The book, Corvette Roadster: A History Of Chevrolet's Open Sports Car From 1953-1986 covers the history of the Corvettes, showing them passing from design, generation to generation.  From 1953-1985 the following six, distinct generations of Corvettes were produced: 1) 1953; 2) 1956; 3) 1958; 4) 1963; 5) 1968 and 6) 1984.  Each of these six Corvette generations had their own unique characteristics especially as it relates to body shape and available engine.  Besides the thorough coverage of the different model years, this book includes impressions gained from driving the 1986 roadster which was the vehicle chosen to be the pace car for the running of the 70th Indianapolis 500 in 1986.  "Corvette Roadster" also includes short historical reviews of five of the individuals most responsible for designing or building the six generations of Corvettes from 1953 through 1986.  The five important Corvette related individuals covered are as follows: 1) Harley Earl (the car's father); 2) Bill Mitchell (designer of the Sting Ray); 3) Zora Arkus-Duntov (Corvette engineer); 4) Dave McClellan (head of Corvette Engineering) and 5) Jerry Palmer (design chief for the 1986 Corvette).  The major sections of "Corvette Roadster" are as follows: 1) Introduction; 2) Fifties Sports Car: Initial Concepts for the Corvette (1953-55); 3) The First-Generation Roadster (1956-1957); 4) The Second-Generation Roadster (1958-62); 5) The Third-Generation Roadster (1963-67); 6) The Fourth -Generation Roadster (1968-75; 7) The Fifth-Generation Roadster (1984); 8) The Sixth-Generation Corvette; 9) Corvette Roadster People 1986; 10) Corvette Roadster and 11) Corvette Roadster Specifications.  In addition to an informative narrative and picture captions, this book includes the following: 1) Approximately 16 black and white photographs; 2) About 55 color photographs and 3) 2 black and white illustrations.  This book is 64 pages and is in very good condition.  Produced by the editors and staff of Consumer Guide.  Edition published in 1986.