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07-08-2007, 11:25 PM
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Just doing some scouring on BlueOvalNews website and found that the Ford Territory name has been registered.
http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums...howtopic=15146 I turned up some interesting things on a tradmark search... Thunderstorm and Thunderstrike were both trademarked by Ford as automobiles and various accessories. I assume this was to prevent anyone from stealing the "Thunder" away from the Thunderbird nameplate which they have shamelessly murdered anyway... However they have neglected to trademark Thunderbutt and Thunderchicken... Fairlane, Galaxie and Maverick have been renewed I suppose to avoid future "Futura" drama... Territory is secured with a US patent... Looking through the rest of the list, a lot of names were listed DEAD... Mainly the "Hundred" series reservations and most of the various concept car names from recent years.
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08-08-2007, 07:31 PM
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I wonder if this has anything to do with the Huntsman and/or the global RWD platform that Ford Australia is apparently developing?
There have been rumours that the next generation Explorer would move from a truck frame to a car platform, and part of that rumour was that the Explorer would become the Territory. |
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08-08-2007, 09:03 PM
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08-08-2007, 10:28 PM
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It's only a name though - Ford has enough SUVs in the North American market at the moment, without adding yet another one to cannibalise sales from the popular Edge and Explorer. |
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08-08-2007, 11:41 PM
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They may just be keeping their options open,stopping anyone else from getting it even if they never use it.
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Ford Territory - US Patent / Trademarked
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