Greg Myers Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 20 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: 1948 Mustang 1957 Krupp Mustang. 1965 Ford Mustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 20 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: 1948 Mustang 1957 Krupp Mustang. 1965 Ford Mustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Not many model car examples here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, Greg Myers said: Not many model car examples here All right then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Now we're talking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I see, so what you really wanted wanted was different model kits of the same car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Hudson, Holden and Opel Commodore. In a somewhat related vein, I remember seeing a Buick dealer newspaper ad with the abridged headings " '86 Hawk" and " '86 Lark" - for a moment it looked like Studebaker was back in business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 22 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: I see, so what you really wanted wanted was different model kits of the same car? Well . this is a model board and it is nice to see a model connection . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Hupp Skylark and Buick Skylark. Buick Invicta and the British made Invicta. Bentley and Lincoln Continental. Auburn Speedster and Porsche Speedster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul alflen Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 FACEL VEGA AND CHEVY VEGA, NOPE SORRY THOSE ARE REAL CARS AGAIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Chevrolet Kingswood and the Holden Kingswood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) 1996 Chevrolet Caprice and the 1996 Holden Caprice... Edited July 2, 2018 by Leonidas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Plymouth Acclaim and the Holden Acclaim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I've always been baffled at why one make will use the same "core" model name on several different platforms. Oldsmobile was the worst offender in that case... Cutlass Calais, Cutlass Ciera, Cutlass Supreme, and a few others I'm not thinking of, all of which were in the lineup simultaneously. There was even a Cutlass Supreme Calais (G-body) and a Cutlass Calais Supreme(N-Body). Today we have examples like the front-drive compact Ford Transit Connect, and the full-size rear drive Ford Transit. Examples like the Taurus and Taurus X make more sense to me (essentially different body styles on the same platform), but sharing part of the name with several vehicles on different platforms always seemed weird to me. I know "brand recognition" and whatever, but diluting that brand never made any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1986 Oldsmobile Calais and the 1986 Holden Calais... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1970 Dodge Charger and the 1970 Chrysler Charger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Shelby Cobra, Ford Falcon Cobra and the Ford Mustang Cobra... Edited July 2, 2018 by Leonidas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Ford Model A 1903-04 Ford Model A 1927-31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 22 hours ago, ZTony8 said: Hupp Skylark and Buick Skylark. Buick Invicta and the British made Invicta. Bentley and Lincoln Continental. Auburn Speedster and Porsche Speedster. And the 1933 Continental, when the Continental engine company briefly got into the car business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 That was a Continental Beacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 One of my favorite dustups of all time. Ferrari F150 and Ford F150. After a legal battle, Ferrari changed the name to Italia, because someone is likely to go into a Ferrari dealership looking for a pickup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 38 minutes ago, Pete J. said: One of my favorite dustups of all time. Ferrari F150 and Ford F150. After a legal battle, Ferrari changed the name to Italia, because someone is likely to go into a Ferrari dealership looking for a pickup! Hahaha reading this reminded me of the Mercedes E350 and the Econoline E350... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 53 minutes ago, Badluck 13 said: Hahaha reading this reminded me of the Mercedes E350 and the Econoline E350... Numbers and letters that are trademarked. Kind of weird. Your comment made me think of another one, but much older trademark issue. When the Porsche 911 was first introduced it was introduced as the 901. Then Peugeot objected because they had trademarked the 900 series with the middle digit as a 0. The first 82 911's were actually badged at 901's but changed to 911 after that. Nobody remembers the Peugeot 901(an imminently forgettable car) but practically everyone knows the 911. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 11 hours ago, Pete J. said: One of my favorite dustups of all time. Ferrari F150 and Ford F150. After a legal battle, Ferrari changed the name to Italia, because someone is likely to go into a Ferrari dealership looking for a pickup! Doesn't Ford have a hyphen in there? F-150? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 3 hours ago, peteski said: Doesn't Ford have a hyphen in there? F-150? Yup, but I doubt that anyone ever walked into a Ford dealership and asked for a ef dash won fitty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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