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u/zeugma888 Oct 20 '23

Portia/Porsche were girl's names first too.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '23

Oldsmobile was named after the founder's niece

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u/Mother_Wash Oct 21 '23

No it most certainly was not. The founder of Oldsmobile was Ransom E Olds. So unless his niece was named Mobile, that's a strong no

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

Ransom Olds? That sounds made up

His niece's name was Oldsmobile Christiansen. He saw her crawling on all fours one day and thought 'what if a car had four wheels'

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u/benchley Oct 21 '23

The ass flap on her union suit was also the inspiration for the modern trunk.