12-24-2002, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New Jersey,
N.J
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
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Yes. He did seemingly did embrace replicas years ago. Thats why his suit was ill advised and wrong IMHO. However, if he was told to @#$% off by various companies as to the requested $1000 licensing fee then I understand why he is/was angry. After all it was his creation that allowed the replica companies to rake in the profits.
Sorry, I don't think an added $1000 for a FFR would have made the slightest difference in sales and with the Shelby blessing they may have even sold more. Your talking less than 10% of the total sale price with a part of the money going to help a heart fund.
Ok. FFR and SPF spent over a $1 million dollars on the law suit. Sounds like their doing pretty good to be able to spend that much on legal fees. Sounds like they are making pretty good money to justify such an expenditure. I don't think anyone will be taking up a collection for FFR or SPF anytime soon. Maybe they should have agreed to donate the $1000.00 to the heart fund with each car. Maybe that would have been the right thing to do. Maybe their decision not to donate the money in exchange for a licensing right was based on greed. Sounds like they could have saved alot of money and contributed to a good cause. Their decision to tell ol' CS to !@#$ off was somewhat ill advised also.
The replica industry is not lilly white either. They could have recognized they took his car and made millions on it and agreed to a licensing fee. Why didn't they? Greed? Hmmm
The main part of the litigation is over. Thats good. The replica companies can still make replicas. Thats good. Shelby is the only one who makes and can legally market REAL Cobras. Thats good.
Everyone should be happy.
Lets move on.
Evan.
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Last edited by REAL 1; 12-24-2002 at 09:18 AM..
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