Comments for autowriters.com http://autowriters.com/blog The right info to the right writers who write about cars. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Autowriters Spotlight: Jeff Melnychuk & Malcolm Gunn by Paul Johnson http://autowriters.com/blog/autowriters-spotlight-jeff-melnychuk-malcolm-gunn/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Paul Johnson Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:01:36 +0000 http://autowriters.com/blog/?p=193#comment-1860 I saw your article in Newsday's Sunday paper (10/02/11) about '60 Olds, I enjoyed it very much since I own and work on old cars. I noticed you said this car had an optional 3 speed jetaway hydramatic transmission but my experience (over 40 years in the transmission business as rebuilder and owner) tells me that the transmission was a 4 speed. I saw your article in Newsday’s Sunday paper (10/02/11) about ’60 Olds, I enjoyed it very much since I own and work on old cars. I noticed you said this car had an optional 3 speed jetaway hydramatic transmission but my experience (over 40 years in the transmission business as rebuilder and owner) tells me that the transmission was a 4 speed.

]]> Comment on Tom-Tom: Automotive Journalism’s Credibility Gap by Bob http://autowriters.com/blog/tom-tom-automotive-journalisms-credibility-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 Bob Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:52:31 +0000 http://autowriters.com/blog/?p=930#comment-1854 Hi Pappy, I run the rag in malaysia, I admired jack's work aplenty. Emailed him, and he offered to write FOR FREE just to give us a hand. Can you do that? Will you do that? Can you afford to? I know you're grossly offended by his 'attacks' on useless auto-writers. Well he who gets it - obvious right? Take a step back, look into the mirror and say you haven't quite longed for that trip to Monza invited by Fiat and would do anything to please them by pitching the Fiat 500 against the Mini Cooper S and came out winning. Stay classy cowboy. Hi Pappy,

I run the rag in malaysia, I admired jack’s work aplenty. Emailed him, and he offered to write FOR FREE just to give us a hand. Can you do that? Will you do that? Can you afford to? I know you’re grossly offended by his ‘attacks’ on useless auto-writers. Well he who gets it – obvious right?

Take a step back, look into the mirror and say you haven’t quite longed for that trip to Monza invited by Fiat and would do anything to please them by pitching the Fiat 500 against the Mini Cooper S and came out winning.

Stay classy cowboy.

]]> Comment on John Pearley Takes A Different Route by Justacarguy Jesse http://autowriters.com/blog/john-pearley-huffman/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Justacarguy Jesse Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:35:37 +0000 http://autowriters.com/blog/?p=1483#comment-1841 I just read about this in a magazine this past summer... and am glad you've discovered it too. Brilliant guy to parody a magazine and use that as a resume... tops! It's people of this personality quality that fill the auto enthusiast world, and add to my enjoyment of it in all aspects. I just read about this in a magazine this past summer… and am glad you’ve discovered it too. Brilliant guy to parody a magazine and use that as a resume… tops! It’s people of this personality quality that fill the auto enthusiast world, and add to my enjoyment of it in all aspects.

]]> Comment on Summer’s Slow News Days by Anne Proffit http://autowriters.com/blog/summers-slow-news-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1840 Anne Proffit Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:46:00 +0000 http://autowriters.com/blog/?p=1479#comment-1840 Hi Glenn - The Hope Racing hybrid run at Le Mans was shackled by a Lehmann 4-cylinder engine that pretty much ruined the team's entire weekend...they had problems with the engine - not the Flybrid Systems mechanical hybrid system - throughout the race meeting and that's what took them out. Please look for my detailed report on the experience in 24 Hour Race Technology. There's also a story about Audi's success and another about Robertson Racing's ascension to the LM GTE-Am podium in the Ford GT! Thanks - Annie Anne Proffit Contributing Editor Race Engine Technology Hi Glenn –

The Hope Racing hybrid run at Le Mans was shackled by a Lehmann 4-cylinder engine that pretty much ruined the team’s entire weekend…they had problems with the engine – not the Flybrid Systems mechanical hybrid system – throughout the race meeting and that’s what took them out. Please look for my detailed report on the experience in 24 Hour Race Technology. There’s also a story about Audi’s success and another about Robertson Racing’s ascension to the LM GTE-Am podium in the Ford GT!

Thanks – Annie

Anne Proffit
Contributing Editor
Race Engine Technology

]]> Comment on John Pearley Takes A Different Route by Brandy Schaffels http://autowriters.com/blog/john-pearley-huffman/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 Brandy Schaffels Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:28:56 +0000 http://autowriters.com/blog/?p=1483#comment-1837 I was Pearley's first copy editor back in those early days at Car Craft. When reading his copy, I could always count on three things: I would learn a new word from the current lexicon ("Schwing!"), I would have to look up at least one unknown word in the dictionary, and he was bound to invent at least one new "Pearley-ism." He didn't mention me in the article, but I'm sure it was an oversight: He learned all his best grammar from me. ;) I was Pearley’s first copy editor back in those early days at Car Craft. When reading his copy, I could always count on three things: I would learn a new word from the current lexicon (“Schwing!”), I would have to look up at least one unknown word in the dictionary, and he was bound to invent at least one new “Pearley-ism.”
He didn’t mention me in the article, but I’m sure it was an oversight: He learned all his best grammar from me. ;)

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