All Corvettes Are Red |  | Author: James L. Schefter
Creator: Raymond Todd
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.
Category: Book
Buy New: $110.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 12
ISBN: 1433234475
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781433234477
ASIN: 1433234475
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Product Description
In this candid and compelling book, journalist James Schefter reveals the inside story of the people who invented, saved, and reinvented the Corvette, from the drawing board to the assembly line.
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 GMs attempt to kill the Corvette revealed February 18, 2008
If you want to know why GM had trouble building great cars in the 1990's you only have to read this book. This is the story of the workers at Chevy going out on a limb to build the best car possible, and how the GM system got in their way.
Best Biography of any Corvette generation January 6, 2008
All Corvettes Are Red (the story of the C5-generation Corvette's development) is undoubtedly the best "biography" of any Corvette generation, from C1 - C6. Author James Schefter's descriptive retelling of corporate politics and personality conflicts, all through the car's development, reveal many problems within GM's culture that exist even today. A must read for all C5 Corvette owners, past, present & future.
Greate Corvette book! April 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Chevy Corvette is one of America's most innovative cars, serving as our country's first sports car that boasted four-wheel disc brakes, independent suspension and V-8 injected power.
Because the Corvette has always been an engineering marvel, it would have been very easy for author James Schefter to get caught up in the technical details of the rebirth of the Corvette in 1997 - but, he doesn't. Although he shares detailed and significant information about the car, his words also allow readers to feel the sheer excitement of the Vette's innovative new rise to glory.
Schefter also clearly defines car jargon for readers who aren't auto body shop experts, thereby creating a broad audience for his book.
He doesn't shy away from sharing the many challenges that designers, production staff and engineers faced when recreating a car legend - and yet, the overwhelming feeling in this book is one of success and triumph.
 All Corvettes are Red January 10, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Most of the content is fairly dry reading. Contains some interesting facts.
What A Car! What A Story! What A Book! June 17, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
At last, a book with a story as dramatic as the car it was written about! And, what a BEAUTY! VERY well written.
I never realized that the automobile industry could be so cut-throat, or that the planning and design of a new car was so exhaustive and exhausting. If you love cars, adore the Corvette, and really enjoy a good business biography, this is a MUST READ. Enjoy!
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