<VV> Re: [FC] FC Coffee Table Book... contents?

[Merv Krull]

Geez! I can see it now... more graphic designers, writers, and photographers 
than buyers.... <G>
I am in awe of all the support this idea is generating!
toodles
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben's Bus" <bensbus at paonline.com>
To: "The Corvanatics list" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC Coffee Table Book... contents?


> Well, we have been really busy with a kitchen renovation and a lot of 
> other
> housework getting ready for Christmas, but  I noticed a mention of my bus 
> in
> this thread, so I thought I would finally reply. I love the idea of this
> book, as an English teacher I will be willing to help with editing, and I
> have lots of funky FC pics (lots of campers!) through the years. Count me
> in...I will definitely sign up for a copy and help in any way I can. Lynn,
> my beautiful graphic designer wife, says it would be "fun" to work on the
> layout of this project if her skills are needed. Yes...she is serious. She
> loves this kind of stuff. With all of the collective talents of this 
> group,
> this could easilly be a reality. Keep the ideas coming.
>
> Ben of Ben's Bus
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>;
> <corvairs at cybrus.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:06 PM
> Subject: [FC] FC Coffee Table Book... contents?
>
>
> I am glad to see there are a few detail folks out there who seem to have a
> handle on how to publish a book. It raises my hopes considerably that this
> can become a reality.
>
> I also like the discussion about contents.
>
> My vision is to have a book in the coffee table tradition with a knock yer
> socks off cover photo, at least one full page full colour photo of every
> model of FC, including the camperized versions.
>
> Maybe a photo montage of the GM ad of a Greenbrier morphing into a 
> Venture?
>
> I can see a section with a quick review of how to distinguish one model 
> from
> another.
>
> A section addressing the guts and history of an FC. (The FC Primer!)
>
> Ben's Bus, and other real life FCs still on the road.
>
> I don't quite see it as a reference manual for FC folks.... more like a
> general audience with a passing interest in all things automotive.
>
> It should contain references to existing literature and Mother Corsa.
>
> Maybe 80 pages of high quality paper...???
>
> (Or maybe just submit it to National Geographic...? <G>)
>
> toodles
> Merv Krull
> Salmon Arm, BC
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