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I find it very interesting how the transcript put online is not the same as the original in significant ways. It is great that the pdf is available, but that is
by njarboe 6y ago
I find it very interesting how the transcript put online is not the same as the original in significant ways. It is great that the pdf is available, but that is not what is going to be searchable on the web (especially with the quality of the memo text being so poor). The transcript present online does not give any indications that the transcript presented is highly edited. Here is one example paragraph left out that came after the third paragraph to the end in the online transcript:
"The association of Chevrolet with hot rods, speeds and such is probably inadmissible, but possibly the existence of the Corvette provides the loop hole. If the special parts are carried as RPO items for the Corvette, they undoubtedly will be recognized by the hot rodders as the very parts they were looking for to hop up the Chevy."
I enjoyed this post quite a bit as I am interested in cars and how the internet records history differs from the paper age.
- dang 6y agoOk, we've changed the URL from https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/duntov_letter.html https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/duntov_letter.h... to the pdf of the actual latter. Thanks! There's more information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Arkus-Duntov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Arkus-Duntov https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2010/12/16/thoughts-pertaining-to-youth-hot-rodders-and-chevrolet/ https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2010/12/16/thoughts-pertaini...