Ford suing Ferrari over F150

When do we get to see the Ferrari F150 Harley Davidson edition ?

 

http://www.totalf1.com/full_story/view/365207/2011_Ferrari_now_called_F150th_Italia/

 

For what it's worth, large multinational companies use elaborate 'decision support' systems to determine the worthyness of an idea. Both Ford and Fiat/Ferrari are very smart. They both count the cost of each advertising 'impression'. Or, more simply, how much does it cost to get people to see our image or hear our name.

This could all be a very finely tuned advertising campaign for all the players. Not much these days goes out there without very careful consideration.

FWIW...

 

I just saw this in the previos poster's link.

" Ferrari said there had been "two million hits from 149 countries for the Ferrari F150th Italia on the Ferrari (web)site".Referring to the recent launch of the car, the team also reminded readers that "web surfers were able to follow the presentation of the Ferrari F150th Italia" live "

See, they really watch this stuff and relish any press they can get. Consider also the released photos of the FF. Purposely shot bad angles? Sure does get everyone talking.

 

After the Ferrari F150 Raptor...

 

I'm excited for the King Ranch edition. I hear it comes with the running W brand on the side.

 

and Ferrari should get busy and sue BMW over the 328...

 

What are BMW suppose to call it if it's a 3 series 2.8? F150 is just a number, BMW 328 is specific to the model and engine.

 

I think that Ford's lawsuit was ridiculous, and Ferrari's "caving-in" response just as ridiculous. Who in their right mind will believe that "F150" was just the "short" name and that this was going to be the full name all along? I think that in posting race results and normal conversation, the car is still going to be called the "F150", and Ford be damned!

I used to be a Ford fan because I once worked (indirectly) for Alan Mulally at Boeing, but that's all over now.....

 

The last digit "5" was added by Ferrari not to designate five valves per cylinder but to get Ford off of their back.

Dave

 

Very interesting.... Luca, you liar. LOL

 

I would prefer the F2011 nomenclature anyway. I mean what the hell is an MP4-26?

 

BMW had a 328 way before Ferrari.

 

It should be BMW suing Ferrari. FYI, BMW made a 328 from 1936 to 1940, before Ferrari even existed.

 

This is two large companies going at it with each other over percieved injustices. What's so sad about that?

What's really sad is when large companies go after small businesses, or clubs and organizations, even if they are set up by fans of said companies or to support products or services said company no longer cares to provide. Now THAT is sad.

Unfortunately it's done all the time. Ford and Ferrari are not alone, nor are they strangers to, participating in either side of this whole process.

 

not anymore. the 335 isnt a 3.5L.
the whole thing is dumb. whatever.
Let us just continue to trash Vettes...

 

+1

 

Seriously?

When Ron Dennis' racing company, Project Four, bought out McLaren Racing back around 1980, the first car from the merged operations was named the MP4-1, for McLaren-Project Four, model #1. The next new F1 car was the MP4-2... and so on. This year's car is the 26th new F1 car produced by McLaren under Ron Dennis' ownership. Similarly, the Williams' cars are named FW-xx, for Frank Williams model #xx, incrementing by 1 for each new car introduced. For both teams, in the earlier years they didn't always introduce a new car every year (example, the Williams FW-14 of 1991, the FW-14B of 1992), so the model number now doesn't exactly match the number of years that the company has been participating in F1. Those two companies have been perfectly consistent and logical with their car naming conventions for their entire period of F1 participation.

Ferrari, on the other hand, has used about 20 different naming schemes in the past 30 years.