ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORVETTE
From Old French, perhaps from Middle Dutch corf basket, small ship, from Latin corbis basket.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORVETTE»
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corvette in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
corvette and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Book of
Corvette: Every Model Since 1953
This is a Corvette book like no other Corvette book. Many books celebrate the most powerful and most attractive Corvette models, but only "The Complete Book of Corvette" details "every" model, including prototypes and factory racers.
Looks at the first six decades of the American sports car, from the early concepts to the sixth-generation incarnation of today, featuring rare and unpublished photographs from General Motors' archive.
Corvette Black Book is the perfect companion volume for the dedicated Corvette fan. Every shred of Corvette data of note resides in these pages including options, colors, stats, facts, history, prices, codes, serial numbers and more.
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High-Performance C5
Corvette Builder's Guide
With almost 250,000 units sold, C5s are now becoming more affordable with the introduction of the C6. This is great news for enthusiasts who wish to build and modify them.
This dynamic new title gives an in-depth look at the history behind this great automobile—from its inception in 1953 to the present. The book includes information about racing, restoration, and technological innovations.
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Corvette: America's Sports Car
Randy Leffingwell. Beautifully photographed history covers all Corvettes from the model's 1953 introduction to the unveiling of the C5 in 1997.
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How to Restore Your
Corvette, 1963-1967
The Corvette C2, or second generation Corvette, is among the most popular of all Corvettes ever built. This book offers an ample amount of step-by-step information in color and focus on real-world restoration techniques.
Covering 50 full years of Corvette history, this book features stunning colorphotographs from master lensman Randy Leffingwell.
With hundreds of photos and concise, entertaining profiles, this is a book for every Corvette enthusiast.
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The
Corvette Factories: Building America's Sports Car
"The Corvette Factories" tells the story of each plant and the cars that rolled out their doors. Extensively illustrated with Chevrolet's fascinating period photos, Mike Mueller tells the story like no other auto historian.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORVETTE»
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Rumor: 2015 Corvette Z06 does 7:08 on the Nurburgring
The time was reportedly something like 7:08, which would place the most potent street-spec Corvette within a second of the 2015 Nissan GT-R ... «Autoweek, Jul 15»
Carson City Corvette show will feature over 50 cars
Corvette owners will convene to show off their vehicles in Carson City on July 19 as part of the Reno Corvette Club Show & Shine. The annual ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
ProCharger Injects Over 1000 HP Into 2015 Corvette Z06
For those who think the C7 Corvette Z06 isn't quick enough, ProCharger has over 1,000 reasons why you should consider their business. «Carscoops, Jul 15»
To Celebrate Team USA's World Cup Win, Here's Hope Solo On …
Hope Solo, the team's ace goalie, is renown enough to have driven the Chevrolet Corvette Brickyard 400 pace car for a lap around the track ... «GM Authority, Jul 15»
Tickets available for Turnstone annual corvette fundraiser
Fort Wayne, Ind. (WANE) – This year's Turnstone Corvette Raffle is a red, '63 Split Window, four-speed with Cragar wheels. Tickets are ... «WANE, Jul 15»
Russia working on new Project 22800 corvette class
Russia is to lay down the first of a new class of corvette by the end of 2015, according to the commander of the Russian Navy (VMS), Admiral ... «IHS Jane's 360, Jul 15»
Clash of the Classics: Dodge Viper vs Chevrolet Corvette
The 400bhp, 8.0-litre V10 beneath the bonnet of this 1997 GTS easily outpowers the 220bhp you'll get from the Corvette's 5.7-litre V8 – sadly, ... «Classic Cars for Sale, Jul 15»
Gavin To Utilise Corvette's Rich Vein Of Form At Mosport To Break …
Gavin and his American Corvette Racing teammate, Tommy Milner, started from sixth in the GTLM category and both drivers were positive ... «PaddockTalk, Jul 15»
Modified Corvette enables Quadriplegic Indy Racing's Sam Schmid …
A modified Corvette loaded with sensors and cameras allows a quadriplegic former Indy Racing League driver to race again by turning his ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
How To Take Down A 700-HP Mercedes In A Corvette
This C6 Corvette ZR1 had the right idea, with a host of mods enabling it to deliver 900 hp. While the C63 clocked the quarter mile in just under ... «CarBuzz, Jul 15»
