Comments on: Corvette Restoration Guide, 1968-1982

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:58:49 +0000

This is a book of factual and historical information about 68-82
Corvettes. If you are obsessed about knowing every little detail
about what your classic Corvette was like the day it rolled out
of the factory, then this book is for you. This book has all the
details about what color parts were painted, what they were plated
with, what materials they were made out of, etc., etc., etc. This
book has it all. Want to know exactly what the valve caps on the
valve stems looked like? It's in the book! Rating: 5 / 5

By: barndog

barndog — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:23:16 +0000

This would be a good book if you’re buying a vette,to determine it’s originality,but a restoration guide it is not.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: FRED KINGSOLVER, CPA

FRED KINGSOLVER, CPA — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:32:33 +0000

GREAT HELP EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT RESTORING YOUR VETTE, BUT WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW IT’S BUILT.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Mungo

Mungo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:50:52 +0000

Hi,

If You intend to buy a corvette for restoration purposes then You MUST buy this book before You start to look at cars. Its the little details which make a corvette restorable or not. I recently bought a 78 corvette on instinct - I was lucky - it had matching numbers, transmission, original spare tyre/jack, windows, steering wheel etc etc. However if i had bought this book beforehand I would have KNOWN this and the risk would not have been there. The only parts on this car not original was the pain colour, side-exhausts, interior seat covering and air filter cover which of course the seller told me this was stock standard original factory fitted - do not believe any seller but educate yourself beforehand.

Thanks to this book I am already looking for a second covette 76 model and now I KNOW exactly what to look for. After reading the book You will be able even based on photos on the internet to identify how much a car was modified or painted etc.

Shortly put it is absolutely essential. The only detail it did not mention is that the 78 corvette was also issued with a km/h speedometer originally fitted for European custoemers.

From a technical point of view - well written - easy to follow with laymans language - Indexes at theback are worth far more than the price of the book.
Regards
Mungo Rating: 5 / 5

By: Boyce LaForest

Boyce LaForest — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:38:54 +0000

Who the hell wrote this book? Reading the book just makes you crazy, it is defintely for a NCRS corvette restoration, information on any particular year is sparse and to indepth down to what color and numbers should be on your alternator, etc. Good book if you want to restore your vette like the day it rolled off of the assembly line in St.Louis. If you drive your corvette and don’t have unlimited funds to restore it, dont waste your money on this book. This book is for old guys who want to spend 5 years (+) restoring there corvette to absolute stock condition.
Rating: 2 / 5