(person) by mguenther Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:48:40

Ford Prefect is a writer for the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy who came to earth to write an article on our planet. His real name isn't Ford Prefect, but his research led him to believe it was nicely inconspicuous

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(thing) by Chaboud Wed May 03 2000 at 9:20:42

A joke missed entirely by most Americans, the Ford Prefect was a car first produced by Ford Motor Company 1939. Selling reasonably in Europe and Australia, the Prefect boasted ten horse power by 1949, but mostly retained its 1939 styling until its termination in 1953.

Douglas Adams jokes that Ford has mistaken the dominant life form on Earth, choosing what he believes is a common name. The first glimpse of the Prefect at nearer star systems and the authoring of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy are roughly contemporary, demonstrating Adams' attention to detail and surreal forethought.

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