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Originally Posted by cmac2012
Are you sh****** me?! Are those exact words in there?  |
Well...it is "Portia" not "Porsche". But the pronunciation is the same. And Mercedes is a very old Spanish girl name. The story goes that when Daimler and Benz were seeking financing, a wealthy man agreed to come up with enough money to get them going, providing they named the car after his daughter, Mercedes. So instead of driving a Daimler-Benz, we have a Mercedes-Benz.