[Spridgets] Darts, GTO's and GTI's...

[Peter C]

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
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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
>
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>Mike/Donna Carpenter <mail4carpenters at 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