[DeTomaso] Counterfiet MSD boxes

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

>From what I understand he left the country (Africa) for 7+ years to get
away from those he owed money.

> History has been kind to his reputation.  He was deceitful, on at least,
> that occasion.  I am surprised it is so seldom surfaced
>
> JT
>
> On 8/3/2012 1:26 PM, gow2 at rc-tech.net wrote:
>> I understand they actually put hand cuffs on Shelby for his continuation
>> Cobra's he said he found; which turned out to be new. He was able to buy
>> his freedom.
>>
>>
>>> I think there have been several trade dress law suits against Pro-Comp.
>>> It's similar to trademark infringement, but is based on a manufacturer
>>> of
>>> a product becoming recognized based on the appearance of a product.
>>> Because just about everyone playing with cars knows what an MSD box
>>> looks
>>> like, MSD may be able to sue someone who makes a box that looks like
>>> theirs because consumers would think it is an MSD product.
>>>
>>> I think that's what Shelby used as the basis of his law suits against
>>> kit
>>> car manufacturers.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Jerry R Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
>>> To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>;
>>> detomaso at realbig.com
>>> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2012 10:42 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Counterfiet MSD boxes
>>>
>>> I thought that Pro-comp already had that market cornered.
>>>
>>> jerry
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "LS" <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 12:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Counterfiet MSD boxes
>>>
>>>
>>>> My first WTF moment of the day.
>>>>
>>>> When did MSD boxes become worth copying? And did the copies work
>>>> better
>>>> than the originals?
>>>>
>>>> LS
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>>>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2012 1:31 PM
>>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Counterfiet MSD boxes
>>>>
>>>> Everyone's probably already aware of the counterfeit MSD 6AL boxes. I
>>>> came across this link to a pdf that helps identify them:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tbraseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Counterfeit-MSD-Identification.pdf
>>>>
>>>> Asa Jay
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