The Corvette Hunter. Tyler Greenblatt
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© 2018 by Tyler Greenblatt
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ISBN 978-1-61325-454-7
Item No. CT599
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Greenblatt, Tyler, author.
Title: The Corvette hunter: Kevin Mackay’s greatest Corvette finds / Tyler Greenblatt.
Description: Forest Lake, MN: CarTech Books, [2018]
Identifiers: LCCN 2017042378
Subjects: LCSH: Corvette automobile. | Corvette automobile--History. | Automobiles--United States--History.
Classification: LCC TL215.C6 G74 2018 | DDC 629.222/2--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017042378
Written, edited, and designed in the U.S.A.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Beginning: How Kevin Mackay Became The Corvette Hunter
Chapter 2: 1967 427/435 Coupe: Bounty Hunter
Chapter 3: 1969 L88 Rebel #57: Dixieland Delight
Chapter 4: 1969 John Paul Lightweight L88: Criminally Fast
Chapter 5: 1969 VV Cooke #80: The Winningest C3 Corvette
Chapter 7: 1969 See-Through L88: “The Coolest Thing I Ever Pulled Over”
Chapter 8: 1960 Briggs Cunningham #3: The Quest for the First Le Mans Class-Winning Corvette
Chapter 9: 1966 Roger Penske Development L88: The Holy Grail
Chapter 10: 1965 4,310-Mile Convertible: “What Color Top Does It Have?” By Kevin Mackay
Chapter 11: Kevin’s Corvette Stories By Kevin Mackay
Chapter 12: Lucky Local Garage Finds By Kevin Mackay
Chapter 13: 1969 Baldwin-Motion Phase III: How Phil Schwartz Got His First Car Back
Chapter 14: 1965 Fuel-Injected Tanker: Sentimental Street
Chapter 15: 1956 Sebring Racer #3: True Privateering
Chapter 16: 1966 8-Ball Racer: The Start of Doug Bergen’s and Bob Johnson’s Careers
Chapter 17: 1965 Mark IV Heavy-Duty Test Engine: The Motor that Would Become the L88