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Originally Posted by Ashley James
I'm afraid I can't name his inaccuracies
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He just never took the trouble to get things right and often regurgitated old wives tales that just weren't correct.
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I won't dispute the fact that Setright made some mistakes but he also went to the trouble to correct some of them, such as those in Bristol Cars and Engines which he owned up to in A Private Car. In reality most authors make the occasional mistake, particularly when dealing with historical information.
Frankly, if you are going to slag off a widely published an author who is deceased and cannot defend himself, the very least you can do is list the myriad inaccuracies that you claim he churned out!
Other than History of the World's Motorcycles, which particular other Setright books do you think are full of mistakes?
Kevin
PS. Who is Adam Kimberley and why should we care if he agrees with you?