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- My Car
- 1971 Mustang Mach 1
My wife just picked up a copy of Peter Henshaw's "Mustang" http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mustang-peter-henshaw/1101103613 and man does it suck.
There are all sorts of technical errors, mispellings (carburettor... really?), wrong picture descriptions ('69 'verts in the '67 section called '67 'verts), and obviously disdain for anything NOT '70-and-older. He even slid a section in about the ugly European Capri which was mysteriously hidden in the 1983 section... with no mention of 1983 Mustangs to speak of.
The 1971 section is titled, "Wrong Car, Wrong Time," and has a whopping 3 pages of borderline hatred for the car, along with two (count 'em - 2) pictures of the same low-optioned Mach 1 (non Ram-Air, no stripes, dog-dishes, no rear spoiler, etc.). This is right after the dozen or so pages for the 1970, dozen or more for the '69, '68, '67, and almost thirty each for the '66 & '64.5-'65.
I say, don't waste your money. Every car pictured has Colorado plates - it's obvious he didn't stray too far from his own local club or that one trip he made to the Denver/Colorado Springs area (written in the Queen's English, nonetheless).
Here's the review I posted at Barnes & Noble:
"Don't waste your money. Chocked full of mispellings, technical errors, mislabeled pictures, and obvious bias against anything besides 1964.5 through 1966 Mustangs - especially disappointed in the typical lack of coverage for '71 through '86 years (except for the SVOs). It's obvious the author looked no further than a single Mustang club, as pretty much every picture features a car with Colorado plates. As an owner of a 1971 Mach 1, this is typical of the majority of those who call themselves Mustang enthusiasts, so I guess he's pandering to a specific crowd.
Aside from everything else, the pictures provided are clear and well composed - the vehicles featured are all very nice specimens, and the 450-page book makes a great paperweight on breezy days."
There are all sorts of technical errors, mispellings (carburettor... really?), wrong picture descriptions ('69 'verts in the '67 section called '67 'verts), and obviously disdain for anything NOT '70-and-older. He even slid a section in about the ugly European Capri which was mysteriously hidden in the 1983 section... with no mention of 1983 Mustangs to speak of.
The 1971 section is titled, "Wrong Car, Wrong Time," and has a whopping 3 pages of borderline hatred for the car, along with two (count 'em - 2) pictures of the same low-optioned Mach 1 (non Ram-Air, no stripes, dog-dishes, no rear spoiler, etc.). This is right after the dozen or so pages for the 1970, dozen or more for the '69, '68, '67, and almost thirty each for the '66 & '64.5-'65.
I say, don't waste your money. Every car pictured has Colorado plates - it's obvious he didn't stray too far from his own local club or that one trip he made to the Denver/Colorado Springs area (written in the Queen's English, nonetheless).
Here's the review I posted at Barnes & Noble:
"Don't waste your money. Chocked full of mispellings, technical errors, mislabeled pictures, and obvious bias against anything besides 1964.5 through 1966 Mustangs - especially disappointed in the typical lack of coverage for '71 through '86 years (except for the SVOs). It's obvious the author looked no further than a single Mustang club, as pretty much every picture features a car with Colorado plates. As an owner of a 1971 Mach 1, this is typical of the majority of those who call themselves Mustang enthusiasts, so I guess he's pandering to a specific crowd.
Aside from everything else, the pictures provided are clear and well composed - the vehicles featured are all very nice specimens, and the 450-page book makes a great paperweight on breezy days."
