Author Topic: SOLVED: Djeset 730 - Gardner Douglas F1 proposal by Melvyn Gardner (Read 2598 times)

It may not look like an F1, but that's what this proposal was called, so well done, another point to you.

I'll post more details and another image later today.

nicanary · « **Reply #93 on:** August 12, 2015, 07:58:38 AM »

Quote from: Djetset on August 12, 2015, 03:54:13 AM

Quote from: Carnut on August 11, 2015, 04:04:54 PM
Formula One (it doesn't look much like an F1 car either!)?
It may not look like an F1, but that's what this proposal was called, so well done, another point to you.

I'll post more details and another image later today.

I think Bernie Ecclestone would have had his lawyers on the case if this had gone ahead. Pretty sure he's got the name "Formula One" under copyright. And "Grand Prix" - that's why these days nobody can hold any race and call it a grand prix even though it's just a French phrase.

Djetset · « **Reply #94 on:** August 12, 2015, 08:07:33 AM »

Quote from: nicanary on August 12, 2015, 07:58:38 AM

I think Bernie Ecclestone would have had his lawyers on the case if this had gone ahead. Pretty sure he's got the name "Formula One" under copyright. And "Grand Prix" - that's why these days nobody can hold any race and call it a grand prix even though it's just a French phrase.

That's why they chose F1 I guess, as McLaren in the same period.

Djetset · « **Reply #95 on:** August 12, 2015, 08:56:05 AM »

More info and another image of this still-borne GD F1 proposal. The car was conceived by Melvyn Gardner, a co-founder of Gardner Douglas, in the early 1990s. The F1 remained purely a dream on paper, with no models made. It's a shame, as it was a great looking machine.

Carnut · « **Reply #96 on:** August 12, 2015, 09:25:39 AM »

Thanks Djetset. Fascinating. So he beat McLaren to the name by a couple of years!
Thanks for the point.

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Author Topic: SOLVED: Djeset 730 - Gardner Douglas F1 proposal by Melvyn Gardner (Read 2598 times)