Wyss, Legate, Friedman, Mills.. Where's the 427 book???

[Trevor Legate]

As much as I would dearly love to receive money in advance (I ain't stoopid) I'd prefer not, since life has a habit of going pear-shaped when you least expect it. But as you say Mr. Salty, if I did decide to go ahead, I would see it through, that's guaranteed, subject to plague, pestelence and acts of God (or government - same thing in some cases) or me gettin' run over by the mail coach. However, it would be of assistance in deciding whether to go for it if I at least had an indication of how many good folks in this here establishment would be prepared to buy such a work. And no, I will not quote a price!! As y'all will appreciate, price does not come into it....

[ROSS WEAVER]

Write me down for a copy.

[saltytri]

Well, Esteemed Scribe, since I was dumb enough to send all that money to SAAC, I'm obviously a prime pigeon. So, I'm in with ROSS WEAVER and that makes two for sure. Jamo will probably come through, too, because he is always in need of bathroom literature.

[DTurnbull]

You can put me down for at least two. Maybe I can sell them in a few years and make a buck or two

For all the continued interest in these cars, for all those being built, and for all those still to be built, I think one, among many, things a 427 book ought to do is address the "FAQ's" we see so often. That way, when those questions arise we can can just tell them to "buy Trevor's book. It'll answer all your questions."

Dave -

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by DTurnbull

For all the continued interest in these cars, for all those being built, and for all those still to be built, I think one, among many, things a 427 book ought to do is address the "FAQ's" we see so often. That way, when those questions arise we can can just tell them to "buy Trevor's book. It'll answer all your questions."
Dave -

Dave,

I'm not sure what you mean by "FAQ's"? If you mean details on how original 427 Cobras were manufacturer, I would doubt that Trevor would want to tackle that one. (I may be wrong) A good portion of that information is covered in the Registry. Besides, Trevor will be busy just getting the specific VIN listed with each period picture including the location and date.

[DTurnbull]

Originally Posted by A-Snake

Dave,

I'm not sure what you mean by "FAQ's"? If you mean details on how original 427 Cobras were manufacturer, I would doubt that Trevor would want to tackle that one. (I may be wrong) A good portion of that information is covered in the Registry. Besides, Trevor will be busy just getting the specific VIN listed with each period picture including the location and date.

Well, I didn't really want to go into specifics and feel like a dirty little post whore. But I do think, at least from a marketing position, that having as many details regarding what is "correct" (paint, dash layouts, street -vs- S/C -vs- competition, and other basic appearance & mechanical items) would make the book a good reference to anyone building or buying a 427. It appears, to me anyway, that many people jump into building and/or buying these cars without necessarily much interest to their history or stories in the beginning. What I think they do hunger for first is accuarate reference material, then they'll delve into the history etc., once a plan has been set on course. Lord knows, I've seen horrible atrocites commited during builds that owners & buyers often later regret and have to do everything all over again simply because there just wasn't a good reference available that could knock any good sense into them. So, just basic stuff. Make sense, or is this just the scotch talking?

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by DTurnbull

Well, I didn't really want to go into specifics and feel like a dirty little post whore. But I do think, at least from a marketing position, that having as many details regarding what is "correct" (paint, dash layouts, street -vs- S/C -vs- competition, and other basic appearance & mechanical items) would make the book a good reference to anyone building or buying a 427. It appears, to me anyway, that many people jump into building and/or buying these cars without necessarily much interest to their history or stories in the beginning. What I think they do hunger for first is accuarate reference material, then they'll delve into the history etc., once a plan has been set on course. Lord knows, I've seen horrible atrocites commited during builds that owners & buyers often later regret and have to do everything all over again simply because there just wasn't a good reference available that could knock any good sense into them. So, just basic stuff. Make sense, or is this just the scotch talking?

If they are buying a replica (including new Shelby Cobras) their concern should be the quality of the build (safety etc) not how exact it is to an original. Not much different then buying a glass or steel '32 Ford street rod.
And I guess the same can be said of someone building a car. Build it the way you like it, especially when one has no idea why the originals even existed.
Make sense?