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Re: Erik Carlsson Article

To: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>, "'Herby'" <herby@herbytoys.com>,
Subject: Re: Erik Carlsson Article
From: "MICHAEL CARPENTER" <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:21:39 -0400
Hi Bud,

The key is that you are a Porsche owner if I remember right.  I have read 
every article in every publication for the last 20 years on the original 
Lotus Seven.  You guessed it, I own two of them.  Not a single one of the 
articles were even close to the actual history that I have from obsolete 
books written by the actual employees as well as stories from those still 
alive.  I can pick apart an article because because I am a specialist with a 
certain marque.   My point is that all of the magazines even Vintage 
Motorsports make mistakes.

All in all the Hemmings Sports and Exotics is an excellent magazine and a 
good deal in a world of expensive magazines.

Mike C

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
To: "'Herby'" <herby@herbytoys.com>; "'Peter C'" <peter@nosimport.com>
Cc: "'spridgets net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 2:52 PM
Subject: RE: Erik Carlsson Article


> Peter C is right; Hemmings Sports & Exotics is a very nice publication,
> and I was glad to see ol' Satch back in print.  He really wrote some
> great stuff for AW, up until the time he suddenly disappeared from their
> pages.  I really enjoyed the article he wrote about meeting & drinking a
> lot of "plonk" with Erik Carlsson.
> I don't know if any of the rumors I heard about his, uh, abrupt
> departure from AW are true, but AW began to turn to crap the day Leon
> Mandel and his crew walked in the door.
> The only thing I don't like about Hemmings is that they tend to make
> some really dumb, factual errors (I noticed a few "gems" in the recent
> article on Porsche 356s), which serve to warn me not to automatically
> accept what they say about other cars I have little actual knowledge of.
> Bud Osbourne
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> [mailto:owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf Of Herby
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:44 PM
> To: 'Peter C'
> Cc: 'spridgets net'
> Subject: RE: Erik Carlsson Article
>
> Is he still writing from the Great White North! I gave up my
> subscription to
> Autoweek after he, uh *left* the magazine. I think I'll have to buzz
> down to
> the book/periodical store (actually named Bottle & Book!) and pick up a
> copy
> of Sports and Exotic Car!
>
> Herby
> 63 MKII Sprite (Herbytoy - patiently waiting)
> 62 MKII Sprite (the "resto-mod" driver)
> 00 Dakota R/T (the new toy)
> herby@herbytoys.com
> www.herbytoys.com
>
>
> Somewhat unrelatedly, you DO know Satch is writing for the Hemmings
> magazine Sports and Exotic Car?
>
> GREAT magazine, btw.
>
> Peter C.




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