Automobiles & Motorcycles w/ Warbird names …

[Snake45]

Stutz Bearcat

That one's a Warbird with an auto name--the car came first, by a lot.

[JohnB]

Stutz Bearcat

That one's a Warbird with an auto name--the car came first, by a lot.

Yes, introduced in 1912.

Here's a couple of photos of mine:

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/imag ... 110047.jpg

https://starcarcentral.files.wordpress. ... 0613_2.jpg

As you can see, it seriously predates Grumman's fine aircraft.

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[ZRX61]

Buell Thunderbolt
Buell Lightning

Both names used by BSA decades before Buell was a thing.
Also BSA Starfire.. Known as the Start Fire owing to the small tray below the carb to catch leaking fuel.. which would ignite when it backfired.
Also:
BSA Spitfire, Hurricane, Victor, Barracuda, Hornet, Fury, Beagle & Brigand

[K5DH]

Oldsmobile F-85 (early 1960s; the Cutlass grew out of this car)

[Chris Brame]

If we use numbers too:
Ford F-100
Olds F-88 experimental show car
Honorable mention: Buick's "B-58" - ad slogan, not an actual model name:

(via Etsy)

[JohnB]

Olds (Le) Sabre

That's a Buick

Extreme embarassment!!
Thankfully, the editor at the magazine I write for doesn't frequent WIX.

[Rick65]

Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon)
Suzuki m/c and "Oscar"

[Scott Rose]

Pretty neat stuff. I never realized how many cars shared aircraft names. Will have to see about matching pictures of each pair.

[Lon Moer]

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Temco Pinto
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This one you named the plane instead of the car

[JohnB]

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Temco Pinto
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This one you named the plane instead of the car

That's because 100% of the forum members have heard of the Ford Pinto.
Far fewer have heard of the aircraft.

[Scott Rose]

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Temco Pinto
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This one you named the plane instead of the car

That's because 100% of the forum members have heard of the Ford Pinto.
Far fewer have heard of the aircraft.

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[Lon Moer]

Pre-flamed

[quemerford]

Reliant Sabre; also the Tornado Talisman, though this time a maker rather than a car. And the Warwick GT!

EDIT: I forgot the Reliant Scimitar too...

[quemerford]

Hillman Hunter and the unrelated Singer Hunter...

[FITD]

They may already be "on the list";

Hillman Avenger

Mitsubishi Scorpion

Cheers,

FITD