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Title: Chevelle 1964-1972 (Motorbooks International Muscle Car Color History) by Mike Mueller ISBN: 0879387610 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75
Rating: 1
Summary: I would have chosen zero stars if I could
Comment: This book has glaring factual inaccuracy when discussing some of the Chevelle models. The book gets quite a bit right, but the errors and poor choice of subject cars to feature for the earlier models is inexcusable.
Nice pictures of (some flawed) cars. The author obviously doesn't know Chevelles that well. He seems to be constantly quoting someone who thinks they do. The author obviously has a poor enough working knowledge of the subject that when he received inaccurate information he had no way of immediately questioning it and so accepted it as accurate. I hope he's not a journalist working for my local newspapers!
Rating: 4
Summary: Good background information.
Comment: This book provides many interesting historic notes about the conception and development of the Chevelle line. If you're looking for the story behind the car and some exceptional pictures I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Missed the mark on accuracy of the data
Comment: It should have been a clear warning when in the preface of the book the author admits to not being much of a Chevelle entusiast. This fact is clearly illustrated throughout the book with poorly researched information and obvious misstatements of facts. The photography is beautiful but many of the cars, especially the 64 and 65 Chevelles pictured have glaring restoration inaccuracies and are quite possibly faked originals. A particularly poor example is the white 65 Malibu SS and white 65 El Camino featured which both have obvious flaws and inaccuracies in their restorations. The authors and publishers have a responsibility to present world class cars in books such as this. Such irresponsible publishing only tends to further confuse the enthusiast world with false and misleading information.
Surely the publisher could have found a more qualified author and the author and publisher could have found some better examples to photograph. Don't get me wrong, many of the featured cars are wonderful examples of the Chevelle world it's just that some are not.
The book is well written (excluding the factual errors) and has great photography, but the research and journalistic and euthusiast integrity are severely lacking.
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Title: Chevelle (Enthusiast Color Series) by William G. Holder, Bill Holder, Phillip Kunz, Phil Kunz ISBN: 0760305390 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Chevelle & Ss Muscle Portfolio 1964-1972 by R.M. Clarke ISBN: 1855201887 Publisher: Brooklands Book Ltd Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Chevrolet SS Muscle Car Red Book/Camaro, Chevelle, Impala, and Monte Carlo, 1961-1973 by Peter C. Sessler ISBN: 0879385014 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 1991 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Chevelle Ss Restoration Guide/1964-72 (Authentic Restoration Guides) by Paul A. Herd, Paul A. Hurd ISBN: 0879385693 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 1992 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Catalog of Chevelle, Malibu & El Camino Id Numbers 1964-87 (Cars & Parts Magazine Matching Numbers) by Car & Parts Magazine ISBN: 1880524066 Publisher: Cars & Parts Magazine Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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