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Mar 09, 2011 10:52 am
Mar 09, 2011 10:52 am
Subject: Re: Classic and Sports Car Rapide Article...
I have now read the piece in C&S. It is, as ever, a typical example of modern print journalism and of commentary on the post-war Lagondas - superficial, littered with hyperbole, exaggeration and inappropriate 'modern' perspective and 'side', and inaccurate not only in some of the minor details given (forgivable) but also in respect of very basic points of historical importance (unforgivable) e.g. the relative importance of the two marques intra-brand when David Brown acquired them, the relative success of the 2.6 and 3 litre models in production, and the real premise for the battle between John Wyer and David Brown re funding the Rapide project.
In fact, IMHO by comparison the article is not quite as bad as that which appeared in Octane magazine a year or so ago on the '4 door' Aston Martins, which for me was a real journalistic low point for that publication.
I have now read the piece in C&S. It is, as ever, a typical example of modern print journalism and of commentary on the post-war Lagondas - superficial, littered with hyperbole, exaggeration and inappropriate 'modern' perspective and 'side', and inaccurate not only in some of the minor details given (forgivable) but also in respect of very basic points of historical importance (unforgivable) e.g. the relative importance of the two marques intra-brand when David Brown acquired them, the relative success of the 2.6 and 3 litre models in production, and the real premise for the battle between John Wyer and David Brown re funding the Rapide project.
In fact, IMHO by comparison the article is not quite as bad as that which appeared in Octane magazine a year or so ago on the '4 door' Aston Martins, which for me was a real journalistic low point for that publication.