Story
of Chevy Impalas (The) - With bright full-page photos
and a focus on the history of each auto, these two entries
in the Classic Cars series are heavy on eye-candy and simple,
easily digestible information. Beetles follows the history
of the Chevy Impala car from its introduction in 1935 and
booming popularity in the '60s and '70s to its rebirth in
1998. Impalas traces the auto's evolution from a roomy, fun
car marketed to young people into a gas-guzzling powerhouse
and, finally, into an affordable, efficient family car.
The
Complete Book of Classic GM Muscle - "All the usual
suspects are rounded up here but also some of the lesser-told
stories, such as the turbocharged Corvair Spyder, the one-year-only
1963 Nova Super Sport convertible and the gentleman's hot
rod, the Buick Gran Sports. There are background details on
the evolution of the SS badging and engine applications, such
as the honorable 409-cubic-inch V-8. There's also the 520-horsepower,
427-cubic-inch "Mystery Motor," which dominated
Daytona in 1963 with a top speed pushing 165 mph. This is
a huge and heavy book, but loaded with good photography, specification
panels and original advertising." --Mark Maynard, San
Diego Union Tribune.
Chevy
SS: 50 Years of Super Sport - "Car Collector Magazine,
December 2007 “A great deal of attention is paid the
Camaro SS, which played a significant role in the Chevy Pony
Car’s immediate popularity and showroom sales battle
with the Mustang. In fact, only the Impala SS and Chevelle
SS have more pages dedicated to them than the Camaro. In six
chapters the author manages to get as much history and detail,
touching on the finer points of engines, options, and features,
as you can pack into 128 pages, plus an impressive 122 images.
For Chevy fans, if you don’t already have the hard cover
edition, you can pick this new soft cover copy up for a song.”
