The Complete Book of Corvette 5th Edition

Acknowledgments..................................................................................10
Introduction: The Stuff of Dreams.........................................................12
01 The Solid-Axle Years........................................16
1953........................................................................................................21
1954........................................................................................................24
1955........................................................................................................26
1956........................................................................................................28
1956 SR-2...............................................................................................31
1957........................................................................................................33
1957 SS racer..........................................................................................36
1958........................................................................................................40
1959........................................................................................................42
1959 Stingray racer................................................................................45
1960........................................................................................................47
CERV I......................................................................................................49
1961........................................................................................................51
Mako Shark I...........................................................................................53
1962........................................................................................................54
02 Enter the Sting Ray...............................................58
1963........................................................................................................63
1963 Grand Sport....................................................................................68
1964........................................................................................................71
CERV II.....................................................................................................73
1965........................................................................................................74
Mako Shark II.........................................................................................77
1966........................................................................................................79
1967........................................................................................................82
03 Third Time's a Charm.........................................88
1968........................................................................................................92
XP-882.....................................................................................................94
1969........................................................................................................96
Manta Ray Show Car............................................................................101
1970......................................................................................................101
1971......................................................................................................106
XP-895...................................................................................................110
1972......................................................................................................111
Rotary Corvettes...................................................................................112
1973......................................................................................................114
1974......................................................................................................117
1975......................................................................................................120
1976......................................................................................................122
1977......................................................................................................124
1978......................................................................................................125
1979......................................................................................................129
1980......................................................................................................130
1981......................................................................................................132
1982......................................................................................................136
04 Better Late than Never...................................140
1984......................................................................................................146
1985......................................................................................................149
1986......................................................................................................150
Corvette Indy.........................................................................................151
1987......................................................................................................154
1988......................................................................................................156
Corvette GTP.........................................................................................157
1989......................................................................................................158
Corvette Challenge racers....................................................................160
1990......................................................................................................161
CERV III..................................................................................................162
1991......................................................................................................165
1992......................................................................................................169
Sting Ray III...........................................................................................171
1993......................................................................................................172
1994......................................................................................................173
1995......................................................................................................175
1996......................................................................................................178
05 Long Live the King: ZR-1.............................186
1990......................................................................................................194
1991......................................................................................................197
1992......................................................................................................199
1993......................................................................................................200
1994......................................................................................................202
1995......................................................................................................203
06 50 Years Young.......................................................206
1997......................................................................................................210
1998......................................................................................................213
1999......................................................................................................216
C5-R racer.............................................................................................217
2000......................................................................................................219
2001......................................................................................................219
2002......................................................................................................222
2003......................................................................................................223
2004......................................................................................................226
07 Thoroughly Modern...........................................228
2005......................................................................................................231
C6.R racer.............................................................................................232
2006......................................................................................................233
2007......................................................................................................236
2008......................................................................................................238
2009......................................................................................................241
2009 ZR1...............................................................................................243
2010......................................................................................................246
2011......................................................................................................248
2012......................................................................................................249
2013......................................................................................................253
08 World Beater..............................................................258
2014......................................................................................................262
2015......................................................................................................267
2015 Z06...............................................................................................269
C7.R racer.............................................................................................273
2016......................................................................................................275
2017......................................................................................................277
2018......................................................................................................279
2019......................................................................................................281
09 Makin' the Ol' Man Proud...........................284
2020......................................................................................................292
C8.R racer.............................................................................................296
2021......................................................................................................296
2022......................................................................................................300
2023......................................................................................................303
2023 Z06...............................................................................................304
2024......................................................................................................307
2024 E-Ray............................................................................................309
2024 GT3.R racer..................................................................................313
2025......................................................................................................314
2025 ZR1...............................................................................................318
Epilogue................................................................................................322
Appendix...............................................................................................324
Index.....................................................................................................348