Don Sherman takes readers along step by step through the complete tear-down and painstaking reconstruction of his 1967 Corvette roadster. Detailed photographs accompany Sherman's chronicle each month, chapter by chapter, of the two years it took him to restore the drag-racing beater into a true blue-ribbon beauty.
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...an inspiration for the restoration of not just a Corvette of any year, but almost any make or model car. -- Vette, January 2001
...the book is full of good advice if you're thinking of trying your own restoration. -- Autoweek, September 4, 2000
...you'll not only learn about the hobby from this book, you'll also enjoy Sherman's anecdotal approach... -- Auto Restorer, November 2000
So you have a 1967 427 Corvette that needs restoration. You're in luck... -- Popular Mechanics, January 2001
...the book is full of good advice if you're thinking of trying your own restoration. -- Autoweek, September 4, 2000
...you'll not only learn about the hobby from this book, you'll also enjoy Sherman's anecdotal approach... -- Auto Restorer, November 2000
So you have a 1967 427 Corvette that needs restoration. You're in luck... -- Popular Mechanics, January 2001
About the Author
Born and raised in Iowa, Don began "driving" at age five in a pedal car he received as a birthday present. By age ten, he was building soapbox racers, fiddling with engines, and converting lawn mowers into go-karts. Delving deeper, Don earned mechanical engineering degrees from the Universities of Iowa and Michigan. He credits his father with guiding him toward an engineering career path, the Army with interrupting that endeavor at Chrysler, and Car and Driver magazine for the opportunity to share his fascination with a million or so readers. Don rose through the ranks at that publication to become its editor from 1985 through 1987.
For the last twelve years, Don has filled the gaps in his freelance writing schedule with car and motorcycle restorations. He contributes to Car and Driver, Popular Science, Corvette Quarterly, Sports Car International, Auto Restorer, Quattroruote, and other magazines. The Sherman family garage is tightly packed with a 1960 Cadillac convertible, a 1979 Mazda RX7, a 1939 Ariel Square Four, a 1972 Triumph Daytona, a 1997 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster, several wheeled toys for sons Carter and Steven, and the subject of this book. In spite of its congested state, Don still calls his garage the best room in the house.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable reading, Not for the NCRS crowd,
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This review is from: Corvette 427 - Practical Restoration of a '67 Roadster (Paperback)
I will start off by saying that if you are restoring a Midyear Corvette to factory original standards (NCRS, Bloomington) this book will be of little help. I did give it four stars because it is a fun book to read and does offer a multitude of general tips for Corvette rebuilding. If you are looking for reference material for your numbers matching restoration, your money will be better spent elsewhere. If you want to read the honest truth about what it can take to turn a beater into beautiful street machine, this may be for you.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good read that will upset the 'numbers' people, which is fine by me.,
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This review is from: Corvette 427 - Practical Restoration of a '67 Roadster (Paperback)
Good read about what it takes to put a midyear corvette on the road. It is more of a journal than a book in a sense, as the author often repeats details (i.e. the Chevelle origin of the engine purchased with the car....)
As someone who is looking to start work a '65 L79 Coupe that has sat for 30 years, the book offers helpful insight on pitfalls to avoid, when to DIY and when to send it out to a specialist. Your skill and shop level may differ from his, but it gives a starting point. Now...the controversy! The author openly admits from the beginning that he is building this original tri-power roadster as a driver and the way HE wants it. The plan is to roughly recreate one of the L88 cars and make it look like it could have come from the factory. Modern updates, like an MSD distributor and a mono leaf rear spring are added for the sake of drivability. This will obviously upset many people, oh well. I respect him for doing so and plan to take my own 'restoration' in the same direction. Make it look as correct as possible, but modernize when safety or drivability comes into play. 4 out of 5. The last star was held back on some of the repetition and the lack of color photos. I know the photos are a publisher thing, and this isn't a step-by-step book, but they would have been a great touch to the book.
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