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Re: is Octan a real brand?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains
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Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:30:47 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.=Spamless=net
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"Jason J. Railton" wrote:
> > Frank Buiting wrote:
<snip>
> > > So is the LEGO version of Octan based on this company?
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> In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:
> > lol that would be funny if it were and we thought it fictitious all these
> > years! Since Octan is transported mostly by LEGO trains, I've crossposted
> > there:-)
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> Speak for yourself
I usually do! *I'd* just assumed that TLC had had a falling out with Shell and
decided to go with a fictitious company instead-- less legal hassles;-) If Octan
were real, I'd have thought that they would have been a little more recognizable
(Is there such thing as a "low-profile oil company?"?)
And if they are indeed an actual company, their marketing department should sacked
immediately;-)
-John
> - I'd always assumed it was a brand from mainland Europe
> that I'd just never heard of. I know Lego used the 'Shell' brand a long
> time ago, and I assumed they'd just struck a new deal with someone else. I
> don't know how widespread any fuel companies are outside of the UK, although
> I've never seen an 'Octan' hoarding on any of the televised Grand Prix circuit.
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> Does the brand use the same colours? I preferred the white/yellow/red of
> shell to the white/green/red of these Octan vehicles anyway.
>
> Jason J Railton
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| (...) Speak for yourself - I'd always assumed it was a brand from mainland Europe that I'd just never heard of. I know Lego used the 'Shell' brand a long time ago, and I assumed they'd just struck a new deal with someone else. I don't know how (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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