Corvette: America's Sports Car
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760301352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Since then, he has authored another 47 titles for Motorbooks and sister publisher Voyageur Press, including his most recent Complete Book of Porsche 911 and Corvette 60 Years.He has just finished Porsche 911: Fifty Years, a reexamination of the 911 story based on nearly two dozen new interviews. About the AuthorRandy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los AngelesTimes. He lives in southern California, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
Featured are first-hand accounts by major figures in Corvette development, including Cumberford and Shinoda, as well as an interview with the late Zora Arkus-Duntov. Leffingwell highlights dream and show cars, racers, Zora Arkus-Duntov prototypes and one-offs, and other Corvettes, such as the Sting Ray. Corvette chronicles the history of the Corvette, from the earliest first-generation solid-axle Corvettes, to the latest fifth-generation C5. Filled with color photos, as well as rare, archival b&w photos featuring period racing, advertisements and magazine covers.
Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los AngelesTimes. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles for Motorbooks and sister publisher Voyageur Press, including his most recent Complete Book of Porsche 911 and Corvette 60 Years.He has just finished Porsche 911: Fifty Years, a reexamination of the 911 story based on nearly tw
azthree said I received a used book!. Although the Corvette book is very informative and has great photos I was not please when I took it out of the package. The book looked used and worn from the corners.. "Very Good Leffingwell Corvette Book" according to Jose Lopez. I remember buying this book from MBI when it first came out, very good book,You would think it would be a repeat like many "reissues" of Randy Leffingwell's Corvette Books. But it is not, Good Racing Pics, And history,The only thing is there is some errors(very minute)a caption or two,and an photo being not fitted,also Some bias when it comes to Reagan/recession,etcera.other than that.Good Photos, Nice Hardcover, Good Reading, Recommend this and The Original MBI issued White Hardcover (with 67 L88 on It) 50 Years Corvette-Randy Leffingwell.. "An exceptionally well-written book, with superb photography" according to A Customer. As the owner of three Corvettes, I know a bit about Corvettes and their history. This book taught me a great deal more about America's sports car. It is exceptionally well-written, and will be interesting to both the Corvette enthusiast and those who only know that Corvettes mean fun. Randy obviously did a great deal of research for this book, and it shows.What really sets this book apart from the myriad of others written on this subject is David Newhardt's brilliant photography. A contributing editor to several automotive magazines, David's talen