where did the name come from?

Cut and paste. Less work . Graduated with honor's doing exactly that, put I had the girls give me there home work to copy .

 

Henry J
Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser.

 

Plymouth was named after the early settlers who came over from England - The first pioneers to the then untamed and wild North America. I think the ship originated from Plymouth In England

 

R.E.Olds started Oldsmobile first, then sold it and started REO. The Dodge brothers were well known, built some engines for Ford, I think it was after their death that Chrysler bought the company. Henry Ford failed a time or two in the car business; one of his failures, after he was forced out, was renamed Cadillac. "Jeep" came from the original model being called a general purpose vehicle by the military, G.P. for short. Willys was smart enough to copyright the name. There was a Mr. Nash and a Mr. Packard, just like there was a Mr. Honda and a Mr. Toyoda. A jaguar is a fast cat. A Jaguar is a fast car, until it stops running, in which case it has a cool rear suspension to donate. Crosley was a car guy who got sidetracked early on, made a fortune in radio manufacturing, ran the most powerful radio station in the USA, then sold it all to build tiny cars. He wanted them to be the next Model T. Henry J. Kaiser had the same notion, thought since he had built Hoover Dam and then oodles of ships during WW2, it should be no problem for him to build a better car than the big three, at a lower price. He was proved wrong.

 

Funny story about the Dodge Brothers and their relationship with Henry Ford ... when they worked for him he treated them like shit so they left on bad terms... when they started their own company they developed hydrolic brakes and held the patient and let everybody BUT Ford use their patient ... thats why Ford had mechanicals and had to wait till the patient expired before they could put juice brakes on there cars

 

There were 5 Studebaker brothers.
They started the Studebaker company in 1852.
They started building cars in 1903.
At one point they were the largest transportation manufacturer in the world.

 

Very interesting thread.Some of the history contained here,I learned from my Dad.Other history was learned in American history.That is back when it was a REQUIRED subject to pass to graduate from High School.Keep it up guys and gals.This little bit of trivia is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY OT,but just for shits and giggles I`ll drop it in.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries started in business in 1823.IIRC.And NO I was not present for the ribbon cutting.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Powel Crosley, Jr. and Lewis Crosley, thus the Crosley Corporation and later Crosley Motors, Inc.

 

Looking forward to next years GoogleFest, the band was awesome!

 

The Dodge brothers basically were Ford. They manufactured most of the major components early on. If it weren't for the Dodge Brothers machine shops Detroit in general would have been a very different place. The Dodge Brothers were the core of Detroit in the beginning of the auto industry.

 

Copy and paste man! HRP

 

Preston Tucker

 

Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars,

HRP

 

so up to a 2nd grade question: anybody knows where Goggomobil comes from? i know it already, but let's see...

 

Toyota

 

Seems to me I read Toyoda was an admiral in the Japanese fleet. The family company changed the name to Toyota when memories of WW11 were still fresh and veterans were buying cars. This may be some BS I heard in the past but that's how I remember it.

 

Rocky, you pull through again! ... Where do you find this stuff? ... Google it?

 

He was one of the explorers in the time of the conquistadores. I guess the inferance is that you can travel and take advantage of the indigenous peoples where ever your travels take you.

 

Mercury is the Roman god of trade, travel and commerce. He was a messenger to the Gods and also escorted souls to the afterlife. Good guy to know.

 

Like Cortez (motorhome that is )

He was a Spanish Conquistador who defeated and conquered the Aztec Empire.

 

I wondered how long you were going to do his homework for him!!:

 

So?, it would be safe to say he walked alone thru the pearly gates of heaven

 

one of the suggested names for what became the Edsel was "Oval Orbiter", proffered by the poet Marianne Moore. There was another one that had something to do with a turtle, but I can't recall it right now.

 

dussenberg?

 

Troll (Internet)

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In Internet slang, a troll ( /&#712;tro&#650;l/, /&#712;tr&#594;l/) is someone who posts inflammatory,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[1]</sup> extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response<sup id="cite_ref-PCMAG_def_2-0" class="reference">[2]</sup> or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.<sup id="cite_ref-IUKB_def_3-0" class="reference">[3]</sup> The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted."
While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions and harassment outside of an online context. For example, mass media has used troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trolling:TheTodayShowExplorestheDarkSideoftheInternet_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup>
<table id="toc" class="toc"> <tbody><tr> <td> Contents

• 1 Etymology
  • 1.1 Early history
  • 1.2 In other languages
• 2 Trolling, identity, and anonymity
• 3 Concern troll
• 4 Troll sites
• 5 Media coverage and controversy
  • 5.1 United States
  • 5.2 Australia
  • 5.3 United Kingdom
• 6 Usage
• 7 Examples
• 8 See also
• 9 References
• 10 Further reading
• 11 External links
  • 11.1 Trolling advocacy and safety
  • 11.2 Background and definitions
  • 11.3 Academic and debate

</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Etymology

It has been asserted that the verb to troll originates from Old French troller, a hunting term. A verb "trôler" is found in modern French-English dictionaries, where the main meaning given is "to lead, or drag, somebody about". In modern English usage, the verb to troll describes a fishing technique of slowly dragging a lure or baited hook from a moving boat.<sup id="cite_ref-merriam-webster_6-0" class="reference">[6]</sup> A similar but distinct verb, "to trawl," describes the act of dragging a fishing net (not a line). Whereas trolling with a fishing line is recreational, trawling with a net is generally a commercial activity.
The noun troll comes from the Old Norse word for a mythological monster.<sup id="cite_ref-Online_Etymology_Dictionary_7-0" class="reference">[7]</sup> The word evokes the trolls of Scandinavian folklore and children's tales, where they are often creatures bent on mischief and wickedness. The contemporary use of the term is alleged to have appeared on the Internet in the late 1980s,<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-0" class="reference">[8]</sup> but the earliest known example is from 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-oed_9-0" class="reference">[9]</sup> Early non-Internet related use of trolling for actions deliberately performed to provoke a reaction can be found in the military; by 1972 the term trolling for MiGs was documented in use by US Navy pilots in Vietnam.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[10]</sup>
Early history

The most likely derivation of the word troll can be found in the phrase "trolling for newbies", popularized in the early 1990s in the Usenet group, alt.folklore.urban (AFU).<sup id="cite_ref-Porter_11-0" class="reference">[11]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-GoogleUsenet_12-0" class="reference">[12]</sup> Commonly, what is meant is a relatively gentle inside joke by veteran users, presenting questions or topics that had been so overdone that only a new user would respond to them earnestly. For example, a veteran of the group might make a post on the common misconception that glass flows over time. Long-time readers would both recognize the poster's name and know that the topic had been discussed a lot, but new subscribers to the group would not realize, and would thus respond. These types of trolls served as a practice to identify group insiders. This definition of trolling, considerably narrower than the modern understanding of the term, was considered a positive contribution.<sup id="cite_ref-Porter_11-1" class="reference">[11]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDope_13-0" class="reference">[13]</sup> One of the most notorious AFU trollers, David Mikkelson,<sup id="cite_ref-Porter_11-2" class="reference">[11]</sup> went on to create the urban folklore website Snopes.com.
By the late 1990s, alt.folklore.urban had such heavy traffic and participation that trolling of this sort was frowned upon. Others expanded the term to include the practice of playing a seriously misinformed or deluded user, even in newsgroups where one was not a regular; these were often attempts at humor rather than provocation. In such contexts, the noun troll usually referred to an act of trolling, rather than to the author.
In other languages

In Chinese, trolling is referred to as bái mù (Chinese: &#30333;&#30446;; literally "white eye"), which can be straightforwardly explained as "eyes without pupils", in the sense that whilst the pupil of the eye is used for vision, the white section of the eye cannot see, and trolling involves blindly talking nonsense over the internet, having total disregard to sensitivities or being oblivious to the situation at hand, akin to having eyes without pupils. An alternative term is bái làn (Chinese: &#30333;&#29211;; literally "white rot"), which describes a post completely nonsensical and full of folly made to upset others, and derives from a Taiwanese slang term for the male genitalia, where genitalia that is pale white in colour represents that someone is young, and thus foolish. Both terms originate from Taiwan, and are also used in Hong Kong and mainland China. Another term, xi&#462;o bái (Chinese: &#23567;&#30333;; literally "little white") is a derogatory term that refers to both bái mù and bái làn that is used on anonymous posting internet forums. Another common term for a troll used in mainland China is p&#275;n zi (Chinese: &#22132;&#23376;; literally "sprayer, spurter").
In Japanese, tsuri (&#37347;&#12426;^?) means "fishing" and refers to intentionally misleading posts whose only purpose is to get the readers to react, i.e. get trolled. arashi (&#33618;&#12425;&#12375;^?) means "laying waste" and can also be used to refer to simple spamming.
In Icelandic, þurs (a thurs) or tröll (a troll) may refer to trolls, the verbs þursa (to troll) or þursast (to be trolling, to troll about) may be used.
In Korean, nak-si (&#45210;&#49884 means "fishing", and is used to refer to Internet trolling attempts, as well as purposefully misleading post titles. A person who recognizes the troll after having responded (or, in case of a post title nak-si, having read the actual post) would often refer to himself as a caught fish.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]</sup>
In Portuguese, more commonly in its Brazilian variant, troll (produced [&#712;t&#638;&#596;w] in most of Brazil as spelling pronunciation) is the usual term to denote internet trolls (examples of common derivate terms are trollismo or trollagem, "trolling", and the verb trollar, "to troll", which entered popular use), but an older expression, used by those which want to avoid anglicisms or slangs, is complexo do pombo enxadrista to denote trolling behavior, and pombos enxadristas (literally, "chessplayer pigeons") or simply pombos are the terms used to name the trolls. The terms are explained by an adage or popular saying: "Arguing with fulano (i.e. John Doe) is the same as playing chess with a pigeon: the pigeon defecates on the table, drop the pieces and simply fly, claiming victory."
In Thai, the term "krean" (&#3648;&#3585;&#3619;&#3637;&#3618;&#3609 has been adopted to address Internet trolls. The term literally refers to a closely cropped hairstyle worn by most school boys in Thailand, thus equating Internet trolls to school boys. The term "tob krean" (&#3605;&#3610;&#3648;&#3585;&#3619;&#3637;&#3618;&#3609, or "slapping a cropped head", refers to the act of posting intellectual replies to refute and cause the messages of Internet trolls to be perceived as unintelligent.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]</sup>
Trolling, identity, and anonymity

Early incidents of trolling were considered to be the same as flaming, but this has changed with modern usage by the news media to refer to the creation of any content that targets another person. The Internet dictionary NetLingo suggests there are four grades of trolling: playtime trolling, tactical trolling, strategic trolling, and domination trolling.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference">[14]</sup> The relationship between trolling and flaming was observed in open-access forums in California, on a series of modem-linked computers in the 1970s, like CommuniTree which when accessed by high school teenagers became a ground for trashing and abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-guar_15-0" class="reference">[15]</sup> Some psychologists have suggested that flaming would be caused by deindividuation or decreased self-evaluation: the anonymity of online postings would lead to disinhibition amongst individuals<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference">[16]</sup> Others have suggested that although flaming and trolling is often unpleasant, it may be a form of normative behavior that expresses the social identity of a certain user group <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference">[17]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference">[18]</sup> According to Tom Postmes, a professor of social and organisational psychology at the universities of Exeter, England, and Groningen, The Netherlands, and the author of Individuality and the Group, who has studied online behavior for 20 years, "Trolls aspire to violence, to the level of trouble they can cause in an environment. They want it to kick off. They want to promote antipathetic emotions of disgust and outrage, which morbidly gives them a sense of pleasure."<sup id="cite_ref-guar_15-1" class="reference">[15]</sup>
In academic literature, the practice of trolling was first documented by Judith Donath (1999). Donath's paper outlines the ambiguity of identity in a disembodied "virtual community" such as Usenet:

In the physical world there is an inherent unity to the self, for the body provides a compelling and convenient definition of identity. The norm is: one body, one identity ... The virtual world is different. It is composed of information rather than matter.<sup id="cite_ref-mit_19-0" class="reference">[19]</sup>
​

Donath provides a concise overview of identity deception games which trade on the confusion between physical and epistemic community:

Trolling is a game about identity deception, albeit one that is played without the consent of most of the players. The troll attempts to pass as a legitimate participant, sharing the group's common interests and concerns; the newsgroups members, if they are cognizant of trolls and other identity deceptions, attempt to both distinguish real from trolling postings, and upon judging a poster a troll, make the offending poster leave the group. Their success at the former depends on how well they – and the troll – understand identity cues; their success at the latter depends on whether the troll's enjoyment is sufficiently diminished or outweighed by the costs imposed by the group. Trolls can be costly in several ways. A troll can disrupt the discussion on a newsgroup, disseminate bad advice, and damage the feeling of trust in the newsgroup community. Furthermore, in a group that has become sensitized to trolling – where the rate of deception is high – many honestly naïve questions may be quickly rejected as trollings. This can be quite off-putting to the new user who upon venturing a first posting is immediately bombarded with angry accusations. Even if the accusation is unfounded, being branded a troll is quite damaging to one's online reputation.<sup id="cite_ref-mit_19-1" class="reference">[19]</sup>
​

Susan Herring and colleagues in "Searching for Safety Online: Managing 'Trolling' in a Feminist Forum" point out the difficulty inherent in monitoring trolling and maintaining freedom of speech in online communities: "harassment often arises in spaces known for their freedom, lack of censure, and experimental nature".<sup id="cite_ref-IUinformatics_20-0" class="reference">[20]</sup> Free speech may lead to tolerance of trolling behavior, complicating the members' efforts to maintain an open, yet supportive discussion area, especially for sensitive topics such as race, gender, and sexuality.<sup id="cite_ref-IUinformatics_20-1" class="reference">[20]</sup>
In an effort to reduce uncivil behavior by increasing accountability, many web sites (e.g. Reuters, Facebook, and Gizmodo) now require commenters to register their names and e-mail addresses.<sup id="cite_ref-zhao.2010_21-0" class="reference">[21]</sup>
Concern troll

A concern troll is a false flag pseudonym created by a user whose actual point of view is opposed to the one that the user claims to hold. The concern troll posts in Web forums devoted to its declared point of view and attempts to sway the group's actions or opinions while claiming to share their goals, but with professed "concerns". The goal is to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt within the group.<sup id="cite_ref-timemag_22-0" class="reference">[22]</sup>
An example of this occurred in 2006 when Tad Furtado, a staffer for then-Congressman Charles Bass (R-NH), was caught posing as a "concerned" supporter of Bass' opponent, Democrat Paul Hodes, on several liberal New Hampshire blogs, using the pseudonyms "IndieNH" or "IndyNH". "IndyNH" expressed concern that Democrats might just be wasting their time or money on Hodes, because Bass was unbeatable.<sup id="cite_ref-ConcordMonitor_23-0" class="reference">[23]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-WMUR_24-0" class="reference">[24]</sup> Hodes eventually won the election.
Although the term "concern troll" originated in discussions of online behavior, it now sees increasing use to describe similar behaviors that take place offline. For example, James Wolcott of Vanity Fair accused a conservative New York Daily News columnist of "concern troll" behavior in his efforts to downplay the Mark Foley scandal. Wolcott links what he calls concern trolls to what Saul Alinsky calls "Do-Nothings", giving a long quote from Alinsky on the Do-Nothings' method and effects:

These Do-Nothings profess a commitment to social change for ideals of justice, equality, and opportunity, and then abstain from and discourage all effective action for change. They are known by their brand, 'I agree with your ends but not your means.'<sup id="cite_ref-vanfair_25-0" class="reference">[25]</sup>
​

The Hill published an op-ed piece by Markos Moulitsas of the liberal blog Daily Kos titled "Dems: Ignore 'Concern Trolls'". The concern trolls in question were not Internet participants; they were Republicans offering public advice and warnings to the Democrats. The author defines "concern trolling" as "offering a poisoned apple in the form of advice to political opponents that, if taken, would harm the recipient".<sup id="cite_ref-thehill_26-0" class="reference">[26]</sup>
Troll sites

While many webmasters and forum administrators consider trolls a scourge on their sites, some websites welcome them. For example, a New York Times article discussed troll activity at 4chan and at Encyclopedia Dramatica, which it described as "an online compendium of troll humor and troll lore".<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-1" class="reference">[8]</sup> This site and others are often used as a base to troll against sites that their members can not normally post on. These trolls feed off the reactions of their victims because "their agenda is to take delight in causing trouble".<sup id="cite_ref-foxsp_27-0" class="reference">[27]</sup>
Media coverage and controversy

Mainstream media outlets have focused their attention on the willingness of some Internet trolls to go to extreme lengths in their attempts at eliciting reactions.
United States

On March 31, 2010, the Today Show ran a segment detailing the deaths of three separate adolescent girls and trolls' subsequent reactions to their deaths. Shortly after the suicide of high school student Alexis Pilkington, anonymous posters began trolling for reactions across various message boards, referring to Pilkington as a "suicidal slut", and posting graphic images on her Facebook memorial page. The segment also included an expose of a 2006 accident, in which an eighteen-year old fatally crashed her father's car into a highway pylon; trolls emailed her grieving family the leaked pictures of her mutilated corpse.<sup id="cite_ref-Trolling:TheTodayShowExplorestheDarkSideoftheInternet_5-1" class="reference">[5]</sup> In 2012, the subject of trolling was featured on the HBO series The Newsroom.
Australia

In February 2010, the Australian government became involved after trolls defaced the Facebook tribute pages of murdered children Trinity Bates and Elliott Fletcher. Australian communications minister Stephen Conroy decried the attacks, committed mainly by 4chan users, as evidence of the need for greater Internet regulation, stating, "This argument that the Internet is some mystical creation that no laws should apply to, that is a recipe for anarchy and the wild west."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference">[28]</sup> Facebook responded by strongly urging administrators to be aware of ways to ban users and remove inappropriate content from Facebook pages.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference">[29]</sup> In 2012, the Daily Telegraph started a campaign to take action against "Twitter trolls", who abuse and threaten users. Several high-profile Australians including Charlotte Dawson, Robbie Farah, Laura Dundovic, and Ray Hadley have been victims of trolling.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference">[30]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference">[31]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference">[32]</sup>
United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, contributions made to the Internet are covered by the Communications Act 2003. Sending messages which are "grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character" is an offense whether they are received by the intended recipient or not.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference">[33]</sup> As of September 2011, two persons have been imprisoned in the UK for trolling.<sup id="cite_ref-Tom_de_Castella_and_Virginia_Brown_34-0" class="reference">[34]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tom_de_Castella_and_Virginia_Brown_34-1" class="reference">[34]</sup> Several high profile cases of trolling have been reported in the United Kingdom, with there being wide disparity between the action taken against assailants. In the case of teenager, Natasha MacBryde, who died a tragic death, the troll of her testimonial page, Sean Duffy, was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison and banned from using social networking sites for five years. <sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference">[35]</sup> This compared with Jamie Counsel being sentenced to four years for trying to incite riots <sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference">[36]</sup> and those who trolled the testimonial page of Georgia Varley facing no prosecution due to misunderstandings of the legal system in the wake of the term trolling being popularized <sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference">[37]</sup>
Usage

Application of the term troll is subjective. Some readers may characterize a post as trolling, while others may regard the same post as a legitimate contribution to the discussion, even if controversial. Like any pejorative term, it can be used as an ad hominem attack, suggesting a negative motivation.
Regardless of the circumstances, controversial posts may attract a particularly strong response from those unfamiliar with the robust dialogue found in some online, rather than physical, communities. Experienced participants in online forums know that the most effective way to discourage a troll is usually to ignore it<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]</sup>, because responding tends to encourage trolls to continue disruptive posts – hence the often-seen warning: "Please do not feed the trolls".
Examples

As reported on April 8, 1999, investors became victims of trolling via an online financial discussion regarding PairGain, a telephone equipment company based in California. Trolls operating in the stock’s Yahoo Finance chat room posted a fabricated Bloomberg News article stating that an Israeli telecom company could potentially acquire PairGain. As a result, PairGain’s stock jumped by 31%. However, the stock promptly crashed after the reports were identified as false.<sup id="cite_ref-Bond_38-0" class="reference">[38]</sup>
So-called Gold Membership trolling originated in 2007 on 4chan boards, users posting fake images claiming to offer upgraded 4chan account privileges; without a "Gold" account, one could not view certain content. This turned out to be a hoax designed to fool board members, especially newcomers. It was copied and became an Internet meme. In some cases, this type of troll has been used as a scam, most notably on Facebook, where fake Facebook Gold Account upgrade ads have proliferated in order to link users to dubious websites and other content.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference">[39]</sup>
The case of Zeran v. America Online, Inc. resulted primarily from trolling. Six days after the Oklahoma City bombing, anonymous users posted advertisements for shirts celebrating the bombing on AOL message boards, claiming that the shirts could be obtained by contacting Mr. Kenneth Zeran. The posts listed Zeran's address and home phone number. Zeran was subsequently harassed.<sup id="cite_ref-Bond_38-1" class="reference">[38]</sup>
Anti-Scientology protests by Anonymous, commonly known as Project Chanology, are sometimes labeled as "trolling" by media such as Wired,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference">[40]</sup> and the participants sometimes explicitly self-identify as "trolls".
See also

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• Anti-social behaviour
• Cyber-bullying
• Griefer
• Heckler
• Hit-and-run posting
• Patent troll
• Poe's Law
• Social gadfly
• Sockpuppet (Internet)

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Further reading

• Bishop, J. (2012). Scope and Limitations in the Government of Wales Act 2006 for Tackling Internet Abuses in the Form of 'Flame Trolling'. Statute Law Review. Online (Subscription).
• Bishop, J. (2013). Examining the Concepts, Issues, and Implications of Internet Trolling. IGI Global. ISBN 1466628030.
• Walter, T.; Hourizi, R.; Moncur, W.; Pitsillides (2012). Does the Internet Change How We Die And Mourn? An Overview Online.

External links

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• The Trolling Academy - trolling advice, comment, and training
• The Troll Network - trolling discussion and comment
• Cyber Mentors - youth support group run by young people
• Get Safe Online - free expert advice on online safety

Background and definitions

• Usenet and Bulletin Board Abuse at the Open Directory Project
• NetLingo definition
• Urban Dictionary definition
• Trolling lore and essays
• Trolling news and features

Academic and debate

• Searching for Safety Online: Managing "Trolling" in a Feminist Forum
• Malwebolence – The World of Web Trolling; New York Times Magazine, By Mattathias Schwartz; August 3, 2008.
• Building relationships online with avatars and characters

 

When I was about 8 years old, I ordered a copy of "The Encyclopedia of American Cars". It was a massive book and included sections on ALL of the make's histories, production numbers, engine displacements, options, etc.

Like an obsessed maniac, I read, re-read, and kept re-reading the book over and over until it literally fell apart.

At that point, I ordered another, identical copy of the book and proceeded to wear that one out as well.....ordered a third copy, mostly wore it out and still have it.

I don't have any illusions that anyone was/is as nerdy as I was/am, but I find it amusing and actually just a bit suspicious that a car guy would seriously not know who Fred and August Duesenberg were or who Ransom E. Olds was. So...I'm thinking that the TROLL ALERT may need to be rolled out as well.

Especially since that new-fangled Googley thingamabob could give a person some pretty dern quick answers to all of these questions.

 

toucan....your saving grace is that you've been around for a few years and seem to have some relatively normal posts.

 

I wanna know where the name "Duece" comes from and, if they were so bitchen, how come they only made them for one year?

.... please give your answer in the form of a question.

 

Utopian Turtletop. She also suggested Mongoose Civique, Resilient Bullet, Ford Silver Sword, Varsity Stroke, Pastelogram and Andante con Moto, and Turcotinga.

This is funny! http://autodesign.com/2012/05/humor-marianne-moore-and-the-edsel/

I wonder what she was smoking?

 

Henry Leland started Lincoln, naming it after Abraham Lincoln.