SLEEPLESS IN SOCAL

Besides having a "thing" for carz, I have a "thing" for wordz and letterz. The alphabet and I are BFF's. It began when I was a child. The game of choice in our family was Scrabble. Then Boggle. Now it's Words with Friends, Scramble with Friends and Hanging with Friends. I can't get through a Sunday without doing the New York Times crossword puzzle. You get the picture - I'm a word nerd.

This morning I awoke at 4 a.m. with random, anxiety-ridden thoughts dancing through my head. What should I write for my next blog post? Should I grab my iPhone and take my turn on the many open word games I have? Should I finish yesterday's crossword puzzle? Did I charge my Kindle?

I try to erase these thoughts from my head by closing my eyes and wishing Mr. Sandman would re-appear. He did not. What did appear were more thoughts of letters and words. Only this time it wasn't random. It was organized. The letters of the alphabet kept appearing, in order. My immediate response to each letter was a word that began with said letter. For instance A-apple, B-baseball, C-cat and so on.

Then it hit me. Why don't I do that with CARZ? I went back to the letter A, charged up my neurons and started rattling off a few cars that began with the letter A. Boom. Got my idea for the next blog.

The list below contains models and manufacturers that surfaced from my coffeeless brain. I did not and could not include every make and model. Despite that, I give myself kudos for marrying my love for wordz (and the alphabet) with my love for carz.




A
Alfa Romeo
Aston Martin
Austin Healy
Audi
AMC
Acura
Abarth

B
Bugatti
BMW
Bentley
Buick
Boxster
Bonneville

C
Carrera
Camaro
Corvette
Charger
Challenger
Cayenne
Cobra
Corsair
Chrysler
Cadillac
Cord

D
Dodge
Dart
Dino
DeLorean

E
Eos
Escort
Escape
Edge
Enzo
Evoque
Effijy
Edsel
Eclipse


F
Fisker
Ferrari
Fiat
Ford
Firebird

G
Gellardo
Gran Torino
GTO
GTI
GMC
Golf


H
Hyundai
Honda
Hummer
Hornet

I
Imperial
Infinity
Impreza
Isuzu

J
Jeep
Jaguar
Jimmy
Jetta
Jensen
Justy

K
Kia
Karmann Ghia
Ka
Koenigsegg

L
Lamborghini
Lexus
Land Rover
Lancia
Lincoln
Lotus

M
Mini Cooper
Mustang
Maybach
Mercedes
Mitsubishi
Maserati
Morgan
Mazda
McLaren
Mercury

N
Nissan
Nova
NSX

O
Oldsmobile
Opel

P
Pontiac
Pagani
Peugeot
Porsche
Pinto
Prius
Plymouth
Passat

Q
Q7
Q3
Quattro

R
Rolls Royce
Renault
R8
Rambler

S
Shelby
Spyder
Suzuki
Subaru
Sahara
Sunbeam

T
Tesla
Testa Rossa
Thunderbird
Toyota
Triumph
Trans Am
Tiguan
Toureg

U
Uplander
Ulysse
Uno

V
Volkswagen
Volvo
Veyron
Viper
Vega


W
Wrangler
Wagoneer

X
XK
X16
XJ12
XKR
XF

Y
Yugo
Yeni
Yukon

Z
Zagato
ZX