Bristol: The Inside Story

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In response to

Originally Posted by Ashley James

The problem is that Setright's book has mistakes in it and this de-
values it.
Ashley

Kevin responds with:

Originally Posted by Kevin Howard

Would you care to list the mistake Ash? (I assume you are talking about A Private Car)
Kevin

Which, to my mind might just be missing the enormous strengths and weakness of LJKS as a writer. He was a most engaging personality who nattered away with just about anyone he met, this combined with his comprehensive knowledge of the industry (much more technical than most writers on the subject) and his ability to tell a good tale means that his books make a really good read. Now, one cannot hope to write as comprehensively as he did and be in a position to verify every single fact, thus many popularly accepted notions are perpetuated.

From my own experience with one or two specific points I asked him about, he would be happy to research the point further then come back with the full detail — or if it was not available, say so and then say whence the only extant information came and how reliable or not he thought it to be.

George