So, I know many of you are sitting inside looking at all that snow or rain, wondering whether to open another beer or go grab the shovel.

I’m sitting here trying to decide what shorts to wear before taking my son to his baseball game and contemplating: SPF 30 or SPF 45?

I started to think about cars I’ve owned and the names they had …plus the trends they shared. So, I came up with this.

See if you can spot the subtle trends as well as the obvious ones and feel free to add to mine and complete some of my triple plays that are in need of a final name. Also, fill in the blanks of what’s been left out.

I tried to limit this to American Car companies and their cars of the 60's and 70's.

Happy hunting!

Mailbu, Daytona, Ventura

Riviera, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Catalina (4-Play!)

Trans Am, Grand Prix, Le Mans

Le Mans, Daytona, Bonneville

Comanche, Cherokee, Apache (OK … these are trucks)

GTO, GTX, AMX

Satellite, Galaxy, Nova, Comet (4-Play!)

Stingray, Barracuda, Marlin

Z-28, F-85, T-37

GT-37, GT350, GT40

Skylark, Roadrunner, Eagle

Thunderbird, Firebird, Superbird

Omega, Apollo, Polaris

El Camino, Caballero, Ranchero

Fury, Tempest, Caprice

Torino, Montego, Toronado

Cutlass, Le Sabre, __________

Dart, Javelin, __________

Pinto, Mustang, __________

Wildcat, Cougar, _________

Rebel, Maverick, _________

Matador, Challenger, __________

And some notable orphans:

Gremlin

Pacer

Impala

Charger

Corvair

Duster

4-4-2

Camaro

Malibu, Daytona, Ventura, Belvedere, Newport, Beaumont, Fairmont, New Yorker, Fifth Avenue, Montcalm, Monterey, Saratoga

Trans Am, Grand Prix, Le Mans, Formula, Can Am, Grand Am (6-play from Pontiac)

Le Mans, Daytona, Bonneville, Sebring, Monza

Matador, Challenger, Lancer, Blazer, Marauder, Ambassador, Rambler

Judge and Jury

Satellite, Galaxy, Nova, Comet, Astre (5-Play!)

Centurian, Acadian, Parisienne, American

Fury, Tempest, Caprice, Zephyr

Omega, Apollo, Polara, Vega, (Aries, Taurus)

Comanche, Cherokee, Apache, Chieftain,

Skylark, Roadrunner, Eagle, Skyhawk, Phoenix, Falcon

Thunderbird, Firebird, Superbird, Sunbird, Yellowbird, Bluebird

Torino, Montego, Toronado, Corsa, Monza, Cordoba, Seville, Capri

Pinto, Mustang, Bronco, Colt, Pacer, Charger

Dart, Javelin, Arrow

Gran Sport, Rally Sport, Super Sport, Custom Sport

Corvair, Corvette

Monarch, Imperial, LeBaron, Regal

Wildcat, Cougar, Tiger, Pantera, Lynx, Bobcat

Stingray, Barracuda, Marlin, Mako

Gremlin, Demon, DeVille

Hornet, Super Bee

Cobra, Asp(en)

Note: some liberties were taken ...

Buick...Le Sabre..loved that big boat...

Dodge Valiant...,.great ole slant 6 LOL

Dart, Javelin, Arrow,
Lancer (Dodge)=4 play , or is that forplay? lol

Hornet, Super Bee
And isnt there a "wasp"?

thats a Chrysler Valiant ,the Dodge version was the Lancer (we had one)

You are right, I inherited my mothers 68 as my first car...blue with a red moulding stripe down each side if I recall. Gave it to my brother, he drove it past 275,000 miles, and parked it in the garage. 8 years later he fired it right up to pull it out of the garage and load it on a wrecker, but it still ran good save for a bit of oil burning by the....

Yes there is:

I HAD A 65 PLYMOUTH VALIANT, BLUE ON BLUE WITH A SILVER STRIPE DOWN THE SIDE AND A SLANT 6, REVERSE LUG NUTS (doh! I broke off 2 of them before i figured that out!)

I think I remember those RLN's, between the doobies way back....

Hornet, Super Bee, Wasp, Cricket

Hornet, Super Bee, Wasp, Cricket, Spider

LOL, I meant car...but I did once have one of those Vespas! a 1950 green , that painted red...fun little scooters