The Chevrolet Corvette may not be America s only sports car, but there never has been another sports car like it, American or otherwise. It has thrived for nearly 60 years, through six design generations, and for more than one million sales long-lived popularity that s ultra-rare in the car business. Corvette: Yesterday & Today is a detailed and colorful review of this living-legend automobile, from its 1953 debut as a hastily cobbled-up General Motors dream car to today s C6 models, the fastest and most technically advanced Corvettes ever. Corvette: Yesterday & Today traces the Vette s evolution from plastic bathtub showmobile to a serious driver s car that became steadily more impressive with each redesign. The book covers Corvette-based racing cars; concept models, and special-edition models; the milestone engines that make Corvettes such vivid performers; and iconic design features such as wheels, hood scoops, and instrument panels that are themselves works of art. The 160-page book boasts many stunning images of Corvettes through the years. Here is a quick breakdown of the book s contents: The six generations of Corvettes. Wheels of Progress : A close look at the design-critical wheel designs through the years. Show cars, concepts and one-offs guaranteed to surprise. Race cars, official pace cars, and The Hot Seat Corvette interiors through the years.