I have emailed the Porter character as I must admit his web page is a
little tacky to say the least. May I suggest that none of us buys his garbage
At 01:41 PM 11/17/05, Peter C. wrote:
>... entitled Crapcars. Written by Richard Porter.
>
>I was just given this book by a friend who gets sent 100's of books a
>month to "review". Luckily no one paid for it.
>
>Needless to say, the beloved MGB is in it. From the inner jacket "Come
>take a ride in fifty of the most craptastic cars ever to hit the American
>highway." The MGB is number 18. "If this car was...... (that's how each
>page begins)... any more old-fashioned, the instruction book would be in
>hieroglyphics."
>
>The rear jacket bio indicates he's a "screenwriter for BBC's immensely
>popular Top Gear program." His website is www.sniffpetrol.com Kind of
>an Onion Autoweek.
>
>Peter C.
> ps..... don't shoot the messenger
>
Regards
Barrie Robinson
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Canada
705-721-9060
barrie@look..ca
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