Book Description
This lavishly illustrated, deluxe book--as stylish as the car itself--tells the story of how the Corvette, a uniquely American icon, became one of the world's most popular sports cars. More than 200 color and 1,000 b&w photos.
Author : Jerry Burton
Publisher : Hugh Lauter Levin Associates
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 42,51 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Corvette automobile
ISBN : 0883631210
This lavishly illustrated, deluxe book--as stylish as the car itself--tells the story of how the Corvette, a uniquely American icon, became one of the world's most popular sports cars. More than 200 color and 1,000 b&w photos.
Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher :
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780837616599
This book takes the reader behind the scenes during the early decades of Corvette design, engineering, brand development and racing competition ...
Author : Dave McLellan
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 21,62 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Celebrations begin this year to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette. There's no one more qualified than Dave McLellan to reflect upon the remarkable endurance of this legendary American icon. Dave McLellan belongs to a select group by having been the second of only three Corvette Chief Engineers to date. He is also the very first Corvette Chief Engineer to sit down and write his view of the incredible story of America's foremost sports car.In Corvette from the Inside Dave McLellan talks about his years at the center of Corvette Engineering, his take on Corvette history and many of the details that have made the Corvette a perennial favorite with millions of Americans. As McLellan describes the incredible highs and lows in the life of the Corvette, he also paints the bigger picture of the American auto industry's ability to rebuild itself whenever its survival is threatened.McLellan uses every tool at his disposal to tell his story, including original sketches and charts drawn by him exclusively for this book, scores of archival photos from GM, photos from his personal collection, and of course his own first-hand memories of 32 years at General Motors. Whether you're interested in the Corvette from an engineering perspective or simply a fan of the celebrated sports car, you'll want to own a copy of Dave McLellan's Corvette from the Inside.
Author : Peter Brock
Publisher : Brock Racing Enterprises
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Corvette automobile
ISBN : 9780989537209
Winner of the 2013 Motor Press Guild's prestigious Dean Batchelor Award for Best Automotive Journalism across all categories of video/film, books, articles and photography, this book tells the fascinating inside story behind the creation of the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray as told by the last remaining GM Designer who was part of its design.
Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,82 MB
Release : 2005-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781583881347
It was a golden era. Horsepower was unlimited; designers, builders, and drivers just needed to harness the horses of massive engines and deliver their thrust to the track. It was an age of 8-liter aluminum Chevys, turbocharged Oldsmobiles, flat-12 Porsches, and the best and brightest designers from McLaren, BRM, Lola, March, Shadow, AAR, Caldwell, Kar Kraft, and others who designed cars to suit them.
Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2002-07-14
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781583880661
Few sports-racing cars have captured the imagination as did the Chaparrals. The menacing white machines from Texas oil country cut a swathe through American sports car racing in the 1960s, and even won at the Nurburgring and Brands Hatch. Created by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp -- and ultimately with the help of GM and Chevrolet -- the Chaparrals pioneered such innovations in racing as the wing for aerodynamic down force and the automatic transmission. Great photos from the author, Stanley Rosenthall, and Max Le Grand show the exotic Chaparrals at rest and in action. Photographs include the first front-engine cars, the 2, 2C, 2E and 2G sports-racers, the 2D and 2F endurance racecars, and the wildest of all, the 2H and 2J -- the first car to use a fan to generate suction down force. The book is a rare treat for fans of the exciting and popular Can-Am racing series.
Author : William Leroy Mitchell
Publisher : Automobile Heritage Publishing & Co
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 0915038447
A revved-up, flat-out, nostalgic, evocative tribute to America's favorite sports car, an epochal book about an epoch-making American adventure. Covering every production Corvette from 1953 to 1985, as well as the racing, experimental and custom models, this is an enthusiast's book-written, photographed and produced by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Above all, it captures the Corvette spirit.
Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Bentleypublishers.com
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780837613314
Within Jerry Seinfeld's renowned Porsche collection resides an unassuming yet extraordinary piece of Porsche history: Porsche Gmünd coupe 356/2-040. Captured exclusively for this book in a series of evocative portraits by acclaimed automotive photographer Michael Furman, 040s unsullied originality conveys with startling immediacy the combination of artistry, innovation and determination that went into its improbable creation. Porsche-Origin of the Species will appeal to all car enthusiasts who are eager to know what events really ignited the spark from which all other Porsches evolved
Author : Jerry Burton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2023-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780837617770
Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette tells the story of how a gifted engineer brought up by Russian Revolutionary parents became the guiding force behind the legendary American sports car, and in the process attained the elite status of American legend himself. Author Jerry Burton, founding editor and current editorial director of Corvette Quarterly, has worked with many of Zora's friends and colleagues, as well as his widow Elfi, to write the first major biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov. Burton has illustrated his book with hundreds of unpublished photos, blueprints, and archival documents.This book puts Duntov in the perspective needed to understand his achievements as a Russian-Jewish immigrant fighting to make his mark at General Motors.
Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,53 MB
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780837602356