Andy Mace wrote:
NOTE: do NOT use Newton's Illustrated Triumph Buyer's Guide (at least
not the original edition -- 1984?) as authoritative for a 1970
Spitfire!!!!!! He was so far off it's laughable. I know. I was at the
Long Island VTR convention in 1983, where he got many of his photos,
and I remember seeing the car he shot -- a perfect half 1969, half
1970 Spitfire!
Andy Mace
amace%sedofis@vm1.nysed.gov
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I had the opportunity to review many of the text portions of
Newton's book for him. I was amazed that he ignored many of
the factual corrections I noted AND that he subsequently
added additional material, some of which was also incorrect.
What was most embarrasing about that was that I was thanked by name
in the introduction. When the Detroit TR club reviewed the book,
they pointed out that Newton stated that fuel-injected TR-6s
were available in the USA and how could people like (me, Steve
Rossi, etc.) have not corrected that before publication.
I went back to my Xerox copy of the TR-6 section I reviewed
and noted that in the text I reviewed there was NO mention of
injected TR-6s at all...thus Newton added that after we
reviewed the text.
So, while I haven't read a more recent version of the book,
I endorse Andy's comment about not relying on the Newton
book as a factual basis for details. There are much better
sources for that information around.
Cheers,
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