The Wyvern was a mythical fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
Velox is latin for swift so presumably Vauxhall were letting us know the Velox was a fast car. Interestingly, Geococcyx velox, is a large, long-legged member of the Cuckoo family, the Lesser Roadrunner.
How do you pronounce it?
ReplyDeleteAnd was also the name of one of Vauxhall Motors cars manufactured between 1948 and 1951. Have you any idea what a Velox was?
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ReplyDeleteIt is pronounced WHY-vern, Librarian.
ReplyDeleteVelox is latin for swift so presumably Vauxhall were letting us know the Velox was a fast car. Interestingly, Geococcyx velox, is a large, long-legged member of the Cuckoo family, the Lesser Roadrunner.