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Corvette Fifty Years | 
 enlarge | Author: Randy Leffingwell
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
Buy New: $7.19
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 198957
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.7
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 10.9 x 1.6
ISBN: 0760311803
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780760311806
ASIN: 0760311803
Publication Date: November 8, 2002
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Product Description
Officially licensed by General Motors, Corvette: Fifty Years is a colorful, nostalgic and commemorative look at the obstacles and achievements of this classic American sports car, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2003. The book provides new insight into the fascinating story of the beloved Corvette with unpublished stories and previously unseen historical and all-new color photographs. Witness Corvette's 1953 Motorama debut, the fervor generated by the Blue Flame Special, and the excitement surrounding the Indy Pace Cars and the ZR-1. Previously unpublished Corvette stories and never-before seen historical photographs complement 100 stunning, new color photos. From standard production models to such legendary racing models as the Sebring and Grand Sport, Leffingwell details their histories and delivers a full half-century of Corvette history.
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 way off target... July 29, 2008
For $9.99 on the Borders sale table, my brother picked a softcover version of this book up for me to kill some time while we waited in an airport. The worst corvette book i've ever experienced. i gave it to a little neighborhood kid. anyway, the photos are terrible quality. it's mostly about special editions, racing, everything your average corvette owner doesn't care about. the standard 'vette is lost somewhere, over and over. i wouldn't allow the book in my hand picked library of corvette books, not even for $9.99.
Good, but with problems. July 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read several of the corvette books, as well as this author's other book on the car's history. This one is the quintessential coffee-table book. Its full of large, pretty pictures. However, the captions to them are usually wrong...the caption may refer to something that is not shown, or has nothing to do with the picture. The book is great up until the C4 sections, but at that point it reads like a big option list, and half of it is wrong. People with C4s will notice the many inaccuracies. I would not recommend it as any reference to what was available in these cars, and the history of the C4 development is lacking compared to the earlier generations. Other than those complaints, I find it a good book.
Our Sports Car: An American Tale December 7, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Corvette reflects America. It has experienced its highs (the 1950s and early '60s) to its lows (the 1970s). Any Corvette fan knows that. So what makes Leffingwell's book special? It is the official (or almost) review of the Chevrolet Corvette for its first half-century. What I enjoyed about this book was that it didn't obsess with technical details like so many others. It never strays from the subject at hand. Leffingwell talks about the history, development, and politics surrounding the Corvette--and there is plenty of hair-pulling and backstabbing to make those aspects interesting. It really helps the context of the material. There are two strikes against this book: (1) The Callaway projects are almost entirely absent and (2) the C6 was not part of book (due to the publication date). That aside, this is a solid (if somewhat outdated) read.
 Corvette Fifty Years February 12, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I placed this book on reserve 4 months in advance to it's release. That should say something to justify Fifty dollar price. The plain white cover with one lonely Big Block 67 is misleading to what this book really contains. When I first recieved my copy I had to see those photographs, and Leffingwell doesn't disappoint. The book contains many one and two page photos that will have you grinning from ear to ear. With over 350+ pages you can't complain. I especially like the Grand Sport Chapter, as this was the boon to the racing history for Corvette, shortly before Chevrolet's formal ban on Manufacturer-backed racing. As a car modeler and corvette enthusiast, I am a very scrutinizing indvidual and look for perfection and accuracy. The book contains enough information to wet any gearheads appetite, but leaves you asking for more when you get to that last page. I think this is not the intent for the book, but as an enthusiast, you can never have enough of a good thing. I think this books intent is to show you a little of everything from Corvette history without making a series of books, as this is what you would need. I made the 50th anniversary bash for corvette and can honestly say that this book comes close to capturing all those cars in it's own little party bash. The book has excellent photos of cars rarely seen by all and even gives you glimpses into the corvettes future. It dabbles into the corvettes pre-introduction and the events leading to it's intro as well as the many times the corvettes life almost came to an end. This book is a must have for any corvette or car nut, and definitely justifies it's price. Buy two and keep one in the plastic. I did.
AAAAWWWWSSSSOOOOMMMMEEEEEE!!! ... November 9, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
THIS IS AN AMAZING BOOK!!! ...RANDY L. IS AN AWSOME PHOTOGRAPHER!!! ... I LLLLOOOOOOOOOOVVVEEEE CORVETTES!!THEY ARE MY FAVORITE CARS!!! ... PERIOD!!! ...
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