Acronyms for brands of cars

[Jesse T Sheidlower]

>
> Does anyone have a list of expressions for brands of cars, such as Found On
> Road Dead, -- Old Rebuild Dodge, or Fix Or Repair Daily?  I would appreciate
> such a list.

While I don't have a copy of the article, I do have a reference
to a brief article discussing this:

Alleen Pace Nilsen and Don L.F. Nilsen, "Tendentious Puns: Names
with a Purpose," _ETC.: A Review of General Semantics_ 48:2
(Summer 1991) pp. 146ff.

Best,

Jesse Sheidlower
<jester at panix.com>