Peering Into The Life Of Zora Arkus-Duntov, The Corvette Mastermind - GM Authority (blog)
Zora Arkus-Dunto v, colloquially known as the father of the Corvette, will forever sit as the man credited for morphing the icon into what we know it today. In fact, Duntov was a brute force in ensuring the 1953 concept vehicle shown at the New York Motorama made its way to production. But it wasn’t until the C2 Corvette Sting Ray when Duntov’s magic would really begin to glimmer. In all truth, Duntov despised the design and looks, penned by Bill Mitchell , of the C2 Corvette, damning it for poor aerodynamic performance, and detested the split-window design for poor rear visibility. Where Duntov excelled were the bones underpinning that pretty face we know as the C2 Corvette. But Duntov pushed harder, and some of his greatest achievements never came to be. The head Corvette engineer, a title bestowed upon him in 1967, pushed hard for a mid-engine design , but ultimately it never made its way into production despite his... The media has coined mid-engine Corvette rumors “ Zora prototypes ,” an effort no doubt to show a long-held dream realized. We’re not sure if a mid-engine Corvette will actually wear a. Source: gmauthority.com
