Zora Arkus-Duntov

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Zora Arkus-Duntov was an engineer and race car driver best known as the “Father of the Corvette” for his pivotal role in transforming Chevrolet’s Corvette into a high-performance sports car.

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instanceOf automotive engineer
person
racing driver
awardReceived Automotive Hall of Fame induction
Corvette Hall of Fame induction
burialPlace National Corvette Museum
citizenship France
United States of America
countryOfBirth Belgium
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1909-12-25
dateOfDeath 1996-04-21
designed Ardun high-compression cylinder heads
performance versions of the Chevrolet small-block V8
educatedAt Charlottenburg Technical University
Technical University of Berlin
emigratedTo United States of America
employer Chevrolet
General Motors
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Arkus-Duntov
fieldOfWork automotive engineering
high-performance vehicles
givenName Zora
hasInfluenced Chevrolet Corvette C1
linked to: Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette C2
linked to: Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette C3
linked to: Chevrolet Corvette
knownFor advocating racing and performance development for the Corvette
engineering contributions to Chevrolet small-block V8 engines
transforming the Chevrolet Corvette into a high-performance sports car
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
French
Russian
nativeLanguage Russian
nickname Father of the Corvette
notableWork Chevrolet Corvette
occupation automotive engineer
racing driver
participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
rally racing
placeOfBirth Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
placeOfDeath Grosse Pointe
positionHeld Chief Engineer of Corvette
residence Detroit
New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Elfi Wolff-Arkus

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