Bristol: The Inside Story

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by TLF799R

Kevin,
If I were more technically minded I would do the "quotes thing" but the way it arrives on my email means there is no obvious way to do it.

I am writing an explanatory message about this which I will send to all members of this site. The key to success is to log into the site and use the graphical user interface (use the Quote button then delete unnecessary text between the quote tags as required). You can also apply styling to the text and there's even a 'preview' function so you can see what your post will look like!

Even I don't reply by email if I am quoting - it's far too fiddly!

Originally Posted by TLF799R

On the book front perhaps you are lucky enough to be much better off than some of us?

No, you're confusing me with people who have their vehicles restored and modified by Bristol Cars ;-)

Jokes aside, I doubt very much whether I am better off than the average Bristol owner, but I collect automotive literature. So while others might spend money on other hobbies or past times, I spend mine on books. If I were wealthy I would have one of each of the Palawans books (except the Pheasant book), but sadly I don't.

Originally Posted by TLF799R

On the numbers front perhaps I am cyncial enough to assume that they mix the numbers up somewhat?

Takes one to know one eh?

I haven't detected any fiddling with issue numbers. Indeed quite the opposite. They once told me I was the first person to order one of their books when it was announced pre publication. Sure enough, when it arrived some time later my copy was issue No.1. So it seems they allocate book numbers to customers as and when they are ordered. If you think about it, mixing the numbers up could in fact backfire, and it would also make it more complicated to keep track of how many you had left of each book.

Anyway, as the publisher has what must be the largest collection of Bristols in the world, perhaps you will meet him at a BOC function one day and you can ask him!