{"id":6395,"date":"2014-10-01T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.sportscardigest.com\/?p=6395"},"modified":"2024-03-06T02:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T02:15:06","slug":"product-reviews-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-october-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Corvette \u2013 America\u2019s Star-Spangled Sports Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Corvette \u2013 America\u2019s Star-Spangled Sports Car<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Karl Ludvigsen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is an updated, expanded reprint of a book originally published in 1973 that more than doubles the previous page count and adds full-color capability throughout. The original edition, which was the first book to be devoted to a single car model, has been revised and reorganized in addition to growing larger, but remains a definitive source for anything related to the C1, C2 and C3 model Corvettes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As such it presents the reader with a complete chronicle of all things Corvette, beginning with a bit of prehistory as American tastes turned toward sporting vehicles with only two seats in the aftermath of World War II. It then looks\u00a0 at the development of fiberglass, the construction material that helped make the Corvette unique among mass-produced cars, before telling how GM styling chief Harley Earl put his design stamp on the car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From there Ludvigsen goes on to provide just about every detail a Corvette lover could want as he traces the history of the car through the first 30 years of its life on both street and racetrack. Consequently, anyone with any interest at all in Corvettes should consider adding this book to their library.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Available for US$149.95 from enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Bentley Publishers at (800) 423-4595 or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bentleypublishers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bentleypublishers.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-751434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/51eWY75ZMNL._AC_UL600_SR600600_-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corvette \u2013 America\u2019s Star-Spangled Sports Car By Karl Ludvigsen This is an updated, expanded reprint of a book originally published in 1973 that more than doubles the previous page count and adds full-color capability throughout. 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