The Hot One - Chevrolet 1955 - 1957 by Pat Chappell - 1984

Contoocook, NH: Dragonwyck Publishing Ltd., [1986]. Oblong 4to. 208 pp. Frntsp., over 250 illusts, 8 colour plates. Blue boards, gilt lettrng & ornament, w/ d.j. cover art by Russ von Sauers (sml clsd tear, mnr shlfwr), NF/VG- copy. Third edition of this excellent work on the classic cars of GM engineering, with 95% of the illustrations from factory prints.

Dragonwyck Publishing, Incorporated, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dragonwyck Publishing, Incorporated, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dragonwyck Publishing, Incorporated, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dragonwyck Publishing, Incorporated, 1981. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dragonwyck Publishing, 1986 3rd edition. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good. Damaged dustjacket.. pp. 208 colour illusts 3rd revised edition #250622 (tear to dustjacket, otherwise Very Good+)""The author, Pat Chappell, did a very detailed and complete job with this book on the 1955-56-57 Chevrolet. The book details the pre-1955 model year happenings that gave Chevrolet the push for the 1955's, and how the next two years played out on the overall automobile market, with Chevrolet surpassing Ford production numbers in 1957 by less than 200 cars. The book also speaks on the next model years (1958 and beyond), the dawning of a new era for Chevrolet.The book is no longer published, based upon my knowledge, so whatever comes up on the Internet remains. It is a great sourcebook for understanding the automobile market at that time, as well as understanding the Chevrolet models that were available for those 3 model years, as well as all of the exterior paint schemes, interior trims available, and production… Read More

Good. Good. 3rd edition. 1984 hardcover//Missing the dust jacket, unmarked pages, uncreased spine, some wear.