thats how the announcers say it. Mille Miglia (means thousand miles) pronounced "milli melya"
Pronunciation ?
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Might be pronounced Mull saun nay, as it is French. And there were Bentley's with that name also. Mulsaunne is a commune of the Sarthe département in France.
Additionally, Mulsanne is the famous straightaway on the Circuit de la Sarthe that is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Additionally, Mulsanne is the famous straightaway on the Circuit de la Sarthe that is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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That is where the name actually comes from. The previous blue used was Le Mans Blue, there was some confision with that name due to the Pontiac Le Mans. So Chevrolet decided to change it to Mulsane Blue to still honor the Le Mans Race. THose that know the race, know about the Mulsanne Straightaway so that is how the name came to be.
Now I am not a know it all, but I heard this explanation on the Barrett Jackson Auction this year and found it interesting.
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mull sane as in insane. And as far as the BJ announcers go,they may know a little something about the other cars going across the block,but they know JACK S**T about the vettes.
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I always heard it mull sane. If the french have another way, I'll say it when they speak our english with the proper pronunciation. I saw 25,000 French Army rifles on E-bay- "never been fired, only dropped once"! "
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Mull-san, mull-sane, both sound fine. More importantly, how do I teach my wife that the correct name for a certain color is War Bonnet Yellow, not, uh, feline excrement yellow.
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