Banana car, Tomato car

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nice24me  #90061  Thu, 14 Apr 05 11:43 PM
I was asked what those words mean.

I could make a guess what "banana car" means.

I guess that it means a yellow sport car that looks like banana.

But I don't have any idea with "Tomato car."

I can't even make a guess.

Can anyone tell me what "banana car" and "tomato car" mean?

  
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LanguageLover  #90077  Fri, 15 Apr 05 12:21 AM
Hi Nice,
It was an interesting question, so I googled it. I found some links about banana car with photos, it really looked like abanana, and I came across this post in a forum:
Did you know that that Modena up in the first post had its aerodynamics actually designed by their F1 engineers? It has one of the lowest drag coefficients to date, only surpassed by a handful of cars, including the "banana car" which I believe was created in the 80's by either GM or Chrysler which was tied for first. And you guessed it, it was shaped like a banana.

And about a tomato car, the only information that I gathered was about a ventilated car for carrying ripe tomatos!
I know, they sound silly. I hope someone familiar with cars could give you a proper answer.
Cheers,

  
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LanguageLover  #90079  Fri, 15 Apr 05 12:27 AM
And I didn't see it was your first post. So, welcome to EnglishForums, hope you enjoy it here.
  
nice24me  #90102  Fri, 15 Apr 05 01:00 AM
Thanks for your help and welcome.Smile [:)]

Your answer was very helpful and I can give her an answer now.
  
YoungCalifornian  #90125  Fri, 15 Apr 05 01:43 AM
To really know what "banana car" or "tomato car" refers to I would to see the context; however, my initial guess would be that they do indeed refer to car colors (banana yellow or tomato red?).
  
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