i like to think my fastback istastefully modded some of the stuff is subtle like the fender flares and some of its not the rmodel valance and the 67 style trunk lid

 

Where did the term 'Restomod' come from? Do you restomod a Vett? Do you restomod a Honda? or Toyota? or any pickup truck? Somehow it got attached to Mustangs (and I know the who and why). Face it, it's the modern terminology for a hotrod. Now, I've seen some great 'rods over the years, all flavors, sizes and mills (engine for you 'yoouts'). I've drooled on choptops, moaned on chrome, rolled my eyes on some wonderful rubber. To tell you the truth, I just like to see a tidy, neat and clean car in any case. If your interest is stock, a daily driver, an occasional tripster or a restomod - have at it, just quit your incessant whining. (Oh, tidy, neat and clean do not apply to off-road vehicles.)
Jim

 

I read in one of the Mustatang Mags recently that Mustangs Plus has claimed ownership of the term Restomod. Even to the point of trademark. But, don't quote me on that.

Funny thing about the tire size comments. If 18"+ blinged out wheels were available as plentiful and for as cheap as they are today, my guess is that most Mustangs, and darn near every other performance car of the era would have been sporting them. I remember growing up and the choice of "alternative" wheels were limited to Cragers, American Racing and just a very few others. When larger wheels started to really hit the market in the '80's, they were out of my budget. Now popularity has brought on many manufactures, styles and availability. So they may not be your thing. And that's ok, but the reason they are popular, is because a whole heck of a lot of people do like 'em.

-Rich

 

thats ok,,, I prefer restorod anyway,,I wish Mustang Plus luck in the enforcement of "their" trademark.

 

Found this:
http://www.restomodshows.com/Restomo...20Restomod.htm

Look at the trademark info at the bottom of the page.

 

Yep, it looks like they do have it trademarked, but when I did a search for "restomod" I got like 9,000 hits.

They are going to have a hell of a time enforcing this trademark, an unprotected trademark is oflittle or no value, if a trademark iscreated from a more or less "generic" term,the trademarkusually will not stand up under legal scrutiny. Also, if a company does not vigorously protect their trademark, again, their claim to the trademark can be lost.

I even saw a different Mustang parts seller using this term.

Oh well, a little OT, but interesting none the less.

 

my 68 isnt numbers matching it was build a 6 banger car someone swaped everything over to the v8 parts even used a 302 2 barrel now its a california special clone. 4 wheel baer brakes 17x9 cobra r rims coil overs front and rear but its still a small block carbed with a aod. most of it was done tastefully. i love all the classic mustangs my dad had a 71 fastback for a long time i learned to drive in it probably where i got the mustang bug from. the way i look at it is its a car someone is always tring to out do someone less. look at the street rods they go from ratrod to the high dollar trailer queens that probably only been drove 2 miles i rather have a car i can drive daily and wont be scared of a dent or it geting dirty

 

I have to disagree with you. I come from a design background, both in graphics and products, so I have dealt with tradmarking and patenting before. The most basic form of tradmarking is just a verbal or provisional claim on the word or phrase which essentially establishes a "common law" that this is a phrase that should belong only to you. Since MP has stated that the term Restomod is a registered trademark, then that means that the phrase has been registered on either a state or federal level, which makes the phrase protected by law under the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. To claim an unregistered TM as a registered one is illegal, so unless this is the case, this term is actually protected quite well.

Now yes, the term restomod is used quite openly, and I think it because of this it would be quite an effort to go after everyone that uses it...but legally, they could choose to go after would be people who use the term restomod for commercial (monetary gain) purposes.

 

Well said. Let's see how long this thread lasts until it is deleted. Talk about ego.

 

I don't think that I'd even heard the term 'Restomod" before I came here a little over a month ago.

As an engineer (by education and 30-odd years experience) who expects to be able to daily-drive any car owned, I can appreciate the mechanical updates. At least those that provide benefit during the sorts of driving that I expect to do. A brief, sort-of-relatednote about the 5.0 EFI is probably in order at this point- as much as I favor the EFItechnology, I've never really liked that particular manifolding's appearance, and I suspect that others object to it as well and hold the appearance against it as much as the electronics that go with it.

As one who prefers the "sleeper" approach, I don't particularly care for the mods that border on "bling". But I find that I'm having to temper that slightly, if I want to enjoy the handling (hey - I never met a corner that I didn't like - or at didn't least feel challenged by) and be able to run a true performance wheel/tirecombination. All the really good stuff in sizes appropriate to these cars' weight seems to have gone up to the 17" and larger sizes. I don't like it, but sacrificing the performance is an even harder mouthful to swallow.

What I won't do is bash, flame, or ridicule anybody who draws a different line between what they consider to be acceptable and what they don't - whether they favor mods more liberal than I might consider or if they're more conservative. We all differ slightly in this respect

Norm