Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Dovell Motor Car Company


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The result was   delete. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 16:03, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Bill Dovell Motor Car Company

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This is most likely a hoax. There is a company of that name in Columbus, a Mercedes dealer, and that's where those model numbers come from. No references are provided, none could be found. I hope the article creator will come by here to explain. Drmies (talk) 19:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable, no good references. Strictly speaking, this is not a hoax, as this company and one of their cars appears in the U.S. government fuel efficiency database.  Instead, this appears to be a Grey import vehicle company, most likely bringing in Mercedes models not then sold in the U.S.  These firms would import cars outside official channels, and then add safety lights, catalytic converters and other gear to make them street legal in the U.S.  This business model became illegal in the late 80's. Cullen328 (talk) 22:08, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, that explains it--I had looked at the creator's other work and was surprised to find something there that smelled like a hoax. My apologies to the creator; if only that had been explained (not to mention verified...) BTW, I'd love to get my hands on that 230 CE! Drmies (talk) 14:36, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  --  Marcus   Qwertyus   21:50, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  --  Marcus   Qwertyus   21:50, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete All that being said, this still isn't notable. Sven Manguard  Talk  22:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete If it's a grey-market importer, adding notes to the articles of the cars in question would be a possibility, but an aiticle itself? Likely not notable. - The Bushranger Return fire Flank speed 02:26, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
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