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Author : Dave Friedman Lowell C. Paddock
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ISBN 13 : 161060900X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corvette Grand Sport written by Dave Friedman Lowell C. Paddock and published by . This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Sevadjian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Download or read book Fifty Years of the Corvette Grand Sport written by Alan Sevadjian and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full story of the Corvette Grand Sport told in this book reaches almost 100 years of automotive history. The author played an important part of it for sixty of those years. In 1953 Chevrolet introduced the Corvette to make inroads with the youth market that had been favoring Ford. Shortly thereafter, Zora Duntov joined Chevrolet and quickly became a leader of its fledgling performance push. By 1957 the Chevrolet division had closed the gap to Ford with younger consumers, but GM's brass abruptly cut GM's involvement in racing and dialed back the marketing of high-performance cars. Despite official policy, in 1963 a new generation Corvette emerged with Zora Duntov as its chief architect. Duntov supplied private teams with the hardware to continue Corvette domination in road racing, but Carroll Shelby had just introduced the Ford-powered Cobra. The Cobra was a thousand pounds lighter than the new Corvette and easily dominated. Duntov countered by putting together a team to build special lightweight Corvettes that would weigh even less than the Cobras. They were called Grand Sports, and Duntov's team built five of a planned 125 cars before the GM board ordered production halted and the cars destroyed. Duntov hid two cars and shipped three to Texas oilman John Mecom, who resold them to fellow Texas racers Delmo Johnson and Jim Hall, and the author, Alan Sevadjian. The new owners continued to race their Grand Sports until they were no longer competitive. During the next forty years, Alan built and raced Corvettes. In 2004, he was approached by a local businessman who asked him to make a clone of the Grand Sport Alan owned and raced in the 60s. Since Chevrolet owned the trademarked name "Grand Sport," Alan called his new car a "Duntov Lightweight," and trademarked that name. This did not go unnoticed by the lawyers at General Motors, but fortunately for Alan, the head of the GM legal team was a racing fan who had met Alan and thought it wise to introduce the Grand Sport to a new generation. Instead of suing Alan for trademark infringement, he offered Alan a GM license to continue the original production run of 125 cars. For ten years Alan built and raced the continuation Corvette Grand Sports. The story of this car and its reincarnation is captured in this book with more than 450 pictures that span ninety-six years of automotive history.
Author : Dave Friedman
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760319260
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corvette Grand Sport written by Dave Friedman and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tour the tracks of the early sixties where the five Grand Sports made history. Drivers Dick Thompson, Roger Penske, A.J. Foyt, and others are captured in classic shots from Sebring, Nassau, Watkins Glen, Daytona, and Road America. See Caroll Shelby's initial reaction to the Grand Sport, plus nearly 300 photos of the cars, engines, chassis, drivers, and action at the track.
Author : Alan Sevadjian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)
Download or read book 50 Years of the Corvette Grand Sport, the Rest of the Story written by Alan Sevadjian and published by . This book was released on 2023-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This a history of Corvette and of the development of the Corvette Grand Sport nine years later. The politics of the era ended the Corvette Grand Sport production after only 5 of the originally scheduled 200 units were produced. The story then morphs to the author's life and his role in the General Motors licensed continuation of this iconic and historically significant car.
Author : Keith Cornet
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613253931
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corvette Special Editions written by Keith Cornet and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} When the first Corvette was introduced to the public through the travelling caravan known as Motorama, everyone knew there was something special about it. Each subsequent model continued to strengthen that position. But how do you upgrade America's favorite sports car? Make it a special edition! Special edition Corvettes are the tip of the spear when it comes to the American auto manufacturers special models. Luminous cars such as the 1967 L88 convertible, 1969 aluminum block ZL1, and 2015 Z06 #001 have all commanded a million dollars or more. Modern dealer-tuned cars from Lingenfelter, Calloway, and Hennessey have carried the tradition of making a great Corvette even better. Extremely low mileage on 1978 Pace Cars indicate that people have thought of these cars as investments for nearly 40 years. Keith Cornett of Corvetteblogger.com compiles a murderer’s row of special-edition Corvettes in this first-ever compilation on the subject. This book is an encyclopedia of information, as you will learn about some of the rarest Corvettes on the planet. It will serve as a guide if you're looking to add one of these special machines to your collection. Everything you’ve ever wanted to learn about collectible Corvettes is in Corvette Special Editions.
Author : Alan Sevadjian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692833070
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)
Download or read book Fifty Years of the Corvette Grand Sport written by Alan Sevadjian and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harvey Goldstein
Publisher : Amherst Media, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1682033392
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corvettes written by Harvey Goldstein and published by Amherst Media, Inc. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you have owned one or just wished you did, Corvettes evoke glamour, elegance, speed, a little danger, and a sense of American pride. In this book, Harvey Goldstein pairs decades-spanning photos of these classic sportscars with great stories from Corvette owners. As you explore the words and images, you’ll gain a new appreciation for the beauty and engineering of these cars and learn why owning and driving a Corvette is a special experience. Whether opening it up on a straight-away, taking it to a race track and driving around the oval, or just being able to give the “Corvette wave” to fellow owners on the open road, this book captures the fun and excitement of driving these cars—as well as the looks of envy from people driving in mundane sedans!
Author : Mark Eaton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445664461
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corvette written by Mark Eaton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full story of the classic American sportscar
Author : Robert Casey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book All 2014-2019 Chevrolet Corvette Colors, Codes and Quantities written by Robert Casey and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How rare is your 2014-2019 C7 Corvette? This easy-to-read, well-researched fact and reference book provides data for all six years of C7 production, as well as exterior/interior color combination totals for 2017-2019. Included are the correct RPO code and GM paint code for every exterior color. Information includes breakout RPO totals for each model of each year. Big enough to put in the back pocket of your jeans when you inspect the Corvette of your dreams, the facts in this book are compiled from GM data - stop searching the internet hoping to find accurate Corvette information. Learn how to properly decode your VIN and SPID label. Facts include:*Complete powertrain combinations and total units for each model for each year, including all RPOs. What manual transmission was used on the Z06? What manual was used on the Stingray Z51? What was the gearing for each? What rear axle choices were there?*Brake system availability and total units for each model for each year, including the RPO for each. What were the two different brake systems for the Stingray? The Z06? Were the non-Z07 J57 Brembo ceramic brakes available on the 2017 Grand Sport?*Information on special edition Corvettes for each year, including the 2016 C7.R Edition, the 2018 Carbon 65 Edition, and the ZTK and ZLZ packages for the 2019 ZR1. How many ZTK coupes had the MEK manual? How many ZLZ convertibles had the MEK?*Complete interior totals for each model for each year, for all equipment groups. How many 3LZ suede Brownstone interiors were matched with the 2015 Z06? How many 3LZ leather Brownstone interiors were matched with the 2016 Z06?This 165-page book is a one-stop source for all C7 production totals.Check out the other "Colors, Codes & Quantities" auto books by Robert Casey: 1978-82 Corvette, Buick Reatta, Cadillac XLR & XLR-V, Cadillac Allanté, Pontiac Fiero, 1982-92 Firebird, 1993-97 Firebird, 1993-97 Camaro, and 2004-06 GTO. All books available on Amazon.
Author : David Newhardt
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 1610586565
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corvette written by David Newhardt and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 60 years, the Chevrolet Corvette, arguably one of the most recognized sports cars in the world, has been the American sports car, an icon of American horsepower and performance. The list of the car's accomplishments both on and off track is legendary. Chevrolet has never built an ordinary Corvette. Even the most mundane coupe draws a crowd everywhere it goes. The Corvette is one of the longest continually produced sports cars in existence. With a performance heritage stretching back six decades, the Corvette has been offered in numerous specialty packages for both street and competition use, many of which now rank among the world's most valuable collector cars. Award-winning author and photographer David Newhardt tells the full story of these legendary machines in 300-plus photos of 50 potent Corvettes, from the original 1953 roadsters right up to the high-performance, high-tech beasts Chevrolet builds today, like the supercharged ZR-1, one of the fastest cars ever built for use on public roads. With hundreds of photos and concise, entertaining profiles, this is a book for every Corvette enthusiast.
