This is a 'Heads Up' so that you don't miss it. Unlike a monthly magazine this paper will be removed from sale tomorrow! It's number 1260 Wednesday 3 December.
Being Membership Sec. I was approached by the wife of a 'Freelance Motoring Specialist' to identify a 'member' for the 'Owner's View' section of a Buying Guide relating to the 240Z/260Z.
I invited Andrew Muir to write about his car which he accepted. I thought it would be good to give his lovely 2+2 some publicity.
I asked who was writing the Buying Guide and she said that they had an expert, anyway to cut it short I put forward my views and MrF kindly agreed to get involved too.
Even then the journalist kept putting a 'slant' on things which distorted the facts, however it's not too bad.
Here's an example:
They said:
While Z cars have come and gone over the years, it’s the 240 that’s by far the most collectable.
Then they improved it to:
Historically the 240Z has always been considered to be by far the most collectable Z, but the rarer 260Z two-seater is now recognised as the very desirable car that it is.
And then it finally got printed as:
Historically the 240Z has always been considered to be by far the most collectable Z, but the rarer 260Z two-seater is now recognised as the most desirable of the models.
The whole article was limited to 600 words and I sent them a draft of 2500.
I'll publish the full (2500 words) article on our website - we've needed one for a while.
Being Membership Sec. I was approached by the wife of a 'Freelance Motoring Specialist' to identify a 'member' for the 'Owner's View' section of a Buying Guide relating to the 240Z/260Z.
I invited Andrew Muir to write about his car which he accepted. I thought it would be good to give his lovely 2+2 some publicity.
I asked who was writing the Buying Guide and she said that they had an expert, anyway to cut it short I put forward my views and MrF kindly agreed to get involved too.
Even then the journalist kept putting a 'slant' on things which distorted the facts, however it's not too bad.
Here's an example:
They said:
While Z cars have come and gone over the years, it’s the 240 that’s by far the most collectable.
Then they improved it to:
Historically the 240Z has always been considered to be by far the most collectable Z, but the rarer 260Z two-seater is now recognised as the very desirable car that it is.
And then it finally got printed as:
Historically the 240Z has always been considered to be by far the most collectable Z, but the rarer 260Z two-seater is now recognised as the most desirable of the models.
The whole article was limited to 600 words and I sent them a draft of 2500.
I'll publish the full (2500 words) article on our website - we've needed one for a while.
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