I have a few pictures of Covettes below. We have owned two of these pictured the 1958 and the 1965. We have a 1966 convertible that needs restoration.
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| 1958 |
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| Restored |
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| 2015 |
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| My rendering of the 65 |
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| Modern motor |
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| Our 65 Coupe |
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Z is for Zora Arkus-Duntof, champion of the Corvette
Zora was born Christmas Day in Belgium. He grew up driving a street car and racing motorcycles. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering and was the first to hold the degree as Chief Engineer for the Corvette. This job came to him because he attended the auto show in New York in 1953, when the first Corvette was introduced. He was so impressed that he wrote a letter to the Chief Engineer at Chevrolet to compliment him and make suggestions to improve future production models. The engineers at Chevrolet were so impressed with him, they offered him a job opportunity. He changed the Corvette to have more horsepower using a V-8 in 1955 and fuel injection in 1957. And as they say, the rest is history.
I have a few pictures of Covettes below. We have owned two of these pictured the 1958 and the 1965. We have a 1966 convertible that needs restoration.
I have a few pictures of Covettes below. We have owned two of these pictured the 1958 and the 1965. We have a 1966 convertible that needs restoration.
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Great topic for Z! I was interested to see what 'zora arkus duntof' was all about. I learned something new today! Love that 65 Coupe!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! His story is an interesting one. Corvettes would not have been as successful without his input.
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