Top 10 Bands Named After Cars

The Top Ten
1 The Cars The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston, Massachusetts in 1976, with singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter Ric Ocasek, singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson.

"Who's gonna drive you home...tonight? "

Really good band

2 Pantera Pantera was an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul. The band started out as a glam metal act in the 1980s with little success. After discarding their original lead vocalist and enlisting Phil Anselmo, the band signed a major record deal with Warner Music Group via Atco Records. Around this time, Pantera underwent a major change in their musical... read more

Named after guitarist Dimebag Darrell's car, a De Tomaso Pantera.

3 REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s.

I like this band.

4 Chevelle Chevelle is an American alternative metal band that formed in 1995 in the Chicago suburb of Grayslake, Illinois. The band was originally composed of brothers: Pete Loeffler, Sam Loeffler and Joe Loeffler.
5 Fabulous Thunderbirds
6 Relient K

Named afrer Plymouth Reliant (the different spelling of Reliant/Relient was probably a way to avoid trademarks issues)

7 Talbot Tagora
8 Trabant

Icelandic band named after a small car popular in ex-East Germany.

9 Mord Fustang

Named after Ford Mustang but they changed the name a little bit, haha.

10 Cadillac Blindside
The Contenders
11 Tesla Tesla is an American rock band formed in Sacramento, California in late 1981 by bassist Brian Wheat and guitarist Frank Hannon as Earthshaker, and later City Kidd. Lead vocalist Jeff Keith, drummer Troy Luccketta, and guitarist Tommy Skeoch joined them by 1984.

Named after the best car of 2017, the Tesla.

12 Mercedes Arn-Horn

The lead singer of Courage My Love, She was named after a Mercedes Benz.

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