James Anatidae wrote:
>
> "Stephen H. Westin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "chudwuh" > writes:
> >
> > > I'm compiling a list of defunct (or soon to be) Big-3 passenger car
> makes
> > > that were made and/or sold in the US. So far, I've come up with the
> > > following - anybody know of any others? Thanks.
> > >
> > > FoMoCo - Edsel
> >
> > Also Continental. The '50s Continental Mark II was actually a separate
> > brand. And Merkur...
> >
> > > GM - LaSalle and Oldsmobile
> >
> > Marquette, Oakland. In the '20s, each GM brand got a partner: Buick
> > and Marquette, Cadillac and LaSalle, Oakland and Pontiac. Come to
> > think of it, did Chevrolet get a little brother? Anyway, Pontiac was
> > the only nameplate that survived, cannibalizing its elder sibling
> > Oakland. Also Yellow Cab and Scripps-Booth. Rapid was the predecessor
> > to GMC. Oops, you said passenger cars.
> >
> > > MoPar - DeSoto and Plymouth
> >
> > Imperial. A separate brand from Chrysler. If you include the American
> > Motors heritage, there are Hudson, Essex, Terraplane, Rambler, and
> > Nash. Not to mention Willys and Overland.
> >
> And Eagle.

Valiant was a separate "brand" for a year or two, after which it became
a Plymouth.