Related Books History of IMSA Nissan GTP & Grp C Related Articles Daily Drivers	Corvette: Fifty Years of Rolling Thunder ***SOLD OUT*** First Published 2002, Gryfon Publishers $39.99 + S&H "Corvette - Fifty Years of Rolling Thunder" is an appropriate title for a book about Corvettes. Although the corvette itself started life with a six cylinder engine, it has become synonymous since 1956 with the rumble of the small and big block chevrolet V8. In this book can be found the history of the development of the Corvette racers, from its beginnings in 1956 with just 250 horsepower, through the corvette GTP of 1984 to 1987 with over 1,000 horsepower, to the present day C5-R, which has triumphed in World famous international races, such as the Le Mans and Daytona 24-Hour races. Included are many interviews with the drivers who raced these exciting, weighty and always fast cars, including John Greenwood, Dick Guildstrand, Jerry Grant and "Fast" Phil Currin, amongst others. there are over 140 color and black and white photographs within this book, which have been provided by General Motors and numerous well known photographers, such as Louis Klemantaski, who followed the Corvette fortunes on the racetrack. There are several appendices featuring photographs and specifications of the production cars, plus tests of Greenwood's big block Corvette and Chevrolet experimental corvettes Racing corvettes have progressed from a top speed of 130 mph to 220 mph over the past 50 years. Corvette - fifty Years of thunder" tells their story. Foreword by Jack Boxstrom 6 Chapters, 214 pgs. 81 b/w photos, 86 color Chapter 1 - The Early Years, 1953 to 1962 Chapter 2 - The Sting Ray Era, 1963 to 1967 Chapter 3 - Mainly Big Blocks, 1965 to 1983 Chapter 4 - New Shape, New Beginning, 1984 to 1996 Chapter 5 - Racer's Return The C5 & C5-R, 1997 to 2002 Chapter 6 - Drag Racing Corvettes Appendix I - The Production Cars Appendix II - Homologation Papers Appendix III - Greenwood Corvettes Appendix IV - Corvette Experimental Cars Site Contents © John Starkey 2009