Bristol: The Inside Story

[412usa]

I'm not sure you are being fair Kevin. Christopher has had access to some new and unique info and I suggest that we wait to see the book before comment.



Peter

[Nick Challacombe]

Nick Challacombe.

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[Ashley James]

You'll be telling me that Setright's book was historically correct
next and that Charles Oxley's Book is a good one too.

I'm mean no offence to Christopher, but so far the early History of
Bristol Cars has best been recorded by Jenks in his book on AFN
entitled From Chain Gang to Turbocharger. The rest is full of mistakes.

I do hope the book is a success though.

Ashley

[TLF799R]

"You'll be telling me that Setright's book was historically correct
next and that Charles Oxley's Book is a good one too."
Sorry Ashley, but at what point did I say that???

I simply think why not actually see it before running it down - is that
such a radical idea?

Philippa

[Geoff Kingston]

Ashley,
I don't think Charles Oxley's book is that bad a read given that he was an owner and enthusiast not a proffessional motoring writer, Setrights book,yes it has errors but few motoring books are totally correct and it doesn't stop copies of his first book changing hands for between £150 to £200 a time and a copy of his latest effort bid to £350 last week at Brightwells !!
I agree about Denis Jenkinson's book and to get another slant on the 401/403 design debate the excellent Touring Superleggera by Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni is well worth a look, in it you will see some photo's used in Jenks book.
I also hope Christopher book is a succes and a good read too as I've just put my order in with Amazon.
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Geoff.

[TLF799R]

Just a thought, as an author myself I know I can sell my own book direct
to the public, as Christopher is a BOC member is it worth seeing whether he
wants to sell direct?
Philippa

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by 412usa

I'm not sure you are being fair Kevin. Christopher has had access to some new and unique info and I suggest that we wait to see the book before comment.

Peter

I'd already ordered a copy anyway, although I ordered it from Amazon.com and they are marketing it under a different title - "Bristol: The Inside Story", which suggests a bit of a "scoop", i.e information we have never seen before. This is where my skepticism lies, because $39.66 seems very cheap for a new hardback marque history that contains new factual information.

Hopefully it's based on a candid interview with Tony Crook without the marketing hype, rather than a collection of anecdotes from people who idolise the company.

The proof of the pudding will no doubt be in the eating.

Kevin

PS. I suspect I paid US$, not AUD as I said in my earlier post.

[RGSchmitt]

Hi all -

Amazon US state they will have it for $39.66 US, but other sites show
12/2009 or 2/2010 as the publication date. That's a lot of time to
speculate about its value.

Bob