The CORVETTE Guide E-Book

Donn Hale Munson

• Herausgeber: Edizioni Savine
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

THE STORY OF AMERICA'S FIRST MODERN TRUE SPORTS CARORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1958): “ For nearly a quarter of a century the American highway was without a domestic automobile which could accurately be labeled a true sports car. The names Stutz, Mercer, Dusenberg, Kissell and a host of others—including some as recent as Cord and Auburn have almost vanished from the American automotive vocabulary. The names and the magic they invoked are almost meaningless to the present generation of Americans.No native name to replace them appeared until 1952 when the Chevrolet Division of the General Motors Corporation gave birth to the Corvette …”

Leseprobe

THE CORVETTE

GUIDE

The Story of America’s First Modern True Sports Car

by

Dick Thompson

with

Donn Hale Munson

New digital edition of:

THE CORVETTE - Guide

by

Dick Thompson - Donn Hale Munson

© 1958 by Sport Car Press

Copyright © 2015 - Edizioni Savine

All Rights Reserved

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ISBN 978-88-96365-62-5

CONTENTS

Title

Colophon

1. THE CORVETTE IS BORN

Policy Paves the Way

The Corvette is a masterpiece of compromise.

Enter a Real Engine

The Real Beginning

Beating the Bigtime

Early Experiences

2. MEET THE PLASTIC BOMB

All About Bodies

3. SPECIFICATIONS

4. LEARNING THE HARD WAY

You’ve Got To Finish To Win

More Lessons the Hard Way

Justice ... Sweet Justice

A Real Tired Corvette

5. COMPETITION TUNING

Choice of Engine

The Transmission

The Competition Chassis Group

Care and Adjustment of Equipment

Front End Alignment

A Word about Tire Pressures

Gear Ratios

The Valve System

Spark Advance

Distributor

Spark Plugs

6. TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF FUEL INJECTION

The Big Advantage

How It Works

Air Intake

Fuel Intake

The Big Mixup

For Fast Pickup

Cold Weather Starting

Built-In Money Saver

7. THE EXPERIMENTAL CORVETTE

8. THE SCARAB—SUCCESSOR TO THE SS?

9. DRIVING AND RACING A CORVETTE

On The Course

10. THE CHECKERED FLAG

Home Was Never Like This

Wrapping Up The Record