"<i>Let me see if I understand this. Are we saying that professional writers and publishers are NOT getting feedback from the TR7 community and, thus, rehashing the old with all it's misconceptions and errors</i>?"
I think my post was clear enough . . . "Meanwhile, since the publication of the first ‘Original TR7/8’ book Bill had received absolutely no critical commentaries from the Wedge community – not a sausage" . . . can't say it much clearer than that, can I ?
"<i>Are we intimating that the one true source for current, valid, original TR7 articles is here on these forums</i>?"
No, I wouldn't suggest anything of the sort. Yes there is good factual information appearing on motoring forums, there's also a great deal of uninformed and inaccurate opinion. Which is a polite way of saying . . . drivel. There have been plenty of commendable magazine articles over the years, and also a lot of drivel. David Knowles' book is, I think, another commendable piece of work.
"<i>Are the publishing houses even aware we exist? Or, do they poo-poo our amateurism as not worth the trouble of viewing</i>?"
Publishing houses are in the business of publishing books and/or magazines. I can't imagine that they're overly concerned about this or any other motoring forum. Why should they be ? Generally speaking they're publishers first and foremost, rather than old car nuts. They spot what they consider to be a gap in the market, and commission an author to produce a book - to a given brief, specification, budget and timescale. The latter two items in particular may be less realistic than one might wish. But it's a hard commercial world. Dog eats dog, and devil takes the hindmost.
Bill Piggott would be only too delighted to receive all the assistance we can offer. That's about as fair an offer as one could hope for. It's up to us Wedge enthusiasts as to whether or not we wish to assist - to the benefit of all, and the marque.
I can't comment on the attitudes of authors with whom I am not personally acquainted. From personal experience I can assure you that the likes of Graham Robson, Bill Piggott and David Knowles are always open to new information and ideas.
Meanwhile, for anyone interested in the whole TR range, I still reckon the new book is a bargain !
Cheers,
Alec
