[DeTomaso] 9 out of ten not too bad

[David]

Charles has also summarized the intellectual status of the general population of the world in 2022.
David Finley

> On Oct 3, 2022, at 8:26 AM, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Mike,
> 
>                 You wrote:  " That's the first time I've heard our car
> referred to as an "Argentine/Italian" car.  Only because Alejandro was from
> Argentina  . . ."
> 
>                  Consider the source of that  enlightening comment: the
> hotcars.com  website and its "journalists".   After I started receiving
> their flood of emails about six months ago, I started checking on the
> credentials of their knowledgeable "journalist" sports car aficionados.   A
> sizeable portion of them are from the third world where I wonder how and
> where they acquired their expertise and familiarity with vintage, classic
> and modern sports cars.   Also notable is that many of them have hundreds of
> articles to their credit.  It appears that they are paid for how many short
> vapid articles they produce.   I doubt it is because of a deep and abiding
> passion for the automobiles.
> 
>                  Looking at the accuracy, depth and topics of their
> articles, it appears that they scour the internet---maybe they even read a
> book or two about cars---and then they simply cut-paste-rehash what has been
> written before under the provocative title such as, "The Top
> Ten...Whatever".    They know nothing and write trivia, but emphasize
> quantity of webpage articles rather than quality.  
> 
>                  They are the epitome of deeply superficial motorsports
> journalism.
> 
>                                Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
> Of Mike & Elizabeth
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2022 9:41 AM
> To: 'Don Thomas'; 'DeTomaso_List'
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 9 out of ten not too bad
> 
> That's the first time I've heard our car referred to as an
> "Argentine/Italian" car.  Only because Alejandro was from Argentina  . . .
> OK . . .
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of Don
> Thomas
> Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2022 12:57 AM
> To: DeTomaso_List <DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] 9 out of ten not too bad
> 
> https://www.hotcars.com/classic-performance-cars-perfect-for-a-mid-life-cris
> is/
> 
> -dt
> 
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