Re: [Chrysler300] In Defense of Galen Govier

[G Barker <gbarker@xxxx>]

Thank you for your support....Galen Govier

RAKFAR@xxxx wrote:

> I'd like to second the opinions of Sherwood Kahlenberg and
> Laurence Johnson in support of Galen Govier. I have three or four of Govier's
> little white books, and most of the information contained in them can be
> found nowhere in the more than two dozen ( ! ) other Mopar books I have.
>
> Pick up any typical Mopar magazine off the newstand, and if you
> read carefully you'll discover that half or two-thirds of the featured cars
> in those magazines are "clones". Now, I have nothing against clones, because
> few of us can afford to pay half-a-million dollars for Don Johnson's
> Hemi-Cuda convertible. If some talented person wants to put a Hemi crate
> motor into a drop-top E-body and enjoy the "Don Johnson experience" for
> one-tenth the price, I say have at it. But the world is full of unscrupulous
> people, and too many clones have "lost" their fender tags and been fobbed off
> on unsuspecting buyers with more enthusiasm than knowledge. Galen Govier has
> been a major bulwark against such fraud and chicanery, and the Mopar world
> should be grateful to him for this much at least.
>
> Critics here have said he knows little about pre-'63 C-bodies.
> Fine. He ADMITS he knows little about pre-'63 C-bodies. Critics have decried
> his charging for his knowledge about Mopars, and should "share it freely"
> with groups like this List. Right--- God forbid he should make an honest
> living by providing useful information to people who need it and are willing
> to pay for it! Do you people REALIZE how small, cheap, and envious you sound?
>
> If you don't want his books, DON'T BUY THEM. If you don't want
> his services, DON'T USE THEM. For all the badmouthing I've seen in here, no
> one has offered a single, specific, legitmate criticism. He charges? Please.
> He has no patience for timewasters and people looking for a freebie? I'm not
> surprised. He didn't know about the famous 4-speed 300F's? He never claimed
> to be an expert on 300's. Gentlemen, your knocks on Galen Govier all sound
> like sour grapes to me.
>
> Now, if you'll all just give me a moment... Okay, there! I've got
> my special asbestos flame suit on, so I'll just stand right here and let you
> flame away.
> 300F'ly,
>
> Roger Karlson
>
>
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