There's the "0" rivalry between Peugeot and Porsche. Apparently
Peugeot had the right to 204, 304, 404, 405 ad nauseam, and Porsche
wanted a 904. Created a stink.
PeterC
==
At 08:27 AM 10/15/2007, David Booker wrote:
>Don't want to detract from the discussion on all the various Darts,
>but this sounds like a fun excuse to play gear-head trivia.
>
> How about the Gran Turismo Omologato (GTO) from both Ferrari &
> Pontiac. Did anybody ever get upset or sue anybody else over that one?
>
> While we're on the subject, how about the Lancia Monte Carlo? It
> was renamed to Scorpion for the US market because Chevrolet already
> had the name Monte Carlo here.
>
> Of course, there is the Suzuki Swift GTi vs. Volkswagen GTI.
>
> Then there's the old story of how Fiat named their new car the
> "8V" because they were afraid Ford had the name "V8" patented.
>
> Anybvody else want to play?
>
> - David
>
>
>
>
>Mike/Donna Carpenter <mail4carpenters@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> Here is one for you guys. In the early '60s, there was a sports
> car made in Africa but designed in England. It was the Delta Dart
> if I remember correctly. A really nice race car also. It had E.
> Ford pre-crossflow power.
>
>Mike C
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