Something you just wrote clicked something in my brain.

I used to race boats competitively around the country. When I did, it wasn't uncommon for any of us to have a new hull design which we would give the name of the previous hull, simply to maintain continuity in the buying public's mind. I used to manufacture a scale hydroplane which was known as the UL-1 (still is, in fact). There were 4 different molds used to make them, and there were some slight differences between each (enough that you couldn't get parts from one mold set to fit parts from another). But they are all UL-1 (and even Aqua Craft has hooked up with my name, adding to the confusion).

What if Ed, hoping that Taurus would be the Next Big Thing, used the same name for his prototype as well as the contest winner? HE would know the difference, and the early photos show they aren't the same thing as what we all recognize as "Taurus."

Just a thought.

Andy