Noland Adams is a well known author and Corvette historian whose works include Corvette, American Legend covering five volumes: the present, The Beginning, about original dream car prototype and 1953 production, and the follow-up series, 1954-1955 Production, 1956 Racing Success, 1957 Fuel Injection / 283 V-8, and 1958-1960 Production.
This is the full story of the men and women who crafted the Corvette into America's only true sports car. The beginning history of the Chevrolet Corvette, told through photographs of the early planning and production stages in 1953.
The author interviewed stylists, engineers, craftsmen, and members of management by letter, phone, or in person. Many had old drawings and photos which he added to the old and new information provided by Chevrolet to tell the story of early Corvette history.
Index of chapters: 1. Tracing the Corvette's roots 2. Designer Carl Renner 3. Le Sabre and XP-300 concept cars 4. Code name: 'Opel' 5. A body made of fiberglass 6. Next: The chassis 7. Enter Molded Fiber Glass 8. A GM dress rehearsal for Motorama 9. The Motorama shows 10. The Corvette becomes a reality 11. GM authorizes Chevy to build 300 Corvettes 12. Working seven days a week 13. Job 1 rolls off the line 14. Accelerating the production of fiberglass panels 15. A most unconventional production process 16. Chevrolet sells the new Corvette 17. The Corvette press party 18. 1953 Corvette advertisements and promotional photos
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