rumor control--has SAAC lost its use of Shelby name?

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by computerworks

No, not really. The basis of the legal request is to prevent SAAC from using the name "SAAC" on their published book...not a request for the content.
...not because they want to steal the name, but because the "S-A" stands for Shelby American... which is the mark they are revoking the license for.

Hey...if they are good business people, they would buy the classic volumes of the registry from SAAC wholesale and slap their own cover on it.

Just like aluminum cars.... whoa... ...did I say that? ..sorry.

Never really thought of it that way. I guess both are possible, but what you posted makes sense.

[427sharpe]

From Automotive News (Today)

Carroll Shelby says he is angry with the 33-year-old organization, which has been licensed by Shelby since 1996. He says Kopec and other club directors have excluded him from decisions on how the club is run and have not shared financial information.

"I'm tired of them," Shelby says. "I want the registrations and the records under my control. They've made a lot of money but never counted me in on anything. I don't want my legacy to go down under their thumbprints."

(**Italics are mine!

Shelby says he wants to bring the club in house. Kopec says he doesn't mind if Shelby wants to end the license and start his own club, but the group won't hand over registration information or comply with other demands.

"It came as a shock; we were blindsided" by the letter from Shelby, Kopec says. "We have put a lot of hard work into this club."

Kopec would not say how much income the for-profit club takes in. "The club pays for itself," he says. "There is no money left over."

He says revenue comes mostly from dues, which are $47 for the first year and $40 annually thereafter. The club also makes money from its annual convention.

[nikbj68]

Originally Posted by 427sharpe

From Automotive News (Today)
Carroll Shelby says he is angry with the 33-year-old organization,..."I'm tired of them," Shelby says...They've made a lot of money but never counted me in on anything. ..."

Does he want a slice of the Gas Stations too, that have made money off his cars, but never gave him a dime, either?

[computerworks]

The link to the article in Automotive News...