12-28-2008, 05:40 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
wa
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,029
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KSW64
Wow, I was gone for 3 days and over 140 posts. Back in August I got a private tour of Shelby America in Las Vegas. The tour guide, when asked about all the cobra replicas companies, stated something to the effect that "Carroll approached all of these companies to give his blessing. In return he asked them for donations to his charity. Some gave, others did not. Those, that did not, suffered the waith of Shelby's attorney."
I do not know which companies were involved, if any, but Unique comes to mind as getting served with copyright or TM infringements.
This may all be rumors but this what the guy told me.
May you all have a blessed New Year.
KW
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That sure sounds like extortion to me.
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