As long as we are quoting phrases in foreign languages ;my French friend told me there is a french saying that translates to "it is the time between the dogs and the wolves" meaning that at twilight, some French people looked up and saw some animals coming but the light was too murky to tell whether they were just dogs or, worse, wolves.
It seems that Shelby's subsidiary licensing of cars situation is in this category as the amount of damages, if awarded, has yet to be determined.
One thing's sure--if he had had the deal with Ford to make new Shelby Mustangs going, he could have refused these pitches from those who wanted to make various Shelby related retromobiles.
Apparently Ford, though they know each of these retro car deals could backfire in bad
PR, doesn't really put their foot down and say "Now that you are on the varsity team, you don't need to mess with the Junior Varsity anymore."