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Carmakers have had some serious winners when it comes to names. Take the Ford Mustang, Chevy Corvette, and the Mazda Miata. Before a car is named, the manufacturers work with their marketing departments to create a name that embodies the look and feel of the car. The names are created to appeal to a particular audience, so when the marketing departments get it right, they really do get it right. But, when they get the name wrong, it can become a joke in the industry. These are a few of the comical names that do not fit the car’s style and driveability:
Only in the 1980s and 1990s
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It is easy to tell what decade a car came from based on the shape of the car. For example, fins on the back of a car screams 1950s and the torpedo look screams post-war 1940s. In the late 1980s and 1990s, there was a distinct look that drivers either loved or hated. The shape has distinctive curves and the cars usually came with a spoiler of some sort. These unusual shaped cars often had a distinctive front branding that set them apart from the traditional family car. These are a few that fit this distinctive late-century look: