Stainless Steve's SEAC v Countach

[AM400]

stainless_steve said:

Agree about more pics, maybe i can get hold of the rest ,he took hundreds Have to wait and see what happens over the next few days cos an insurance company in the mag has used a pic of my car without my permission. NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT

Yeah I did notice that but assumed you had got favourable rates from them in return! Bit naughty without your knowledge though!

[stainless_steve]

No Andy i did not
Can't say anything else until i get it sorted

Steve

[HarryW]

stainless_steve said:

No Andy i did not Can't say anything else until i get it sorted Steve

Have a chat off line with 'grant-tuscan' his car is used in the mannings adverts in sprint every month to see what sort of deal is available.
IMHO I would have thought free insurance i.e. 12 months adverts for them = 1 years free insurance for you, but thats me.

Harry

[stainless_steve]

Thanks Harry but Sprint are kindly having a word for me

[patrick]

stainless_steve said:

Agree about more pics, maybe i can get hold of the rest ,he took hundreds Have to wait and see what happens over the next few days cos an insurance company in the mag has used a pic of my car without my permission. NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT

Steve, that's exactly what happened when my wedge appeared in Classic & sports car -- I phoned the insurance company -- and they knew nothing about it ! I think it's a deal that the mag have with the brokers -- Hope you have more luck than me -- cos I couldn't get a decent deal !! Still looking for the mag, from everyone's comments, it sounds like a good write up / day out

[firefox1712]

Steve -

I think you will find that the rights to the use of the photo (copyright) are owned by the photographer and/or the magazine.

As far as I am aware you don't have any rights as to the use of the image - even if they took a photo of you personally! You don't even have any rights of control over the use of your own mugshot unless you took the photo and retained the copyright or purchased the copyright from the original owner.

firefox

[father ted]

got my copy from the airport as i walked in to work ....good job Steve! Another flag waving day for the wedge!

[stainless_steve]

Guys the insurance company,the main thing is that the Wedge came out on top


BIG BAD WEDGE



Edited to add do you think i should post something on the Lambo forum

>> Edited by stainless_steve on Monday 5th January 19:15

[mark387mw]

stainless_steve said:

Edited to add do you think i should post something on the Lambo forum

I think you should, nobody else has!!!

Mark

[d p - 400se]

Patrick, Is your SEAC the one in the C&SC 150MPH cars under 15k feature that put it alongside an Esprit, Mondial and Renault Alpine thingy ? If so I remember the article well and boring the missus rigid with it, showing her what a TVR Wedge looked like !

[Nacnud]

On behalf of Patrick -

[firefox1712]

Weeeeell..........

A nice article from the point of view that it praised Steve's SEAC and put it on top, but.........

......a bad article really. I didn't notice them saying much about the cars! And ther crap it said about the Jarama - possibly the best Lamborghini made along with the Islero up until the new/recent generation.

We should have a thread on here/pistonheads to feature all the crap and mistakes the classic car mags make - they are quite frequent - so don't believe all you read!

Anyway - good one Steve - lovely SEAC - I like the comp seats!

firefox

[2 sheds]

Hey Steve, good to see the beast in sprint again, you must have been getting withdrawal syptoms, i have yet to find a copy of classic cars, that is the right mag ? stopped buying car mags many years ago but i'll make this the exeption.
Tim

[stainless_steve]

Hi Tim, yes it's ClassicCar mag,February edition.
Got some pics of the PH logo on too pity your ACT stickers turned up late.

[Seamus]

Finally got a copy - very nice Steve - shame there weren't more pics and more indepth article - kind of scratched the surface.. but great to see all the same - good luck with the whole photographer/insurer ad thing..

[stainless_steve]

Seamus said:

Finally got a copy - very nice Steve - shame there weren't more pics and more indepth article - kind of scratched the surface.. but great to see all the same - good luck with the whole photographer/insurer ad thing..

I got a "sorry" out of them and they agreed to ask permission in future.They offered me free subscription but like i told them thats not the point and declind the offer.Sprint editor advised me to except this as he didn't want any bad feelings between the magazines.
Like i have said i have nothing to do with this insurance company and know nothing about them.

Steve

[rev-erend]

Just got back from Everest .. so now I've just got to
go out and get the mag..

[2 sheds]

Steve , lets bring this to the top again.
Great article, i think the cars were described well without bias, good to read that he thought the SEAC felt quicker than the Countach 5000QV
Tim

[stainless_steve]

2 sheds said:

Steve , lets bring this to the top again. Great article, i think the cars were described well without bias, good to read that he thought the SEAC felt quicker than the Countach 5000QV Tim

It is considering the Lambo has 455 hp

[TaSmania]

Steve,
Got the rag. It's great to see your car, the Wedge came out on top and Wedges in print and taken seriously. As Firefox sais the article could have been more in depth but heck it's more Wedge PR - Well Done -
GB - Tas