Miles Wilkins Twin Cam book reprint ?

[EuropaTC]

Hi folks,

I know some of you have TC cars so this might be of interest. Someone on the Elan forum has found that the Miles Wilkins book is to be reprinted, and what's more it looks like November this year !

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lotus-Twin-Cam-Engine-Miles-Wilkins/dp/1855209683/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1351529994&sr=8-5

There's no indication if this is a revised edition so there's likely to be some dated info there but it's still worth the £20 or so for a hardcover version, especially seeing the prices s/h ones go for on Ebay.

Brian

[Bainford]

Woohoo!! Many thanks for the 'heads up', Brian. Got to get me one of those.

[EuropaTC]

Yep, definitely worth the £20 or so, if only for the reference material Miles added to the basic overhaul methods from the OEM manual.

I was always skeptical of the value at the £100 they seemed to fetch on Ebay, but this is a realistic price. Any TC owner really ought to get an advance order in because I bet it sells out again.

[cal44]

I ordered mine today.  I have one, but for the price, I can afford to have a garage edition. 

Mike

[EuropaTC]

I ordered mine today.  I have one, but for the price, I can afford to have a garage edition. 

Mike

I agree with you Mike. I'd prefer (and pay the same) for an electronic copy so that I could just print out pages, but at £20 I might as well have another dead-tree copy in the workshop as well. At least then I wont get black looks as I wander through the house in my overalls to check something out.
Brian

[EuropaTC]

Arrghhh  ! I logged on to Amazon today and see that instead of "released on 1st Nov 2012" it now says "one or two months delivery".  I checked on the Brooklands Books website and they have it down as a November release but no other details.

Has anyone managed to get a copy of this reprint or has it a) not actually been published yet, or b) immediately sold out ?

Brian

[cal44]

The Amazon here in the states claims around Dec. 20  2012 is the available date.

[3929R]

I believe it is now available from Amazon UK, but will cost about $50 if shipped to the USA.  If ordered from Amazon USA, it costs $33.63 with free SH but isn't available to ship till Dec 30.

[EuropaTC]

Update - well, mine arrived today. The price had gone up from the original quote by a few pounds but no big deal as I now have my original  "collectors 1st Edition" which I can leave in the bookcase, and a working copy which can follow me around as needed.

So it's real guys and not a figment of my imagination, Miles really has had the book reprinted. Which really does make me wonder why someone on Ebay paid more than twice the amount that Amazon charge for a new, genuine copy last night....    and what's more it appears to be an "illegal" softback copy as well ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130800229661?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649