Learn some of the backstory of Zora Arkus-Duntov, the godfather of the Corvette.
is a car enthusiast's dream, but it wouldn't exist without Zora Arkus-Duntov.
Chevy recently released a video paying tribute to Duntov, who is sometimes referred to as the"father of the Corvette." He didn't create the 'Vette, but he did set it on the path to becoming America's sports car by focusing on racing.Duntov became the head of performance vehicles at Chevy in the later part of the 1950s, right when General Motors and other American automakers enacted a voluntary ban on factory racing activities.
In 1963, Chevy applied the Z06 badge to a Corvette for the first time, using it for an option package on the newly launched C2 Corvette that collected many previously available performance parts, GM archives and special collections manager Christo Datini explained in the video. Only 199 examples of the 1963 Corvette Z06 were built, with the first cars going directly to race teams. The Z06 wouldn't return until 2001 on the C5 Corvette, this time as a distinct model rather than an option package, and no longer focused on racing. It's been an integral part of the Corvette lineup ever since.
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