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GM sues Ohio company for rare 'Vette replicas

Detroit News -- he 1963 Corvette Grand Sport roadster is the rarest and arguably most important Corvette model ever made. Only five were built, and they sell for millions at auction.
But an Ohio company is being sued by General Motors for churning out replica versions that sell for less than $90,000.
The lawsuit was filed this month in U.S. District Court against Mongoose Motorsports LLC of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, which specializes in building replica 1984-88 GTP models and the legendary Grand Sport.

GM is suing for trademark infringement, claiming the iconic brand has been irreparably harmed by the ersatz sports cars, which the automaker says copy the Corvette's design -- curve for curve.
GM wants a judge to bar the company from making and selling models using the Corvette design.

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Submitted Mar 22, 2010 By: fordmexico

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Les7h Champion Author Texas Posts:2,722 Points:650,700 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:48:34 AM Ignore Les7h Report Abuse GM hasn't sold this car for 47 years & they get nothing from a 2 million dollar sale at an auction - so how could this hurt them?
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,829 Points:606,080 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:35:21 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse So all the other replicars and kit cars are illegal too? How about all the models from the 70's, 80's, 90's and today looking like other makes?
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:7,678 Points:619,180 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:32:09 AM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse Is GM reproducing the 63 vette for people? No. They must feel that this company will take away a few potential buyers from them. Maybe they should make a better corvette then. Government motors has alot more to worry about than this. They need to get thier behinds out of a sling and start paying back American taxpayers, not spend money on lawyers and ridiculous lawsuits.
pinkelefant Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:14,656 Points:1,753,935 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:27:37 AM Ignore pinkelefant Report Abuse sigh
YLHandyman Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,599 Points:832,795 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:27:06 AM Ignore YLHandyman Report Abuse Hope GM loses this ridiculous lawsuit.
Long_gone Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,072 Points:168,780 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:24:31 AM Ignore Long_gone Report Abuse Government Motors is prolly gonna take over Mongoose Motorsports LLC, too.
la90042 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,402 Points:505,405 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:20:08 AM Ignore la90042 Report Abuse another GM joke - spending more on lawyers instead of spending it on improving their cars.....
pbc2001 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,311 Points:416,430 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:15:07 AM Ignore pbc2001 Report Abuse We shall see how it all would work out in the future.
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,161 Points:181,425 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:13:25 AM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse They should have licensed it from GM like other companies have done with their replicas. At least, they should have altered the design and chosen their words describing the car more carefully.
Edtx2009 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,301 Points:267,665 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:12:40 AM Ignore Edtx2009 Report Abuse If the vehicle is being sold as a replica and is pretty much labeled as such, I don't think Guvmint Motas has a chance in court.
benjy Champion Author Chicago Posts:4,831 Points:894,870 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:11:21 AM Ignore benjy Report Abuse imitation is the highest form of flattery.... so what??
grouch311 Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,044 Points:671,305 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:08:13 AM Ignore grouch311 Report Abuse why do they want to view the company?
jadeusa Champion Author Dallas Posts:4,286 Points:875,410 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:05:32 AM Ignore jadeusa Report Abuse Depends upon how far the replica has gone in modeling (should at least change the side panel label say replica).
rimpyCA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,550 Points:326,200 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:02:41 AM Ignore rimpyCA Report Abuse go ahead
altonb1 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:5,037 Points:689,275 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:00:06 AM Ignore altonb1 Report Abuse I think GM has a point on this one.