Car models/names.

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Fri 10 Oct 2008 12:51
Car models/names. - FotheringtonThomas
Why is the most expensive car in the world named after the bore size of an air-gun?
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Fri 10 Oct 2008 12:56
Car models/names. - rtj70
Are you referring to the Veyron - named after Pierre Veyron a driver in the winning Bugatti 24-hour Le Mans race in 1939?
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Fri 10 Oct 2008 12:59
Car models/names. - FotheringtonThomas
No, the Aston Martin. I should've said, but forgot to put that in.

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Fri 10 Oct 2008 13:05
Car models/names. - rtj70
But they say themselves the '77' in it's name comes from putting two lucky sevens together and has no technical relevance. And they will build only 77 of them.
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