Corvette

Corvette

by David Newhardt
Corvette

Corvette

by David Newhardt

Paperback(First)

$19.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

For 60 years, the Chevrolet Corvette, arguably one of the most recognized sports cars in the world, has been the American sports car, an icon of American horsepower and performance. The list of the car's accomplishments both on and off track is legendary. Chevrolet has never built an ordinary Corvette. Even the most mundane coupe draws a crowd everywhere it goes. The Corvette is one of the longest continually produced sports cars in existence. With a performance heritage stretching back six decades, the Corvette has been offered in numerous specialty packages for both street and competition use, many of which now rank among the world's most valuable collector cars. Award-winning author and photographer David Newhardt tells the full story of these legendary machines in 300-plus photos of 50 potent Corvettes, from the original 1953 roadsters right up to the high-performance, high-tech beasts Chevrolet builds today, like the supercharged ZR-1, one of the fastest cars ever built for use on public roads. With hundreds of photos and concise, entertaining profiles, this is a book for every Corvette enthusiast.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780760342237
Publisher: Motorbooks
Publication date: 09/13/2012
Series: First Gear Series
Edition description: First
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 430,233
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

David Newhardt has been photographing vehicles for more than three decades, including a stint at Motor Trend, authoring 17 automotive books, and supplying images to scores of books and magazines. Currently Chief Photographer at Mecum Auctions, David continues to photograph and write about everything automotive. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University, and he served eight years on nuclear submarines. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he currently lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: First Generation, 1953–19621953 Corvette Roadster1955 Corvette Roadster1957 Corvette Roadster, Fuel Injected1959 Corvette Scaglietti1960 Corvette Roadster1962 Corvette Roadster1962 Corvette Race CarChapter 2: Second Generation, 1963–19671963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe1963 Corvette Sting Ray RoadsterHarley Earl’s 1963 Corvette Roadster1963 Corvette Sting Ray Z06 Coupe1965 Corvette Sting Ray Roadster, Fuel Injected1966 Corvette Sting Ray RoadsterMrs. William Mitchell’s 1967 Corvette Sting Ray Roadster1967 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe1967 Corvette Sting Ray RoadstersChapter 3: Third Generation, 1968–19821968 Corvette L88 Convertible1969 Corvette Stingray Coupe1970 Motion GT 454 Corvette1974 Corvette Stingray Roadster1974 Baldwin-Motion L88 Phase III Corvette Coupe1975 Corvette Stingray Coupe1976 Motion Can-Am Spyder Prototype Coupe1978 Corvette Pace Car Replica1982 Corvette CoupeChapter 4: Fourth Generation, 1984–19961986 Corvette Pace Car Replica Convertible1988 Corvette 35th Anniversary Edition1990 Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette1990 Corvette ZR-11991 Callaway Speedster1994 Guldstrand GS901996 Corvette Grand SportChapter 5: Fifth Generation, 1997–20041997 Corvette Coupe1998 Corvette Convertible1998 Callaway C122000 Corvette Convertible2000 Corvette Coupe2004 Corvette Z06Chapter 6: Sixth Generation, 2005–Present2006 Lingenfelter Corvette2007 Corvette C6RS2007 Callaway C162008 Corvette Convertible2009 Corvette Coupe2010 Grand Sport2011 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible2011 Corvette Z062011 Corvette ZR12005–2011 Corvette C6.RIndex

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews