If there was a college-level course on Corvette appreciation and history, the text book for the early years of the marque would be the, new, 3rd Edition of Carl Ludvigsen’s classic, Corvette: America’s Star-Spangled Sports Car 1953-1982.
Another example of truly outstanding Corvette literature is Jerry Burton’s biography, Zora Arkus-Duntov: the Legend Behind the Corvette.
My performance driving “skills” are primarily self-taught. While, at times, I have received some professional instruction…
The book covers a wide range of subjects – everything from elementary electrical theory to a subject as advanced as constructing a wiring harness from scratch.
High-Performance Differentials, Axles & Drivelines, by Joeseph Palazzolo, blows away the smoke and breaks the mirrors surrounding DIY misunderstanding of rear axles and differentials.
How to Build Max-Performance Chevy Big-Blocks on a Budget (whew, that’s a long title!) fills an empty spot in the Chevy DIY enthusiast book market.
How to Rebuild and Modify High-Performance Manual Transmissions breaks down the disassembly, inspection, modification/upgrade, and rebuilding process into detailed yet easy-to-follow steps consistent with our other Workbench series books.