RE: Aston Martin Vulcan (not) revealed
Discussion
ukaskew said:
BAE Systems hold the trademark for Vulcan, but let's hope Vulcan to the Sky somehow benefit from this.
In relation to aircraft, but not for automotive use. The EU mark for that is actually registered to Kawasaki, bizarrely.
loudlashadjuster said:
ukaskew said:
BAE Systems hold the trademark for Vulcan, but let's hope Vulcan to the Sky somehow benefit from this.
In relation to aircraft, but not for automotive use. The EU mark for that is actually registered to Kawasaki, bizarrely.xRIEx said:
Why is it bizarre?
I would have thought that, being quite a studly and recognisable name suited to cars, it would have been registered by someone (defunct UK brand, kitcar maker etc.) long before Kawasaki thought to get their hands on it in 2012 (unless it was a renewal. Doesn't look like it though).That AML didn't register it in the '80s or '90s looks to have been a bit of an oversight considering their reasonably long history of 'V' cars and the limited number of suitably Aston-ish names beginning with V.
loudlashadjuster said:
xRIEx said:
Why is it bizarre?
I would have thought that, being quite a studly and recognisable name suited to cars, it would have been registered by someone (defunct UK brand, kitcar maker etc.) long before Kawasaki thought to get their hands on it in 2012 (unless it was a renewal. Doesn't look like it though).That AML didn't register it in the '80s or '90s looks to have been a bit of an oversight considering their reasonably long history of 'V' cars and the limited number of suitably Aston-ish names beginning with V.
"The Vulcan name has been used by Kawasaki for their custom or cruiser motorcycles since 1984, model designation VN, using mostly V-twin engines ranging from 125 to 2,053 cc (7.6 to 125.3 cu in)."
king teasers like this! Grrr. 
however the fact you are talking about it, even in a derogoratory way means it works I'm quite looking forward to just what this turns out to be. My guess is it's something along the lines of the Lamborghini Veneno; i.e., they have to show something at Geneva, since all the other supercar players have big reveals. I'm thinking a heavily reworked body on an existing platform, powered by a substantially upgraded powertrain. Then again, they already have a pretty big reveal in the form of the Vantage GT3.
I guess we could think of it at the One77 Mk.II
I guess we could think of it at the One77 Mk.II
PH said:
Meaning finding homes for the maximum of 30 cars due to be built shouldn't be too difficult a job.
I'd imagine all 30 would've already been spoken for before the car was even announced. 
F1GTRUeno said:
Entirely disappointing.
Should've just made the DP100.
There's a reason for that though, the DP100 wasn't strictly speaking the one off built to celebrate the centenary it was made out to be. It was built as a one off for a customer, I believe under a strict agreement that only that one was ever made. Should've just made the DP100.
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