their flagship ‘80s coupe
There's also a DKW Monza, which coincidentally I learned existed earlier today.
Somehow this is the first time I've heard about autocross in North Park (which is apparently still happening) even though I live less than 5 miles from the lot where they host it.
I'm lucky there is a local home business tire shop that will mount and balance tires for like $50.
On the topic of Lincoln Continental, don't forget that Continental used to be its own brand under the Ford umbrella rather than just a model in the Lincoln lineup.
Curious. For someone who rides motorcycles.. what does “tank slapper” mean in the context of 4 wheels?
An oversteer event where the driver is "behind" the slide, so the car's rear end skids to one side, then the other, then back; so, left-right-left-right, and so on.
Plymouth Belvedere for the double.
And I can’t believe that you missed the BMW Bavaria!
I'm disappointed that Jason didn't know immediately that the mk1 Volkswagen Jetta was sold in Mexico as the Volkswagen Atlantic, to go along with the two Atlantics mentioned.
For a followup, please do automotive homonyms. The numbers are easy, but once you add letters (and move to actual names) it gets extra-fun.
As a kid, I was always a fan of the BMW 33 Oil.
Chevy C10 Scottsdale is one you forgot. It was the trim under the Cheyenne
Love the show, they forgot to mention that half of Aston Martin is named after Aston Hill hillclimb in Buckinghamshire UK.
You danced around Volvo Amazon, but it was actually called Amazon in Sweden. But there is another car called Amazon. The Volkswagen Voyage, which we got as the Volkswagen Fox, was also sold in Chile and some east African countries as the Volkswagen Amazon.
Edsel Bermuda wagon was a thing right? What about the Isuzu Piazza?
Seat Cordoba, Seat Malaga, Seat Toledo, Seat Arosa, Seat Altea, SEAT Alhambra, Seat Ronda
FYI, Devon and Dorset are coastal counties in Southern England.
Well Cupra is not a Place but they’re also following SEAT’s convention of using Spain places: Formentor, Ateca, Leon…
Volkswagen Brasilia, i don’t know if it was available outside brasil with another name, but it was a very popular model here
28:56 “Kia was not on top of the world the way they are now”
I’m a ford dealer tech. I appreciate how far Kia/Hyundai have come and I made that comment to my other techs and they royally laughed me out of the shop. What they don’t understand is Korean cars are selling more and more and more every year. Everyone talks about their bold styling, plethora of features, punching above their weight class, etc. They are front of mind for many many many buyers and they carry an industry leading warranty. Every time they do something new it’s all over every media platform.
My tech peers only value cars based on their mechanical virtues. Cars are more than that but they don’t understand that. All they talk about is how many of their engines blow up or how easy they are to steal, and while that is a significant factor, all automakers go through those growing pains. Honda went through the same phase and EVERY American car 30 years ago was awful.
This is why techs aren’t journalists. They don’t get it.
The same story over and over. First it was Japanese cars, now it's Korean cars, and in 10 years it will be Chinese cars.
i dont koreans will even get their time in limelight, japanese cars are getting better, and chinese cars are coming up fast
Vauxhall is a dockland area known for the landmark Victorian-era Stanley Dock in Liverpool UK.
No no Vauxhall was named after an area (and well known bridge over the Thames) in London.
@@neilturner6749 aha there y go! Good knowledge Neil! So were the early cars made there?
Ferrari Roma (I was expecting this one on the Ferrari's list)
Lada Samara (a province in Russia)
You forgot the Pontiac Beaumont!
Lamborghini Jarama. Named after Madrid (Spain) river and racing circuit.
Almost all SEAT and CUPRA lineup are named after spanish cities/Places: Toledo, Ibiza, León, Marbella, Málaga, Cordoba, Arosa, Alhambra...
Maserati Levante
Alfa 75 America
Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
Peugeot 405 Mi16 Le Mans
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Cadillac had the Brougham trim level, being a nod to carriages that fit several people and is also a place in Cumbria in England.
The original Ford Essex engine was made in Essex. The North American Essex is technically unrelated but technically replaced the original Essex that was made in Essex. Its the T-Bird Super Coupe engine (when supercharged) and the 82-04 Mustang V6.
Lots of South America market cars are named after places, off the top of my head there's the VW Paraty and Brasilia, the Chevrolet Montana and the Willys Interlagos. This is particulary interesting because VW Deutschland doesn't name cars after places, tending to prefer winds.
The VW California would be another example of associating a car to the image of a place
57:09 Ford Field & Stream 😅🏁🍾
Jason, more auto-X and consider also hillclimbs with the Elise. Best way to have some good, pretty safe fun with a nice lunch mixed somewhere in there.