Description
Author: Randy Leffingwell, 1st Softbound Edition- 2002 , 192 Pages, ISBN: 9780760313527
Sleek. small, and sporty cars were hard to find in America after World War II. Anyone who wanted an affordable car in this genre had MG IC Kurtis-Krafts to choose from—that's all. America needed a true sports car. Chevrolet provided just that with the birth of the Corvette in 1953.
Half a century later. the enduring Corvette remains America's sports car. Corvette: America's Sports Car chronicles the history of the Corn the first-generation solid axle Corvettes to the latest C5 generation.
Cars that have played a large part in the Corvette's history. Including dream show cars. racers. and Sting Rays. are highlighted in these pages. The book offers first-hand accounts of the people who were involved in the development of the Corvette, including such legendary figures as Larry Shinada and Zora Arkus-Duntov.
Author/photographer Randy Leffingwell traveled all over the country to take spectacular photographs of some of the most rare and colleclit Corvettes around. In addition to the dozens of original color photos, archival images illustrate racing scenes, advertisements, and magazine covers from throughout the history of the Corvette.
