John,
Good question. Ford does not allow their logo to be used on anything
without permission and Pontiac paid SCCA a fee for the use of the Trans-Am
name on every Trans-Am they built, which SCCA owns. Ford was unable to use the
name GT-40 on the new Ford GT because Ford lost control of it. I'm not an
attorney so I have no idea how far the control of the name might go, but I
think
it would be a shame to have to start referring to our cars as Alpine-V8s or
even Thunderbolts!
Jim
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