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Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette
Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette

by Jerry Burton
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: In his early teens Zora showed a clear penchant for taking risks.
Chapter 5: After leaving Europe, Zora and Elfi were caught up in the social whirl of New York.
Chapter 11: At Le Mans in 1954 Zora drove to his first - and biggest - racing win.
Acknowledgements
Prologue
1 Turbulent Times in St. Petersburg
1909-1924
2 A World Beyond Russia
1926-1936
3 The Manager and the Racer
1937-1939
4 Zora's World at War
1939-1940
5 America and Ardun
1940-1945
6 Shifting into High Performance
1945-1948
7 Sojourn in England
1948-1952
8 Courting the Automakers
1952-1953
9 Zora and the General
1953
10 Getting Down to Business
1953-1957
11 Driving the Works Porsches
1954
12 Driving His Reputation Forward
1954-1956
Chapter 15: The CERV I encompassed many of the engeneering agendas Duntov held dear.
Chapter 16: Zora found that control over Corvette design was very elusive at GM.
Chapter 20: Zora tests a third-generation, L88-powered Corvette.
Chapter 24: In retirement, Zora, along with Elfi, was a fixture at many Corvette events.
13 The Transformation Continues
1956-1957
14 Growing Roots
1957-1958
15 The Mid-Engined Advocate
1959-1960
16 Struggle over the Sting Ray
1961-1962
17 Taking it to the Track
1962-1964
18 The Corporate Robin Hood
1964-1965
19 Sharks in the Water
1965-1969
20 The Back Door Man
1967-1974
21 One Last Stand
1970-1977
22 Blowing Out
1970-1975
23 Life After GM
1975-1989
24 Never Say Die
1989-1996
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Art Credits
About the Author