Werehatrack wrote:
> On 23 Jun 2005 10:01:38 -0700, "Cam" <cam.barr@beer.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp
>
> My Mexican co-workers at several different jobs confirmed that the
> Nova was highly regarded in Mexico, particularly the older models with
> the V8.
> --

Yeah, that's why I didn't reference the "Brazilian/Portugese No-va
story"- I knew it had been discredited.

Here's a more recent GM-car-name oriented tale:
http://www.languagehat.com/archives/000917.php

Jeff