[Leica] Re: Future R Plan

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

My favourite post on the future of the R system thus far.

John Collier

On Oct 19, 2004, at 7:32 PM, William G. Lamb, III wrote:

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> Simon,
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> Agreed. Been there. Rather amazed BMW let the son stay in
> business after John died a couple of years ago. BMW were
> so very intense in their pursuit of Mini trademark infringement
> cases a few years back, they almost put ALL the classic Mini
> restorers out of business. Old John Cooper must have had a
> good lawyer and one water-tight license agreement!
> <http://www.johncooper.co.uk/JohnCooperSite/pages/home/default.asp>
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> William
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> At 05:47 PM 10/19/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>> Well take a works S for a spin and you,ll find that it is no rover.
>> best
>> simon jessurun
>> amsterdam
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William G. Lamb, III" 
>> <lambroving@worldnet.att.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 4:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Future R Plan
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>>> The Mini Cooper is a pirated Rover almost totally
>>> designed in the R&D Centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire
>>> with an engine from Diamler Chrysler Brazil! :-) The
>>> body panels are stamped by Land Rover in Solihull
>>> and it's built in the old Rover 75 line at Cowley in
>>> Oxfordshire.
>>> BMW have been taking it to the bank... :-(
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>>> At 11:14 AM 10/19/2004 +0800, you wrote:
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>>>> and the Mini Cooper is a BMW ecetera ecetera ecetara
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