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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 08:20 AM
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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At first, I thought you were talking about April.

But, what was the plaintiff claiming? I seem to remember something about this, but don't remember exactly.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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Originally posted by JeffreyDJ@December 14, 2005, 9:41 AM
At first, I thought you were talking about April.

But, what was the plaintiff claiming? I seem to remember something about this, but don't remember exactly.
Mrs. Halicki, the widow of "Toby", was claiming that the name Eleanor, was trademariked by her husband, in the original Gone in 60 Seconds, and that Unique Performance, and Shelby America had no right to use the name for their GT500E Eleanor continuation Shelby cars.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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"This is a perfect example of how well our court system can work..." my foot. Shelby or his croanies never came up or used the Eleanor name before the remake movie, they just took the opportunity, borrowed someone else's idea, and cashed (for lack of a better and accurate term) in on it.

What a bunch of trailer trash.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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Wow, I went and researched earlier and I'm not sure how the judge decided so matter of fact against her.

Makes me want a car with Shelby's name on it even less.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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Originally posted by JeffreyDJ@December 14, 2005, 4:22 PM
... I'm not sure how the judge decided so matter of fact against her...
Are there any details of anyone losing a cash envelope... found in the court room... by the judge's bench?


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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by JeffreyDJ@December 14, 2005, 2:22 PM
Makes me want a car with Shelby's name on it even less.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 07:29 AM
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At first, I thought you were talking about April.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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Funny how ol' shel seems to have no problem cashing in on a name that he had no connection to, yet sues people for using "his" cobra name, even going as far as getting Shelby replicas pulled off ebay
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Please Mr. Shelby, don't become another Mr. Hennesy.

I have a lot of respect for Carroll, he does a lot of great things for children's organizations and other charities.

I just think he made a bad decision in this case and I'm not happy about it but everyone makes them. Let's just hope it doesn't turn into a habit...
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:55 AM
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Wow...
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 06:52 AM
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Originally posted by 1 BULLITT@December 14, 2005, 2:44 PM


"This is a perfect example of how well our court system can work..." my foot. Shelby or his croanies never came up or used the Eleanor name before the remake movie, they just took the opportunity, borrowed someone else's idea, and cashed (for lack of a better and accurate term) in on it.

What a bunch of trailer trash.
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Yes, Yes, Yes!!!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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Old Jan 13, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Originally posted by electricgreen@January 11, 2006, 7:11 PM
I think I like it here!!
Really?

Wait until we have some social issues' topics. YOU'LL LOVE IT!


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Old Jan 13, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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hahaahah,
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