Corvette Concept Cars: Developing America's Favorite Sports Car
About this ebook
How did Harley Earl’s original vision for a two-seat sports car progress through eight distinct generations to become the car that we know and love today? Who were the visionaries responsible for advancing its form and function over the last 70 years? Also, why has the Corvette continued to find commercial success in an ever-changing marketplace when so many other automobiles have come and gone since its creation?
Corvette Concept Cars: Developing America's Favorite Sports Car answers these questions by delving into the origins of the Chevrolet Corvette and of the countless designers, engineers, drivers, and dreamers responsible for its creation. It explores the personal histories of Corvette’s greatest visionaries (Harley Earl, Zora Arkus-Duntov, and Bill Mitchell) and tells how each of their fates were indelibly intertwined with the rich (and sometimes volatile) history of Chevrolet’s flagship sports car.
This book is an exploration of the Corvette concept cars from the earliest turnstile dream cars and purpose-built racers to the many unique mid-engined concept and research vehicles that preceded the creation of the current production model: the eighth-generation mid-engine Stingray.
Painstakingly researched and written by Corvette historian Scott Kolecki and packed with more than 400 incredible photographs, Corvette Concept Cars: Developing America’s Favorite Sports Car is the quintessential history of the evolution of the Chevrolet Corvette!
About the author
Scott Kolecki is an automotive historian and expert on all things Corvette. His passion for these iconic sports cars was first fueled by his grandfather, who frequently took him to local car shows in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. In college, Scott studied automotive technologies and spent his formative years working at a Chevrolet dealership, where he had the opportunity to drive his first Corvette: a 1996 Grand Sport Coupe. In 2010, Scott launched CorvSport.com, a comprehensive database containing information on every model of Corvette ever built. He sold the website to A07 Online Media in 2016 but continued as one of CorvSport’s lead writers/editors. His work has also appeared on other A07 properties, including Supercars.net. Today, Scott lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with his wife, Erika, and their three children: Kendyll, Sophie and Ella. He is a member of the National Corvette Museum and a passionate participant in the Corvette community at large.
