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The Model T was colloquially known as the "Tin Lizzie". [ 23 ] The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, ahead of the BMC Mini , Citroën DS , and Volkswagen Beetle . [ 24 ]
The name came from an idea by Bell about a robot character in The Dandy called Tin Lizzie, [21] which they adjusted to Thin Lizzy as a playful reference to the local Dublin accent, in which "thin" would be pronounced as "t'in". [22] [23] [24] For some of their early gigs, the band were mistakenly promoted as "Tin Lizzy" or "Tin Lizzie". [25]
It was compared to a tin can due to its lack of paint and hood, which gave the car its nickname, "Tin Liz." Its sturdiness and speed led to its winning of the race against all other expensive cars of the time. From that point on, "Tin Lizzie" became the name for all Model T cars, as its win was reported in newspapers throughout the country.
Tin Lizzie Originally a prose story that ran from 1953 to 1954. Reappeared in picture strip form from 1955 to 1959. Jack Prout Charles Grigg: 1953 1959 Prose / Humour Adventure Cats-Eye Kelly Originally a prose story in 1953. Returned as an adventure strip in 1959. Toby Baines Jack Glass 1953 1959 Prose / Adventure Westward Ho with Prince ...
"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a song by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song was released in 1976 as the first single from their album Jailbreak.It is considered by Rolling Stone to be the band's best song, placing it at No. 272 on the 2021 edition of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
"Cowboy Song" is a song by hard rock band Thin Lizzy that originally appeared on their 1976 album Jailbreak. Released as a single in an edited version, it reached No. 77 on the US charts, but at the time did not gain as much attention as two of their most popular songs on the same album, "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak".
Mean Girls is over 15 years old, and somehow it’s still one of the most quoted movies in the Hollywood lexicon. It’s the queen bee. It’s the queen bee. The star.
Chinatown is the tenth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980.It introduced guitarist Snowy White who would also perform on the next album as well as tour with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as permanent guitarist.