During its more than 50-year history, the Corvette has developed into much more than an automotive nameplate—it has become one of the world’s most recognized automobiles. How the Chevrolet Corvette came to be one of the most popular sports cars in the world—and the longest-running automotive nameplate in Chevrolet history—is a rich and compelling story that combines politics, passion, performance, design, and popular culture. This uniquely sleek and sexy American car has become a worldwide icon much like the Coca-Cola symbol, McDonald’s arches, or Marilyn Monroe. It is a symbol of freedom, speed, power, and fun. Corvette: America’s Sports Car—Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, documents the genesis and evolution of this treasured American icon through many never-before-published photographs from the archives of General Motors as well as a comprehensive story drawn from exclusive interviews with the risk-taking engineers and designers who defied conventional thinking to create this uniquely American automobile. Corvette: America’s Sports Car—Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow celebrates America’s beloved sports car in a stylishly handsome volume, with a custom cover design in Corvette red proudly bearing a sixth-generation Corvette crossed-flags hood emblem.
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“Only owning a Corvette will offer more pleasure than owning this book.” ~Karl Ludvigsen, author of Corvette: America’s Star-Spangled Sports Car
“If you love Corvettes, are intrigued by their history and want to know more about how this marquee went from an unassuming little white roadster with a 6-cylinder engine on the stage of the Waldorf Astoria in 1953 to become a true world-class sports car that constantly raises the bar for its competition here and abroad, then Corvette: America’s Sports Car — Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow is a book that you simply must own.” ~AllAboutVettes.com
"This book that should be the first one on [your list]: Jerry Burton's Corvette: America's Sports Car: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. It's big, in fact, it weighs almost as much as an aluminum smallblock cylinder head, and it contains one of the bigger treasure-troves of Vette photographs, illustrations, factory art work, etc., this side of The General's archives." ~Corvette Fever
“We’d like to take this opportunity to heap praise on what’s probably the most impressive thing ever published about it…the sucker just screams impressive just sitting there…” ~Street Rodder
“If you love Corvettes, are intrigued by their history and want to know more about how this marquee went from an unassuming little white roadster with a 6-cylinder engine on the stage of the Waldorf Astoria in 1953 to become a true world-class sports car that constantly raises the bar for its competition here and abroad, then Corvette: America’s Sports Car — Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow is a book that you simply must own.” ~AllAboutVettes.com
"This book that should be the first one on [your list]: Jerry Burton's Corvette: America's Sports Car: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. It's big, in fact, it weighs almost as much as an aluminum smallblock cylinder head, and it contains one of the bigger treasure-troves of Vette photographs, illustrations, factory art work, etc., this side of The General's archives." ~Corvette Fever
“We’d like to take this opportunity to heap praise on what’s probably the most impressive thing ever published about it…the sucker just screams impressive just sitting there…” ~Street Rodder
About the Author
Jerry Burton, the editor of Corvette Quarterly magazine and the award-winning biographer of Corvette’s first chief engineer, the legendary Russian Zora Arkus-Duntov, is one of the Corvette’s foremost historians. Burton has been intimately involved in the Corvette world for over twenty-five years and was on the founding board of directors for the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He lives in suburban Detroit.
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Very good book..as far as the 1st edition goes...,
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There are 3 editions of this book all of which I have and cherish, 2006 red leatherbound with emblem on cover,2008(slighly updated w/blue devil ZR1) also leatherbound and same amount of pages,different pictures,artic white C6.R at Sebring 07'. and Finally As of Nov.2010 the 2010 Edition which can be purchased from the National Corvette Museum Store or from the publisher direct Rizzoli Usa/Universe, make sure before you get the 2010 Version that you are aware it Has the SILVER 1959 CORVETTE STINGRAY ON THE COVER as shown on Amazon for 2008 book, The back of the Book has the 2011 CORVETTE ZO6 CARBON EDITION,mistakenly inside it says 2008, same Isbn,same amount of pages,so make sure you ask about the cover,it is updated towards the end with Short Text/Page Spreads on ZR1,GRAND SPORT, AND 2011 Z06 CARBON AND YES THE TRANSFORMERS SIDESWIPE STINGRAY CONCEPT. this is the perfect gift for the Vette Head in your life. Good "Flashy" Nice Leatherbound book with a Actual if not replica I assume Corvette C-6 Emblem that you can feel. Very Elegant first of its kind that I have seen done for Corvette. Nice pictures. Some already seen Before. Others I have not. Example Astro Corvette/Concepts, Etc. Huge book. weighs, couple Big Two Page Spreads. Book Retails for $ 75. I was lucky enough to get this baby for $12 +s/h shipped through a seller here, Despite it taking 3 weeks. Thank God It came in Great Condition I struck it out!. Book has tons of pages, only other that I know has a couple more as of now is The Complete Corvette Every Model Since 1953 by Mike Mueller. This book Is done by Jerry Burton, America's Sports Car, Yesterday, Today,Tomorrow. BY HLLA and mbi. Get it. Its worth it. (1st edition)
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Very well done, but spends very little, AT ALL on special edition vehicles such as the FIRST signed Vette, the Ron Fellows Edition
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It is a very nice coffee table book. The photos are great. I have not read the book because it is large and difficult to read any place but a table. I read in a chair.
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