Classic Car Acronyms Revisited

Hagerty

16 June 2015

Car acronyms were a natural byproduct of the old school rivalries between diehard enthusiasts, which we outlined in our recent story, Classic Car Acronyms. Readers weighed in with their own suggestions (some of which, frankly, we’ve never heard before), and this time, no car fan is safe:

AMC: America’s Muscle Car; All Mistakes Combined; Another Major Catastrophe
BMW: Beautiful Mechanical Wonder; Brings Me Women; Big Money Waster; Broke My Wallet
Chevrolet: Cracked Head, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Every Time; Condition Hopeless, Every Vehicle Relies On Leftover Engineering Technology
Chrysler: Company Has Recommended You Start Learning Engine Repair
Dodge: Drips Oil Drips Grease Everywhere; Dead On Day Guarantee Expires; Dreams Of Dependability Gone Elsewhere
Edsel: Every Day Something Else Leaks
Everett-Metzger Flanders (EMF): Every Mechanical Failure
Fiat: Failed Italian Automotive Technology; Fling It Around Turns; Found In A Toilet
Ford: Fix Or Repair Daily; First On Race Day; Flip Over Read Directions; Finest Off Road Device; Favorite Of Race Drivers
GM: Great Mistake
GMC: Got Mechanic Coming; Garage Man’s Companion; Great Mountain Climber; General Maintenance Constantly
GTO: Gas, Tires and Oil
Jaguar: Junk Always Going Under At Repair Shop
Jeep: Just Empty Every Pocket; Just Enough Engine Power
Mazda: Mostly Always Zipping Dangerously Along
Mercedes: Many Expensive Repairs Can Eventually Discourage Extra Sales
MG: Mostly Garaged; Money Guzzler
MG-B: Might Go Backwards
MOPAR: Move Over, People Are Racing; My Old Pig Ain’t Running; Made Of Parts Already Ruined; More Parts And Repairs; Miscellaneous Odd Parts Assembled Recklessly; Massively Overpowered and Respected; More Overall Performance And Reliability
Oldsmobile: Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday
Plymouth: Please Leave Your Money Out Under The Hood
Pontiac: Poor Old Nerd Thinks It’s A Cadillac
SAAB: Send Another Automobile Back; Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown
Triumph: Tried Repairing It Until My Parts Hurt
Volvo: Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object