michelin man costume // stig costume

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Hi Guys

been doing my nut in looking for these on the net and no joy…
bit of back ground (as some of you know) I moved back to Coventry early this year, I have also left banking and started my own tyre garage. www.thetyrecompany.co.uk.

HELP
As Ive just started I need to to attract attention and hence the michelin man costume or stig costume come in.
Option 1 does anyone know where I can get a michelin man costume?
Option 2 build a stig outfit as the ones on the net are rubish. So anyone got a plain white helmet if its been dropped etc thats ok as it wont be used on a bike.

thanks a gain in advance
kulj

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Its got to be a simpson to be a stig helmet .

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How about contacting Michelin directly?

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mich wont help as Im not a preferred supplier. ;-( they are very strict on who/where it is used

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Hmmm so if they are very strict, I wouldn’t use it… remember if they want they can take you to court over improper use of a trademarked symbol.

The same may apply to Stig outfits…

No doubt the legal bods on here can provide further advice but I’d always shy away from copyrighted/ trademarked stuff…

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Build your own bloody effigy from old tyres

Start off with something like this

Swap the hay fork for a black/white chequered flag, add some blonde straw hair a la Worzel Gummidge and a pair of wheel trim tits.

Cheap as chips to boot :wink:

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Made one, the cheap ones from fancy dress shops didnt work so i bought a alpine kart suit. and a £50 helmet…
Hopefully the stunt will work

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COOL !!

Good Luck with the venture !!

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My guess is 10 for the number of “wrong helmet” posts!! Do the job tho mate and all the best with it!

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thanks guys
hopefully it will get us noticed