My original post:
"The editor has a Porsche 356 (I think it was this
mag) and he rebuilt the engine. Then, (I kid you not) he writes a report
saying that the new more powerful engine would go faster at the same rpm as
before than the old tired engine would. I wrote a not-too-insulting "Do any
of you have a clue" letter telling them that even if he put a 1000 bhp 917
engine into it, that wouldn't (duh!) let him do 100 mph at 500 rpm.
No response...and I suspect also no clue."
Jonathon's response:
<< The editor you cited was Robert Coucher. He's not a bad guy, but he's
not in the same league as Mick Walsh when it comes to knowledge and
contacts, as well as driving skill.
He's not full-time with the magazine anymore. They need some serious
staffers. I'm afraid they don't have any heavyweights.>>
Finally:
Heavyweights? I'd have settled for someone with a fundamental understanding
of automobile technology, but instead we get a pack of monkeys with
typewriters sorting through pretty pictures, and writing vapid articles full
of misinformation to go with them. An automotive coffee table book, a la
National Geographic, but without the care for detail.
I subscribed to TCC and Classic & Sports Cars from the 70s (or whenever the
latter was spawned), and cancelled my subs a couple of years ago in disgust.
Every time I looked back to a similar artical done ten years ago, it was
better and more accurate.
I suppose that it is nice that they mention the Twincam at all, but they make
you think that the seat retainer strap is stock, and offer a few other bits
of misinformation. At least they do mention that they didn't all come with
Webers....
Bill Spohn
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