OT: Chevy Nova (was Re: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames)

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Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 10:23:30 -0700
Subject: OT: Chevy Nova (was Re: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames)
From: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: Raoul Delmare <R.Delmare@charter.net>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Mark Bulgier <mark@bulgier.net>
In-Reply-To: <006701c2b403$48424780$ca247044@nebi.com>


on 01/04/2003 08:09 AM, Raoul Delmare at R.Delmare@Charter.net wrote:
> Like when somebody at General Motors finally figured out why the Chevrolet
> Nova was not the best name for a car sent to Mexico . No Va = No Go .
> Wonderful name for a car , "Won't Go" !!

Urban myth.

See http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp for details

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