| Dream Corvettes You'd Love to Own
Corvette Enthusiasts have been carrying on a love affair with the
Corvette for 55 years. Introduced in 1953 as a two-seat sports car, the
'Vette evolved into the "Great American Sports Car."
Corvette Masterpieces - with its large, lavish photos - captures at the most fabulous 'Vettes ever made.
Author Jerry Heasley, lead photographer and feature writer for numerous Corvette magazines, shares his
countless photo shoots of truly spectacular Corvettes. His unmatched access to these cars and his library of
images makes this book different than any other Corvette title ever published.
Jerry's own personal take on the numerous stories behind each Corvette make this a must read for any
Corvette aficionado. From the time a local gangster became his assistant at a photo shoot to the tours of
famous collections, Jerry's style of writing makes this an interesting read while at a show or on a winter's afternoon.
Corvette Masterpieces is a unique gift for the Corvette lover in your life.
This outstanding Corvette Masterpieces book measures 11 inches by 11 inches by 1 1/4 inches thick.
The more than 500 images from Jerry's vast library include:
Photo shoots of both coveted '69 ZL1 Corvettes, the famed multi-million-dollar cars of lore and legend!
Celebrity cars belonging to: Johnny Carson, Burt Reynolds, Dinah Shore, John Cougar Mellencamp, Roy Orbison,
Alan Jackson, George Strait, Dwight Yokum, Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and others.
The original Waldorf Astoria Corvette that debuted the new sports car in 1953. It is ultra-valuable and famous.
1955 test mules that were used to prototype the V-8 engine that vaulted the Corvette into "America's Sports Car" status.
Famous show cars such as the Mako Shark, CERV-1 and the movie car from "Corvette Summer".
Rare and valuable "styling" cars specially built for GM executives including Bunkie Knudsen and Harley Earl,
including a pink Corvette that would make a certain blonde doll jealous.
Spectacular specialty cars built by Callaway, Baldwin-Motion, Lingenfelter and others.
Legendary production 'Vettes like the '57 air-box "fuelies", the second-generation '63
"split-window" Corvettes, the racing-inspired "big-tank" cars, the '68 "shark bodies" and the awesome new C6 'Vettes of today. |
