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Corvette - The Rise of a Sports Car (Paperback)
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Corvette - The Rise of a Sports Car (Paperback)
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The Chevrolet Corvette was first revealed to an amazed American
public in 1953. Not only did it look futuristic, it had a
fibreglass body, something that was far ahead of its time, and it
claimed to be America's only true sports car. Born into a time when
the car industry was just discovering 'styling' and carrying the
Chevrolet banner into battle against the foreign-only competition,
the Corvette made a big statement. Developed over more than sixty
years in seven different generations to date, the Corvette has
found a vast and appreciative audience of owners and enthusiasts
who relish this most charismatic of marques. Mark Eaton looks at
the factors and people that brought the Corvette into being, traces
its journey from somewhat troubled beginnings through
ground-shaking, 7 litre powerhouses to sophisticated modern day
supercars and looks at some of the social, global and business
related issues that the car and its makers had to contend with.
Comparing it to contemporary competitors, he asks what constitutes
a sports car, why did the Americans feel the need to create one and
did they succeed with the Corvette? In a personal view of the
history and highlights of one of the best known cars in the
industry, the author describes each of the seven generations of the
Corvette and highlights the engineering prowess, the styling
features and the sheer passion the cars can engender. He also
examines the phenomenon of the 'Muscle Car', how the Corvette
impacted on that and how it became a multiple class winner of the
world's most gruelling endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
From chrome-embellished Fifties icon to 200 mph state-of-the art
supercharged supercar, the Corvette has carved out its own
significant niche in automotive history and continues to do so. No
one who truly loves cars can ignore the Chevrolet Corvette in any
of its striking guises.
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