BACKFIRE

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

I wanted to take a moment to honor Shirley Muldowney on her courage for writing her column in the July issue of HMM (“I Was a Quarter-Mile Mother,” #191). I don’t believe that recounting her parenting experience was an easy thing to do, but it certainly was brave of her to do so. Mature adults who are able to admit mistakes always get my respect.

Joseph Razumich Portage, Indiana

NO LUMPING

First, let me say I love the magazine and have been a subscriber since you began. Unlike a lot of the magazines out there, you manage to keep it fresh and not just rehash the same things over and over.

Regarding the B-O-P Section in the July issue( HMM #191):Youstartitbysaying“It is patently unfair that Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac have been lumped together as a single unit…” Then you spend the next 19 pages doing just that. I also would question the statement, “Chevrolet Division singlehandedly outsold the combined forces of Buick, Olds, and Pontiac.” My father was a Service Manager at a large Pontiac dealer in the ’60s and ’70s and I know Pontiac was number 3 in sales at