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Absinth		#41 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 7:16:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 15/09/2007(UTC) Posts: 431		quote: And then there is the issue of the name "Monaro" and GM Holden's stance on the name.
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Absinth		#42 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 7:16:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 15/09/2007(UTC) Posts: 431		quote: And then there is the issue of the name "Monaro" and GM Holdens stance on the name.
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hqgts		#43 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 7:50:02 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/05/2008(UTC) Posts: 417		quote: Originally posted by Absinth GMH have no owners
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Absinth		#44 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 8:25:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 15/09/2007(UTC) Posts: 431		Oops, you're right it is a Shire and not a township. Either way, GMH has no claim over the Monaro name.
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Absinth		#45 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 8:25:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 15/09/2007(UTC) Posts: 431		Oops, youre right it is a Shire and not a township. Either way, GMH has no claim over the Monaro name.
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Guest		#46 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 5:46:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		There is no issue in the use of name etc as we asked GM-h for permission to publish in the first place as we used information from their written material. In otherwords we asked if we could use information which they had as copyright. Had we not done t

ozchevy		#47 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 7:12:49 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2005(UTC) Posts: 495		I read somewhere the name Monaro, was used by GMH because of its Aboriginal meaning. (Head for the hill) and that hill in mind, was Mt Panarama Bathurst. Edited by user Thursday, 10 July 2008 9:05:42 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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ozchevy		#48 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 7:12:49 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2005(UTC) Posts: 495		I read somewhere the name Monaro, was used by GMH because of it's Aboriginal meaning. (Head for the hill) and that hill in mind, was Mt Panarama Bathurst. Edited by user Thursday, 10 July 2008 9:05:42 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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HK1837		#49 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 9:22:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 557 time(s) in 532 post(s)		I think its just Aboriginal for "high plain" or "high plateau" or something like that. Have also heard it also means "mountain". _______________________________________________________ If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy all the Fords?
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HK1837		#50 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 9:22:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 557 time(s) in 532 post(s)		I think it's just Aboriginal for "high plain" or "high plateau" or something like that. Have also heard it also means "mountain". _______________________________________________________ If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy all the Fords?
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shifty350		#51 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 11:22:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/05/2008(UTC) Posts: 181		I like what Pagewood guy has said and it makes sense to me. I recall the guy with monaro.com having a legal issue with Holden at one point over the name of his site as this was after the Monaro was re-born. I think that Ben and Warren wouldn't have had an
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shifty350		#52 Posted : Thursday, 10 July 2008 11:22:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/05/2008(UTC) Posts: 181		I like what Pagewood guy has said and it makes sense to me. I recall the guy with monaro.com having a legal issue with Holden at one point over the name of his site as this was after the Monaro was re-born. I think that Ben and Warren wouldnt have had any
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HK1837		#53 Posted : Friday, 11 July 2008 3:39:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 557 time(s) in 532 post(s)		You've raised an interesting point - probably a good one for discussion in another post. "The greatest Monaro of all time" status placed on the HT GTS350. Why? Why is it better than the HK - is the extra stroke of the 350, bigger valves and a slightly thi
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HK1837		#54 Posted : Friday, 11 July 2008 3:39:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 557 time(s) in 532 post(s)		Youve raised an interesting point - probably a good one for discussion in another post. "The greatest Monaro of all time" status placed on the HT GTS350. Why? Why is it better than the HK - is the extra stroke of the 350, bigger valves and a slightly thic
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