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A small treasure trove of Sales Brochures for the 1997 Corvette have come to light in a forgotten corner of a shelf in our parent company's parts department.  Many people call sales literature like this Catalogs, but technically they are Brochures (it's a long story).  Regardless, CorvetteBlog is celebrating the discovery with a Close-Out Sale, eleven years late!

These sharp brochures are in great condition, still packed as they were in the original carton shipped to the dealership from the printer, Graphic Arts Center in Portland, Oregon.  We can take MasterCard, American Express, Visa, PayPal, checks, cash.  The price is just $14.95, including postage and handling.

If you need a quantity of these, we will negotiate on price!

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Nothing scary from CorvetteBlog today; just a delightful book announcement.

Newly published Corvette Masterpieces — with its large, lavish photos — captures all the most fabulous 'Vettes ever made.  Author Jerry Heasley, lead photographer and feature writer for numerous Corvette magazines, shares his countless photo shoots of truly spectacular 'Vettes.  His unmatched access to these cars and his library of images makes this book different than any other Corvette title ever published.

The more than 500 images from Jerry's vast library include:

Photo shoots of both coveted '69 ZL1 'Vettes, the famed multi-million-dollar cars of lore and legend!

Celebrity cars belonging to: Johnny Carson, Burt Reynolds, Dinah Shore, John Cougar Mellencamp, Roy Orbison, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Dwight Yokum, Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and others.

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If you have a nose for Corvette related literature, you are already well aware of the newly published Mike Yager's Corvette Bible.  In fact, I've even seen the book blogged elsewhere myself.  Details on the book follow after the jump.

I wanted to save my blog on the book until I had a photo I knew I would be proud to show off (also after the jump).  Mike Yager himself was kind enough to autograph my copy:

To Mr. Corvette Blog
Thanks for your support of the Corvette hobby!
Hugs, Mike Yager

All I can say is that "supporting the Corvette hobby" is a ton of fun!

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If you have read the Corvette Blog for very long, you know we love the National Corvette Museum, and you've probably read about the interesting (to say the least) connection between U.S. astronauts at Cape Canaveral / Cape Kennedy and the Chevrolet Corvette.

A new book captures that relationship with finesse.  Jay Barbree, NBC's veteran space correspondent, has authored Live From Cape Canaveral, an engaging behind-the-scenes look at the American space race.  A recent report at MSNBC.com includes great fun information about the astronauts in their Corvettes on the space coast highways and their "interaction" with the local police force.

Posted By Bill Connell In Celebrity Corvettes , Corvette Books , Corvette Fun , Corvette History | 0 Comments Permalink

Many Corvette enthusiasts, no less sports car fans in general, fail to recognize that over the years there have been dozens of proposed variations of the Corvette!  Personally, I remember first reading about the Motorama cars and the futuristic 1959 Corvette XP-700 as a kid, but even then, I didn't realize the variety of proposals being presented.

I recently came across a great trade paperback in a car museum in the Detroit area entitled American Dream Cars.  Of course, I took special interest in the the Chevrolet proposals.

Corvette dream cars illustrated and described in American Dream Cars are:

1953 Motorama Corvette
1954 Motorama Corvair
1954 Motorama Nomad
1956 Corvette SR-2
1957 Corvette Super Sport

Posted By Bill Connell In Corvette Books , Corvette Concept & Show Cars , Corvette History | 0 Comments Permalink