LJK Setright

[Ashley James]

Kevin
As you might imagine I don't keep books that are inaccurate and can't
remember ones I've ditched, but Setright has always been a bête noir
of mine because he was so careless with the facts. I think he
describes one race in a Bristol that was finished either with a hole
in the sump or a rod through a block. Very unlikely I'd have thought.
I've just pulled up a book called The Designers by LJKS that is full
of errors too. Or you could contrast early Bristol history in From
Chain Drive To Turbocharger by DSJ with LJKS's efforts. I should add
that I'm not alone with this view and I'm very surprised that you were
unaware of what is quite widely accepted.
Unfortunately your Forum removes all links to other sites and thus
prevents me introducing you to Adam Kimberley's musings. He is a
Consultant Anaesthetist, a Member of the Royal Institution and was a
long standing friend of LJKS, where I barely knew him through an
association with Steve Cropley and other members of Car magazine. Adam
knew him until he died and was very aware of his prejudices and his
intellect.
Lansdowne
Although you may not see Bristols as wedding cars I often get sent
pictures of them decked out with ribbons, just as I do the occasional
MKVI, usually from teasing chums. I'm comforted by the knowledge that
the Hummer has overtaken both in popularity for this particular job.
Kevin
My websites get up to one thousand uniques a day and Adam's articles
are extremely popular, so why not track them down instead of deriding
him. He's a superb photographer as well.
Ash