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The Complete Book of Corvette

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A book that fits its title everything about Corvette’s. takes you through the early stages of the thought process and design in the fifties and from there through each decade with the different changes that were made and how they came about. The only thing is I saw nothing about the newer corvette that is out and thought maybe a revised edition would have that one.
The history and pictures that went along with the story were good and overall a good book, its about corvettes so if you are not into them you are not going to be into this book.

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While not as well known as Aston Martin or Ferrari, the Corvette is a very well constructed American car that has had its moment in the public spot light. They are built in Michigan, Missouri and Kentucky. Corvettes have a very distinct body that is almost instantly recognisable on the road.

The Complete Book of Corvette is split into different chapters: The Solid-Axis Years, Enter The Stingray, Third Time’s The Charm, Better Late Than Never, Long Live The King: ZR-1, 50 Years and Counting, Throughly Modern, and World Beater.

We get given an extremely detailed history of Corvette. Each cars backstory of sorts is given so that you can see that these cars are not just mass-produced.

Each car is given a statistic block of sorts, so you can see anything and everything technical that you would be interested in in that model.

The photos that were chosen were stunning. It is amazing to see how cars used to be, and how different they look nowadays. We also get to see the construction of multiple models of Corvette and the behind the scenes in some of the factory production process.

If you are a car enthusiast then this is probably right up your alley, but for the casual car fan then it may be a tad too involved to fully enjoy it.

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The title says it all - this book completely covers all years of the Corvette sports car. I've read many books on the
Corvette and this particular book is full of pictures I've never seen in print before. The text is very detailed.

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The Complete Book of Corvette totally surpassed my expectations! A few of my students are really interested in cars, and I was looking for something they might enjoy. I was worried a non-fiction might be too boring for them, but Mike Mueller did a fantastic job keeping things interesting. Rather than blandly including facts on the cars, he discussed things like competitor rivalry, corvette outtakes, and more! I'll definitely be purchasing a copy for my students, I'm sure they will love it!

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Interesting and in depth. I enjoyed looking through this with my dad. A recommended read for those interested in Corvettes.

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