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Many of you will have noticed a site hosted by Bluebird Automotive Group Limited and David Hammond Williams director, and a big thankyou to those who pointed out the confusion arising there from.
The cause of confusion is the pictures in the frame below incorrectly billed as belonging to the BE2.
Whereas, the car below is the genuine Bluebird Electric BE2 not that shown on Mr William's website in the picture above. This was the subject of litigation in the London Patent Court in 1998, involving claims of passing-off. Passing off is where one party portrays goods in such a fashion as to benefit from earlier goodwill generated by someone else. Nelson's Bluebird BE cars came before anything dreamed up by Martin Reece or David Hammond-Williams. The first of Nelson's BE cars was seen in the Telegraph in 1993, then 1995. The BE2 was also seen in the Telegraph, Times and other daily papers in 1997, to include several other motoring publications.
In fact Nelson Kruschandl designed a series of vehicles named Bluebird Electric and with the codes: BE1, 2 and now 3. The BE2 is the subject of British Registered Design number 2067002. The name 'Bluebird' is British Trademark number 2331931 in respect of Classes 9 and 12 including traction batteries and electric motors and transmission all being motor vehicle parts. Consequently, the use of the name 'Bluebird' to describe the motor and vehicle above may not only be a breach of the Undertaking Don Wales gave to the Patent Court in 1998 not to 'pass-off' any vehicle as the work of Nelson Kruschandl, but appears most positively to be an infringement of a live trademark licensed to Nelson Kruschandl, not to David Hammond Williams or Bluebird Automotive Group Limited.
John Campbell and Bluebird Electric BE2 - 22'x4' drag coefficient 0.15Cd
The genuine BE2 vehicle seen above with John Campbell, was a World land speed record contender during 1997 and 1998, now superceded by the BE3 project, which is current and ongoing. This may become the subject of further litigation unless the source of confusion is removed, hence the above is to be treated as subjudice. David Hammond-Williams and other directors of Bluebird Automotive Group Limited, please take note and respond to this page urgently. Posted 19/02/2006 .
The 'Bluebird Electric' (BE2) WLSR contender 1996 was unveiled in 1997 at Sir Terence Conran's Bluebird Store. She was designed and built by Nelson Kruschandl to challenge Roger Hedlund's 174 mph record. Featuring 4 wheel drive and 400 hp DC motors, this was the second car to feature his patent cartridge refuelling system. The driver sat upfront facing forward. This car was extremely aerodynamic and thought to be capable of exceeding 270 mph. However, like it's predecessor it never got the chance when the *company licensing the technology elected to abandon cartridge exchange and converted a Formula Ford instead featuring 200hp AC motors and rear wheel drive. By the time the designer recovered his patterns (and equilibrium) first 'Lightning Rod' set a new 215 mph record, then 'White Lightning' was on the scene. Needless to say the converted Formula Ford failed to get anywhere near the 200mph the *company were aiming at, achieving only 116mph. As Nelson is at pains to point out, he had nothing to do with that *company's decision, the Formula Ford conversion or their subsequent attempts which failed to achieve anything of note and in fact alerted the *Company pointing out they were grossly underpowered.
BE2 Development build stages:-
Nelson Kruschandl - designer: BE1, BE2 and BE3
If you have any further information to tell on this subject above, please contact Nelson: SPEEDACE.INFO or phone (UK) 44 (0) 7905 147709 in strictest confidence.
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