A 1953 Studebaker Commander is the car of choice for a newly minted congressman in the book "The Hellfire Club" by Jake Tapper. The setting is 1954 Washington, DC. The only glaring error in the book, so far, is a scene described with a Mustang convertible. About 10 years early unless there was such a car then.
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Originally posted by rbruner View PostA 1953 Studebaker Commander is the car of choice for a newly minted congressman in the book "The Hellfire Club" by Jake Tapper. The setting is 1954 Washington, DC. The only glaring error in the book, so far, is a scene described with a Mustang convertible. About 10 years early unless there was such a car then.
Even though introduced in April 1964, FoMoCo called them 1965's from day one.
In one of Clive Cussler's 'Dirk Pitt' novels, he described a Taurus as having RWD (rear wheel drive). Several years later, while at one of his book signings, I pointed this out...because all had FWD
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Originally posted by edpjr View PostAin't reading nothing by Jake Tapper. But I'm sure he as no clue the 1st Mustangs were in '64. :-)Last edited by Guido; 06-03-2018, 04:38 AM.
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Originally posted by StudeNewby View PostOk now boys, let's play nicely.Last edited by Guido; 06-03-2018, 06:59 AM.
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I've never read him, but this is what editors and fact-checkers are supposed to do.
Case in point: Just finished reading, "Build the Perfect Beast" (it's about designing and building a concept car), written by Mark Christensen (author of multiple books and magazine articles for the last 30 years).
In the first chapter alone, I counted 10 misspelled words. The author claimed the car in "On the Road Again" by Jack Kerouac was a Hudson Hornet (it was a 1952 Studebaker Starlight Coupe). Later on, he wrote about "Nacca ducts" (it's NACA ducts), and spelled Northrop with a "u". In the final chapter I found 5 misspelled words on one page alone! Any idiot should have noticed these problems.
Where was his editor? This book won several awards... Why in the world with all the mistakes in it?The only difference between death and taxes is that death does not grow worse every time Congress convenes. - Will Rogers
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You're so right. Words cannot express how little your opinion means to me.
Originally posted by Guido View PostYou certainly would not want to challenge yourself with any new ideas that did not conform to your preconceived view of the world. This is exactly what is wrong with the world today...edp/NC
\'63 Avanti
\'66 Commander
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Originally posted by WinM1895 View PostNew '65 Mustang shown to the general public for the first time on April 17, 1964 at the NY World's Fair. Went on sale nationwide on April 23, 1964.
Even though introduced in April 1964, FoMoCo called them 1965's from day one.
In one of Clive Cussler's 'Dirk Pitt' novels, he described a Taurus as having RWD (rear wheel drive). Several years later, while at one of his book signings, I pointed this out...because all had FWD
There are other Mustangs besides Fords, but it is probably just an error in the book.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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