Illustrated Corvette Buyer's Guide (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Introduced in 1953, Chevrolet's Corvette has endured for over four decades and today to this day America's preeminent sports car. First published in 1983, Illustrated Corvette Buyer's Guide has been updated and expanded to include an all new chapter on the newly designed 1997 models. 225 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International; 4 Sub edition (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760302502
• ISBN-13: 978-0760302507
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #588,699 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent trivia book with many historical details, July 20, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Ridgecrest, CA) - See all my reviews

While not a large book (only 176 pages), nor technical by any nature, this book does cover the C1-C5 (up to 1997) in a fantastic "meat and potatoes" manner. I would have liked to have seen even more detail (especially on the specialty Corvette options such as the ZR-1, L-88, ZL-1, etc.), what it did have was excellent and accurate. The price/option sheets and the Serial Number identifiers were an unexpected bonus for a book of this size and price.

Keep it up Michael!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Corvette: A Buyers Guide, March 27, 2000

By	Hebba Lana Kachami (Australia) - See all my reviews

Given the small size of the book the detail is excellent and accurate. The book was published in black and white (including illustrations) which limited the identification of Corvette models. For example, the corvette Anniversary model in the 1980's has body colored alloys and a different sort of pillar on the door.

The book is very useful if you are wanting to purchase a corvette as it has engine numbers, colours and all details from that date so that you know all the real details of the car.

Perhaps the next addition will have colored pictures, considering that most aspects of a car are viewed and it is important to identify the subtle details of a vehicle, especially special features (ie. anniversary cars).

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, readable history of the Corvette, May 22, 1999

By A Customer

This book covers the the car, and the people behind the car. Excellent reading about the automotive industry. Sure to please any auto enthusiast.

It also covers models, options, serial numbers, production volumes and trivia.