Chevrolet Corvette Restoration Guide (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)

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This guide fills a huge gap in the needs of the countless thousands of 'Vette owners throughout the world. Fully illustrated with detailed, step-by-step photos, chapters on bodywork and frame, interior and trim, mechanicals and electrics. Includes a year-by-year model history from 1953-95, plus advice on which models are the best, and which to watch out for.

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Product Details Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (January 11, 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0760303258 ISBN-13: 978-0760303252 Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #291,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (January 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760303258
• ISBN-13: 978-0760303252
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #291,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of pictures and details., March 23, 2001

By	Aster Blistok "Morningstar" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This book offers a very good overview of a complete restoration job for a 1969 Corvette. Unfortunately, the type of Corvette used is not specified in the title or on the cover, and you'd never guess, since on the cover there's a picture of a Sting Ray and a C4. I won't complain too much, since I have a 1968 and am in luck, but it might be a disappointment for others. Other that that, the book is great, it gets you off to a great start, it's not a NCRS level reference, but for a amateur mechanic who's looking to fix up his vette, it does more than a good job. It's also good at recommending the tools and materials as well as pointing to other references that might help you accomplish a specific task. They are also doing a frame off resto, so the pictures are great, as they were taken from angles you'd never get when you're doing a frame on resto. It could go a little more into detail for a inexpirienced mechanic, but I noticed that books like those are pretty much impossible to find. You just have to pay the dues and learn the basics yourself.