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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Guys I am looking for some C5 Corvette history books. I heard "all corvette's are red" is a good book. Any sugestions?
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Originally Posted by DEMOZG1000
Guys I am looking for some C5 Corvette history books. I heard "all corvette's are red" is a good book. Any sugestions?
All Corvettes Are Red is a must for anyone who owns a C5 who previously drove a C4. I am one of them and enjoyed it vey much.
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Another great one is "Corvette from the Inside" by Dave McLellan

The 50 year development history !
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All Corvettes Are Red is a must for anyone who owns a C5 who previously drove a C4. I am one of them and enjoyed it vey much.


I got the book shortly after I purchased my C5.
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All Corvettes Are Red is a must for anyone who owns a C5 who previously drove a C4. I am one of them and enjoyed it vey much.

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Another great one is "Corvette from the Inside" by Dave McLellan

The 50 year development history !
These two will get you started then pickup "Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette."

While it is more about Zora than purely about Corvettes they were intertwined and he is responsible for a lot of the performance improvements in the 50s and 60.

"Corvette from the Inside" and "Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette" (both autographed copies) can usually be picked up as a package deal on that auction site.
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It's not a C5 book but Zora Arkus Duntov The Legend Behind Corvette, by Jerry Burton is a good read.
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Originally Posted by killain
Another great one is "Corvette from the Inside" by Dave McLellan

The 50 year development history !
a definite must in my opinion!! great insight into all generations of corvette.
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thanks guys. Amazon here I come
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Originally Posted by DEMOZG1000
thanks guys. Amazon here I come
You might look here first....
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All the books mentioned here are very good. Those would give you a comprehensive background on America's sports car.
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"All Corvettes are Red" is a detailed history of the development and testing of the C5 Corvette. A must read !
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Originally Posted by killain
Another great one is "Corvette from the Inside" by Dave McLellan

The 50 year development history !
an excellent read
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I love going to Borders and Barns & Noble. They usually have a couple Corvette books in there clearance section. I have about 6 or 7 Corvette books and a couple cool hot rod books that I got for $5-10 a piece. They are usually just time table books but usually not too bad on info and pictures.
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