Off The Shelf, Corvette Trader and Chevys Magazine, AUGUST 1969
1969 Corvette Stingray Guidebook
"1969 was an exciting year for Corvette. New engines were released, the body refined, build quality much-improved, even the "Stingray" name came back, albeit as one word, rather than the previous two. Thanks to the abundance of powertrain combinations, the car's aggressive styling and just a touch of nostalgia, it should come as little surprise the '69 Corvettes are prized by collectors and enthusiasts as one of the best Corvette model years ever.
And it's just that subject-the 1969 Corvette-that the 1969 Stingray Guidebook seeks to help dissect and explain. From the moment you open the cover it's clear author Bizzoco did his homework researching nearly every aspect of the 1969 model in excruciating detail. If you want to know something about the '69s it's in there. And, unlike so many books in print today, Bizzoco points to references and sources throughout, providing a definitive word on the subject........this book isn't about prize-winning prose or Kodak moments. It's about the makings of 1969 Corvettes, and here it excels thanks to the tenacious and dare we presume masochistic efforts made by Bizzoco in the name of correctness and authenticity.
As for the claim made in the release we received with our copy that the 1969 Stingray Guidebook would provide "countless hours of enjoyment," we have this to say: If it's enjoyable literature you want, pick John Grisham's or Tom Clancy's latest novel. But if it's reliable information on '69 Corvettes you need, don't waste a second ordering the Guidebook..