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AlienDB7
07-15-2004, 09:08 PM
Not sure if anyone will be interested in this new trivia about acronyms and initials. Anyway, I'll start out with a short and simple list to see how things go. Basically for each of the following acronymn/initial, state what it stands for and which manufacturer(s) it was used by.

1. DB
2. GTO
3. FQ
4. XJ
5. EMW
6. AMG
T-Bird
07-15-2004, 09:28 PM
1. David Brown (Aston Martin)
2. Gran Turismo Omoligato (Ferrari, Pontiac)
3. Fucking Quick :D Mitsubishi
4. Jaguar
5. BMW? Bavarian Motor works
6. Albrecht Maker Gausebeck (Mercedes)
DR.GONZO
07-15-2004, 11:06 PM
5. Eisenacher Motoren Werke
AlienDB7
07-16-2004, 11:43 PM
Actually, AMG stands for Aufrecht Melcher Grossaspach :mrgreen:

Guess this was a bit too easy, somone got to come up with a harder one!
T-Bird
07-17-2004, 12:15 AM
oops I had to interpret it from the video close enough though.

what's the Xj one I couldn't figure that one out for the life of me.

I've got one:

HMMWV without looking it up :wink:
AlienDB7
07-17-2004, 02:00 AM
XJ is eXperimental Jaguar ;)

HMMWV is a good one. It's somewhere along the line of Multipurpose Wheel Vehicle?
666fast
07-17-2004, 02:31 AM
HMMWV is a good one. It's somewhere along the line of Multipurpose Wheel Vehicle?


It's those radio controlled doohickeys. I can't remember what it's for though.

How about AUDI? Everytime I ask, i get conflicting answers, so if you know, please post it! LOL
HeilSvenska
07-17-2004, 01:15 PM
BMW: Bayerische Motoren Werke
Audi: Auto Union Deutsche Ingolstadt...?
T-Bird
07-17-2004, 01:30 PM
HMMWV= High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle also know as the Humvee and officialy the HUMMER, company is AM General.

Audi is a Latin translation of the German word Horch meaning "Listen"

Bayerische Motoren Werke translates to Bavarian Motor Works
HeilSvenska
07-17-2004, 01:53 PM
Audi is a Latin translation of the German word Horch meaning "Listen"


That makes perfect sense! August Horch founded Audi and Horch. Thanks T-Bird
HeilSvenska
07-17-2004, 01:54 PM
How aabout TVR?
AlienDB7
07-17-2004, 02:35 PM
How aabout TVR?
From the founder's name Trevor.
HeilSvenska
07-17-2004, 07:01 PM
hmm no wonder magazines called TVRs Trevors.
DjPtsatsot
07-18-2004, 08:10 AM
Does anyone remember what BMW's "CSL" stands for? i knew at some point but i fail to remember
Skyliner
07-18-2004, 05:28 PM
Coupe, sport, leicht

don't now if the spelling is correct
T-Bird
07-18-2004, 05:44 PM
Coupe, Sport, Lightweight