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Then you get the PT Cruiser, a car? that has a front like a parrots beak and a back like a plucked chicken, complete with the parsons nose.
Claim: The Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in Spanish-speaking countries because its name translates as "doesn't go" in Spanish.Status: False
The best known example isn't true though - it's alleged that the Ford Pinto had particular problems in Brazil because Pinto is Brazilian slang for "small penis". In fact, that car didn't do very well anywhere - mainly because it was crap - but they didn't use the Pinto name in Brazil.