Cars named after winds

Austin

• Maestro (mild sea-to-coast wind in the Adriatic)

Dongfeng (eastern wind)

Chevy

• Tornado (Mexican pick-up)

GMC:

• Syclone
• Typhoon

Lincoln/Ford:

• Zephyr (breeze from the west)

Maserati:

• Bora (ancient Greek name for north wind)
• Ghibli (Libyan wind)
• Khamsin (hot dusty wind in North Africa and Arabian Peninsula)
• Mistral (wind from the north that blows over the northwest coast of the Mediterranean)
• Shamal (summer wind over Iraq and Persian Gulf)

Pagani:

• Zonda (Andean wind in Argentina)

VW

• Bora (see Maserati Bora)
• Passat ("trade wind" in German)
• Santana (Santa Ana wind (subject to debate))
• Scirocco (warm wind in Mediterranean)

Yugo (it is not derived from the word Yugoslavia; rather, yugo is a southeasterly wind on the Adriatic)

Yugo art

In the 1990s, School of Visual Arts professor Kevin O'Callaghan bought 39 Yugos for $92 each.  He then gave his students the assignment-- Give them a new life.  This is the result.

Confessional

Diner

Fireplace

Foosball table

Lighter

Phone

Grocery store kiddy ride

Accordion

Shooting gallery

Shower

Submarine

Subway car

Credit.

Yugo ads, book, and NPR story

There was a great story on NPR yesterday about the infamous Yugo.  The story came about because a guy was promoting a book about the Yugo, which I am totally going to read.  While you wait for Amazon to mail it to you, here are three great videos: