Cavalier - It refers to a mounted soldier. Does that really apply to a small car with a smaller engine?
Avalanche - named for a natural disaster.
Studebaker from the late 1920s and '30s, the Dictator. Why not just call it the Hitler and be done with it?
Olds Toronado - The actual translation from Spanish is 'bull swimming.'
bubble-topped AMC Pacer - was it a horse, or an expectant father?
Chevy Astro - The Jetson's dog?
