Re: 2010 Yenko/SC Camaro
No big secret, Mr. David Heth, who had registered the Yenko crest in 1995, lets just say, fell on hard times, letting the mark go, which Classic picked up.
Up until then, most folks, such as myself and supercar Collectables, acknowledged his rights to the Yenko crest. Intersting, and ironic, back then, that to get to Mr. Heth, one had to go through Classic.
It was during this transsition from David Heth and to Classic that the door became wide open for any and everybody (except diecast, which SC registered) to use the Yenko name, including the Yenko crest, in all shapes and sizes, on products of all kinds. As we speak, on Ebay, just in Ebay Motors, there are 859 products for sale related to Yenko, from t-shirts, stickers, stripe kits, valve covers, to cars, complete with stripes and emblems. And I think I am safe to say most do not have the approval of Classic to do so. And, if they do not have Classic's permission, has Classic made a legal challenge against their use of the Yenko name?
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Tom Clary
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