Tigers, 'Pines,
In case you missed it, there really is a company, located in Hawaii, of
all places, that is building a Ford Aluminum V-8 production (limited)
SUNBEAM TIGER. It looks very much like a modern version of the Austin
Healy at the rear, and good looking at the front as well. Great pictures.
The connection is:
< http://www.sunbeammotorsports.com/tiger.htm >
Strangely enough, the identical car seems to actually being produced and
sold in Hochston, Georgia (US) 1-888-467-2600, by Panoz Auto Development
Company under their own name "Panoz Esperante" (no, I did not leave off
the " ' " as in Esperante', they did). Better pictures on their web site,
< http://www.panozauto.com/ >
List Price $89,950 USD.
I am going to put it into our contest for the best 2005 TigersUnited.com
story.
Drool over this 320 HP 4.6 L Ford Cobra Mill, 5.1 sec to 60, 106 in WB,
3200 lb beauty.
I WANT IT!!! (But I don't see any stripe decals on the side!)
Steve
Theo Smit wrote:
>Hi all,
>An unrelated bit of browsing on Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) led me to
>search the US Patent and Trademark Office's website (www.uspto.gov) for the
>trademark "Sunbeam". Surprisingly, there are two live trademarks on "Sunbeam
>Tiger" and one on "Sunbeam Alpine", assigned to Michael T. Hughes, and filed
>on January 26, 2004. As I understand it, the type of filing indicates
>"intent to use", not "currently using". The trademarks include motor
>vehicles as well as clothing items, and he's registered 'Sunbeam' back in
>2001 as well.
>
>What gives here? Is Mr. Hughes going to build us model year 2005 Tigers? Or
>are we going to be harassed for using the phrase "Sunbeam Tiger" when
>referring to things not marketed by him?
>
>Best regards,
>Theo
>
>
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