THIS GUIDE WILL HELP YOU DETERMINE IF YOUR CORVETTE OWNERS MANUAL IS ORIGINAL OR NOT, OR WEATHER THE MANUAL YOU ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON IS ORIGINAL

FIRST THERE ARE TO MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING SCAMMED INTO PAYING UP TO $100's FOR FAKE / REPRINT SO CALLED NOS / ORIGINAL CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS

I WILL BE UPDATING THIS GUIDE SOME MORE AS DAYS GO ON.

PLZ RATE MY GUIDES AT THE BOTTOM THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I KNOW IF EVERY ONE WANTS ME TO WRIGHT MORE. I PLAN ON GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO 1972 WITH THE CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS

SOME KEY HINTS IN CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS, THIS GOS FOR  ALL YEARS 53-72.

1. EXPT. 1ST EDITION 1953 IF THE MANUAL DOS NOT SAY WHAT EDITION IT IS IT IS A REPRINT

2. CHEVY DID NOT USE WHITE PAPER IT IS OFF GRAY.

3. ALL CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS EXPT.1953 HAVE THE PART NUMBER ON ONE OF THE FIRST 2 PAGES OR THE BACK COVER, IF NOT IT IS A REPRINT

4. ALL CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS 1953-1972 EXPT. 1ST EDITION 1953 HAD ON ONE OF THE FIRST TWO PAGES WHAT EDITION THEY ARE,((( IF IT DOS NOT SAY WHAT EDITION IT IS IT IS A REPRINT ))).

5. THE COVER IS ALWAY THICKER THAN THE INER PAGES

6.  (((ALL))) CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS 1959-1980 CAME WITH A  REMOVEABLE POST CARD IN THE FRONT OF THE MANUAL BEFORE PAGE #1. COMONLY CALLED CORVETTE NEWS. IF THERE IS NO CORVETTE NEWS CARD OR THE STUB THAT HELD THE CORVETTE NEWS CARD IT IS A REPRINT!!!!!!!!! 

7. FOR INFO ON THE WARRANTY PROTECTION PLAN THAT CAME WITH THE OWNERS MANUALS 1965-1972 PLEASE CHECK OUT MY GUIDE SPOTTING REPRINT CORVETTE PROTECT-O-PLATE WARRANTY BOOK.

8. FOT INFO ON THE BAG/ ENVELOPE THAT THE OWNERS MANUALS 1963-1972 CAME IN PLZ CHECK OUT MY GUIDE SPOTTING A REPRINT CORVETTE OWNERS MANUAL BAG /ENVELOPE.

9. FOR MANUALS 1953-1972 IF THE MANUAL  YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS ABSOLUTLY MINT (((BEWARE))) THE MANUAL IS BETWEEN 53-34 YEARS OLD IT IS VERY VERY VERY HARD TO KEEP A MANUAL MINT FOR 34-53 YEARS NO MATER WERE IT IS KEPT!!!!

• 1953 TEMPORARY MANUAL

1. THE 53 TEMPORARY MANUAL WAS (((ONLY))) GIVEN OUT WITH 1953 CORVETTES BELIEVED TO BE ONLY THE FIRST 150 OR SO.

2. THIS MANUAL WAS PUT INTO THE CORVETTES DUE TO A PRINTING FLAW IN THE OWNERS MANUAL MAKING THEM NOT READY TO ISSUE TILL LATER ON THAT YEAR.

3. THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF REPRINTS OF THIS MANUAL OUT THERE THIER ARE PROBABLY NO MINT ORIGINAL MANUALS LIKE THIS ONE ANY WERE.

4. THE COVER IS TAN NOT WHITE THE INSIDE OF THE COVER IS WHITE

• 1953

1. THE COVER IS ORANGE WITH 2 POLO PLAYERS IN THE BACKGROUND,THE ONLY WORDING ON THE COVER IS YOUR CORVETTE OPERATIONS MANUAL, DOS NOT SAY THE YEAR.

2. THIS IS THE MANUAL FOR 1953 AND NOT FOR 1954 OR 1955

3. THE 53 MANUAL DID NOT COME WITH THE FIRST 150 OR SO CORVETTE DUE TO A PRINTING FLAW

4. THE FIRST 150 OR SO CAME WITH A POST CARD TO SEND IN FOR A OWNERS MANUAL WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED LATER ON IN THE YEAR. 

5. THERE ARE 2 EDITIONS 1ST&2ND THE FIRST EDITION IS NOT MARKED YEAR OR EDITION THE SECOND EDITION IS MARKED ((2ND)) ON THE FIRST PAGE UP ON THE RIGHT HAND TOP CORNER OF THE PAGE.

   

6. THIER ARE NOT MANY REPRINTS OF THIS MANUAL GOING AROUND BUT THE KEY TALE TELLS ARE

• THE PAINT ON THE POLO PLAYERS IS OFF .
• ON PAGE 45 THIER IS A HAND IN THE PHOTO ( FIG.70 ) AND NO 2ND ON THE FIRST PAGE. THE FIRST EDITION HAD NO HAND, THE SECOND EDITION HAS THE HAND
• ON THE BACK COVER THE FIRST EDITION THERE ARE ONE LINE THE SECOND HAS TWO LINE (( NO LINES MEANS REPRINT ))
• IF THE WHOLE COVER IS ORENGE CAR,SKY,GROUND,POLO PLAYERS EVERY THING IT IS A REPRINT.

• 1954

1. THE 1954 CORVETTE DID NOT HAVE A OWNERS MANUAL OF ITS OWN, THE FIRST SO MANY CORVETTES CAME WITH THE LEFT OVER MANUAL FROM 1953.

• 1955

1. 1955 DID NOT COME WITH ANY OWNERS MANUAL.

2. THEY DID COME WITH A POST CARD TO SEND AWAY FOR A SUPPLEMENT CORVETTE SHOP MANUAL.

• 1956

1. THE COVER HAS A RED CORVETTE ON IT AND OPERATIONS MANUAL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE (((ORIGINALS DO NOT HAVE THE YEAR 1956 ON THE COVER))).

2. ON THE SECOND PAGE ALONG THE BOTTOM IT SHOULD HAVE 1956 ON THE LEFT AND THE PART NUMBER 3737520 AND EDITION # ON THE RIGHT.

3. ON THE FRONT COVER THE FRONT TIRE  SHOULD NOT BLEND IN WITH THE BACK ROUND OF THE COVER

4. 1956 CORVETTE FINLAY CAME WITH A OWNERS MANUAL WITH OUT ANY DELAYS. 

5. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 1956&1957 OWNERS MANUAL ARE THE SAME NUMBER.

• 1957

1. 1957 SAME STYLE COVER AS THE 1956 BUT IT HAS A BLUEISH GREEN ((TEAL)) CORVETTE ON IT AND 1957 OPERATIONS MANUAL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.(((THIS IS THE FIRST CORVETTE OWNERS MANUAL TO HAVE THE YEAR ON THE COVER)))

2. ON THE SECOND PAGE ALONG THE BOTTOM IT SHOULD HAVE 1956* ON THE LEFT AND THE PART NUMBER 3737520 AND EDITION # ON THE RIGHT.                                                                                                                           *1956 FOR 1ST 2ND & 3RD EDITIONS 1957 FOR 4TH EDITIONS

3. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 1956&1957 OWNERS MANUAL ARE THE SAME NUMBER.

• THE REPRINTS
• MOST 1957 CORVETTE REPRINTS ARE FORTH EDITIONS SO BE EXTRA SHARP IF BUYING A FORTH EDITION.
• LOOK AT PAGE 84 DOS IT HAVE THE PAGE NUMBER 84 ON IT? IF NOT ITS A REPRINT.
• LOOK AT THE CONTENTS PAGE CAN YOU FALLOW THE DOOR SEAM ALL THE WAY AROUND ON THE MIDDLE CORVETTE? IF NOT ITS A REPRINT.
• LOOK AT PAGE 4 CAN YOU SEE THE BRAKE AND CLUCH ?IF NOT ITS A REPRINT.

• 1958

1. THE COVER CHANGED A BIT HAVING A BLUE BACKGROUND AND A BLACK AND WHITE CORVETTE LOOPING FROM LEFT HAND SIDE TO THE BOTTOM IT SHOULD READ 1958 OPERATIONS MANUAL.

2. ON THE SECOND PAGE ALONG THE BOTTOM IT SHOULD HAVE 1958 ON THE LEFT AND THE PART NUMBER 3750352 AND EDITION # ON THE RIGHT.

3. THE FIRST PAGE OF ALL FIRST OR SECOND EDITIONS SHOULD BE A 50th ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF GENERAL MOTORS!!! 

4. IF THE FIRST PAGE IS THE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SELECTION OF THE CORVETTE...SORRY TO SAY  ITS A REPRINT

5. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE CORVETTE NEWS CARD IN THE FRONT OF THE MANUALS.

6. A CORVETTE NEWS CARD IS A DETACHABLE POST CARD THAT WAS IN CORVETTE OWNERS MANUALS FROM 1958-1980 YOU COULD SEND IT IN FOR A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO CORVETTE NEWS MAGAZINE AND FOR 1958-1967 YOU WOULD ALSO HAVE GOTTEN A GOLD HAT OWNERS PIN,A FELT JACKET PACH AND A OWNERS IDENTIFICATION CARD.

7. (((NOT ALL 1958&1959 OWNERS MANUAL CAME WITH A CORVETTE NEWS CARD)))after 1959 (((ALL))) corvette owners manuals came with a corvette news card in the front them.

8. IF THE MANUAL IS 100% MINT WITHOUT THE CORVETTE NEWS CARD BEWARE SOMEONE IS MAKING VERY GOOD REPRINTS ALL SECOND EDITIONS.
   

• 1959

1. HAS THE SAME STYLE COVER AS 1958, HAVING A RED BACKGROUND AND A BLACK AND WHITE CORVETTE, LOOPING FROM LEFT HAND SIDE TO THE BOTTOM IT SHOULD READ 1959 OPERATIONS MANUAL.

2. ON THE SECOND PAGE ALONG THE BOTTOM IT SHOULD HAVE 1958 FOR 1ST 1959 FOR SECOND ON THE LEFT AND THE PART NUMBER 3758068 AND EDITION # ON THE RIGHT.

3. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR FOR THE CORVETTE NEWS CARD IN THE FRONT OF THE MANUALS.

4. (((NOT ALL 1958&1959 OWNERS MANUAL CAME WITH A CORVETTE NEWS CARD)))after 1959 all corvette owners manuals came with a corvette news card in the front them.

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