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"Ben Boyle" > wrote in message ... > The original Isetta was made by Iso, an Italian refrigerator manufacturer. > But, the Isettas that BMW built under license > were reworked quite a bit. They had BMW drivetrains and most of their > components are unique to them, and not to the Iso > Isettas. That would explain the front of the design then. Not to put the Isetta down, but people that drive the new 5 series might be a bit embarrased to admit that BMW ever did something called the Isetta. Just like the Jag drivers might be embarrased by Swallow Sidecar Company. I get the feeling the current VWoA is feeling the same way about the Beetle to a certain extent. . . . Charles of Kankakee > "jjs" > wrote in message > ... >> Charles Fregeau" > wrote in message >> ... >> >> > . Or that at the same time VW was making the last of the oval-windows, >> > BMW >> > was making something called Isetta (sic) >> >> I think the Isetta was an Italian machine simply branded by BMW. All >> kinds >> of those things happen. Ferrari made the Dino but had Fiat sell it >> because >> it wasn't a V-12. BMW took the low road. >> >> > > |
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"Ben Boyle" > wrote in message
... > The original Isetta was made by Iso, an Italian refrigerator manufacturer. Cool! |
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"Charles Fregeau" > wrote in message
... > Yes but it was branded BMW, and a far cry from the stuff they put out > today. Although those little Isettas seem to survive. I saw one in near > mint condition in Palatine a year ago. There is one just two blocks from my house. It has been under tarps for forty years. I did some snapshots of it for him so he could eBay it. He looked at it and put it back under the tarps where it will probably sit forever again. *sigh* |
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On 2005-03-11, Busman > wrote:
> Yup, this is why I no longer buy anything from VW. I think we need to get a > letter writing camapign going where we all take pictures of our VWs with the > logos blotted out (or maybe changed to Swastikas?) and send them to VW with > a note telling them that you'll never buy anything until they end this > stupid policy. Assinine. It is stupid, but the way I understand it US law actually obligates them to do this sort of thing. If they don't defend it as a trademark, eventually they will lose the right to claim it as theirs. While it would certainly be nice of them to drop the name into the "public domain", the bug is one of the most recognized symbols of the last century and probably still has some real value attached to it. From what I gather, trademark law and being nice don't mix very well. Not saying this puts VWoA into a better light, heck I'd still be at the front of the lynch mob. Just saying that their hand is being forced. If there was some way for them to maintain the trademark and ignore the classic VW community, I'd lay my money on them turning a blind eye to all of us. |
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:51:35 GMT, "Busman" >
scribbled this interesting note: >Yup, this is why I no longer buy anything from VW. I think we need to get a >letter writing camapign going where we all take pictures of our VWs with the >logos blotted out (or maybe changed to Swastikas?) and send them to VW with >a note telling them that you'll never buy anything until they end this >stupid policy. Assinine. >Andy >63 Caravelle Camper I have several "X" emblems left. They are designed to be just a fit as a replacement part for the "VW" symbol on most Beetles. -- John Willis (Remove the Primes before e-mailing me) |
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Seth Graham > writes:
>On 2005-03-11, Busman > wrote: >> Yup, this is why I no longer buy anything from VW. I think we >> need to get a letter writing camapign going where we all take >> pictures of our VWs with the logos blotted out (or maybe changed >> to Swastikas?) and send them to VW with a note telling them that >> you'll never buy anything until they end this stupid policy. >> Assinine. >It is stupid, but the way I understand it US law actually obligates >them to do this sort of thing. >If they don't defend it as a trademark, eventually they will lose the >right to claim it as theirs. While it would certainly be nice of them >to drop the name into the "public domain", the bug is one of the most >recognized symbols of the last century and probably still has some >real value attached to it. >From what I gather, trademark law and being nice don't mix very well. >Not saying this puts VWoA into a better light, heck I'd still be at >the front of the lynch mob. Just saying that their hand is being >forced. If there was some way for them to maintain the trademark and >ignore the classic VW community, I'd lay my money on them turning a >blind eye to all of us. "Bug" came from common use and was adopted by VW's marketing agents from the vernacular. It would have been trademarked way *after* (if at all) the word was commonly used as as synonymn for the car. As such, the trademark, if it exists, would be weak. Lawyers get paid to send out cease and decist letters. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus! X against HTML mail | Copy me into your ~/.signature / \ and postings | to help me spread! |
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