When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
~ You Are offerding On A Book ~
Title:CORVETTE
The Complete BookAuthor:Richard M. LangworthISBN:0-517-6373-5Publication Date:1987Binding:Hardcover w/jacketPages:320 - Full Color PicturesDimensions:9 1/4\" x 11 1/4\" - Large BookCondition:Used - Great Condition Description:A full-color, pulse-quickening study of \"America\'s Sports Car\" that captures the excitement of the Corvette experience from the very beginning.The Corvette has long been known as \'America\'s Sports Car.\" To most young people, it is the ultimate dream machine. During its 35-year history, the Corvette has established itself as the most universally admired car ever to come from Detroit. Its great charisma, pulse-quickening performance, and sheer sex appeal haven\'t been duplicated in any other car built anywhere for more than a generation.The Complete Book of Corvette captures the essence Of the \"Corvette experience\" in lively words and hundreds of original full-color photographs, providing a treasure trove of information about the car, its development and close brush with extinction, and its history from the very beginning to the current sixth-generation car that still inflames a passion for driving. Exclusive interviews with the men who created and nurtured the Corvette, and kept it at the forefront of the performance race for over three decades, capture the excitement that has always been its trademark. These include Hanley Earl, the man who enthralled the world with the first Corvette, the Motorama show car; William L. Mitchell, former head of GM design and the man who created the sensational 1963-67 Sting Ray Zora Arkus-Duntov, the engineer\' who is rightfully known as \"Mr. Corvette,\" the genius who transformed the mild-mannered \"boulevard\" sports can into a true high-performance race-and-ride machine; engineer David R. McLellan, who succeeded Duntov as the man in change of the Corvette\'s mechanicals; designer Jerry Palmer, who created the stunning shape of the all-new 1984 model; and John Heinricy, product engineering manager, who races tomorrow\'s Corvettes today. Their comments not only make for interesting reading, but add greatly to the body of literature on the sports car America loves best.ln addition to the production \'Vettes, the long succession of show cars and experimental design studies beaning the Corvette name are reviewed here - everything from the 1954 fastback \"Corvair\" to the ultra-sleek Corvette pace car. Another section summarizes the Corvette\'s prowess in competition, from the factory efforts of the mid-Fifties to the hundreds of victories scored by privateers in the \'60s, \'70s, and \'80s.The Complete Book of Corvette covens the entire history of America\'s only true sports can written by noted auto historian Richard M. Langworth and the Auto Editors of CONSUMER GUIDE and illustrated throughout in full color-this is the most complete Corvette book yet!CONTENTS:
1. In The Beginning There Was An Idea
2. Leading Off for the General: Harley Earl and Ed Cole
3. 1953-1955: Brave New Sports Car of Fiberglass Folly?
4. 1956-1957: No More Mr. Nice Guy
5. 1958-1962: Beginning the Golden Age
6. 1963-1967: The Golden Age Arrives
7. 1968-1977: A Long Road Winding
8. 1978-1982: The Silver Lining
9. 1984-1988: Driving Into Tomorrow
10. Corvette\'s in CompetitionPayment &
Shipping:Due to the USPS Rate Increase winning U.S. buyer please add $5.50for shipping USPS-Media Mail (5-8 days)....PayPal accepted.Payment due within 3 days after close of sale....Book will be shipped within 2-3 days after payment is made, unless effected by a holiday.Please e-mail me with any questions.
THANKS for offerding and GOOD LUCK!
Please Check Out My SPORTSTIQUE Store
