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The Corvette Factories

Building America's Sports Car

The Corvette Factories
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Author:

Mike Mueller

Format: Hardcover, 192 Pages
Item: 145832
ISBN: 9780760335512
Publisher: Motorbooks
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Illustrations: 197 color & 130 b/w photos
Size: 11 x 9.625
Weight: 2.813 lb.
Edition: First
Published: November 16th 2009
DC: AP
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In its nearly six decades, Chevrolet’s Corvette--America’s only sportscar--has been produced in just three factories, first in St. Louis and now in Bowling Green.  This book is the first to offer an up-close view of the process of building an automotive legend.  From the rudimentary hand-formed fiberglass bodies in the St. Louis factory, to the state of the art production on the modern line in Bowling Green, The Corvette Factories takes readers through the story of the Corvette’s evolution as the world’s performance benchmark.  Detailed archival photographs and the latest images provide a unique behind-the-scenes look at the Corvette as an exemplar of General Motors’ most advanced technology.  Indispensable to Corvette fans and sportscar aficionados, this volume is also a critical chapter of automotive history.

Mike Mueller  is the author of many books, including The Complete Book of Classic GM Muscle, The Complete Book of Mustang: Every Model Since 1964 ½, and The Complete Book of Corvette: Every Model Since 1953, all published by Motorbooks.

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Acknowledgments

                                                                       

Introduction: Home Sweet Home

 

Chapter 1: Short Story

Getting Things Rolling in Flint, 1953

 

Chapter 2: Meet Me in Saint Louie

>The Missouri Years, 1954-1981

                                                                            

Chapter 3: The New Kentucky Home

Life in Bowling Green, 1981 to Present

 

Chapter 4: Come Together, Right Now

A Step-by-Step Guide to C6 Corvette Production

                                                                       

Chapter 5: Good Neighbor

The National Corvette Museum

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