[DeTomaso] New 351C book to be released soon

[Dave Londry]

Hey Mr Jones,
Why don't you should incorporate a few more of those draft sections into 
your own book.
You'd get a few hundred pre-orders from the Pantera and Mustang groups.
dave


On 27/10/2011 10:00 AM, Daniel C Jones wrote:
>> I've never heard of him.   I suspect it's an Australian production.
> Des is a Kiwi who now lives in England.  Most of his titles cover British
> vehicles (Rover V8's, Minis, SU carbs, etc.).  I have his Rover V8 book.
> The production variations section of his Rover V8 book is very good but I
> get the idea that most of the technical information is gleaned from interviews
> with engine builders, not first hand knowledge.  As such, there are some
> errors in the book.  I'll wager he has very little experience with the 351C
> and gets most of his info from interviews with Australian engine builders.
> It'll be interesting to see if any of his data is pulled from internet
> postings.
>
> Barry Rabotnick mentioned he was working on a 351C book.  Barry is an
> FE big block specialist and his FE book is excellent (as is Jay Browns)
> but he's not that experienced with Cleveland V8s but his publisher
> contacted him about doing a 351C book to fill a void.  Barry posted on
> the 335 Series Engine Forum looking for 351C info.  I have most (if not
> all) of the information he was looking for and contacted him but never
> heard anything back.  Not sure but he might have been concerned he might
> have to split royalties with me as I had drafts of sections already
> written.
>
> Dan Jones
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