STEVE BURNS
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Alan, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that you are too critical about these things.
Rob Gaskin said:What I would like is another about the technical design details of both 240 and 370 and the thinking behind them.
.......but sometimes I believe that you do not easily help as much as you could straight away
.................I'm afraid I'm not of the school of thinking that takes any mention of these cars as good because it helps to 'publicise' them, or brings them to the attention of some new audience. If it wasn't for more than 40 years of prejudice, inaccurate data and plain lies it would not be necessary to hope for the plain and simple truth about them to be reported accurately and fairly in the first place................As owners and enthusiasts, we should debate these subjects.
As a fairly long-term enthusiast of the S30-series Z range, I've always been astounded at the comparative lack of knowledge shown by the average owner. Your average old British French Italian German American car owner will usually display far more background knowledge about his or her chosen marque and the story surrounding it than your average Z owner. Why is that? More shockingly, I have sometimes met Z owners who wear their ignorance as a badge of honour. I think the cars - and the people who created them - deserve better than that.
Then there are two schools Alan because I believe that the more ours cars are mentioned, the better they are known and appreciated (albeit with the almost certain publication erreurs which we do our best to avoid when consulted), the more interest in them is generated as they become less ‘fringe’ classic cars and the more people WANT to know the truth and not be ignorant.
I know no one want's to do something for nothing but I would make a donation to the club coffers for your efforts.
Albrecht ( Alan)
I hope you may know of my affection for the 240 and the history of the car.
I don't want to get into the above argument about wether you have a 'contractual obligation to fulfill to someone or something' I'm sure you don't but I have books and books and magazine articles all over the place which appear to be full of tosh.
Do you have the time or interest to produce an article on the forum or even a post on the internet somehow to dispell the innacuracies in the story behind the car.
I'd love to know the real story as most members would.
I know no one want's to do something for nothing but I would make a donation to the club coffers for your efforts.
Cheers
Craig
Craig,
I certainly don't consider myself an 'expert' on the topic.
I am not interested at all in the argument about who designed the car, it bores me.
Rob Gaskin said:Also my cars to me are a 240Z and a 370Z, that’s what it says on them and that’s what I call them. Most people in this country know them as that whether you like it or not.
Rob Gaskin said:As others have suggested, your energy would be well spent documenting your knowledge to share the true facts with those who want to know them. If you choose to wait until someone says something which is not 100% before enlightening us then it gives the wrong impression.