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Arkus-Duntov : The Legend Behind Corvette

Posted: 5/20/02 5:09pm Message 1 of 3
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Zora Arkus-Duntov : The Legend Behind Corvette

This book will be out in June 2002!
You can pre-order it now from Amazon for $27.97 (30% off list price).

Book Description
Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette tells the story of how a gifted engineer brought up by Russian Revolutionary parents became the guiding force behind the legendary American sports car, and in the process attained the elite status of American legend himself.
Zora's engineering gifts were remarkable, although not always fully appreciated at GM. Though he never stopped rebelling against the culture at GM, Zora remained tirelessly focused for over twenty years on improving the Corvette and making it a legitimate sports car capable of winning races. Burton's book brings us inside the walls of GM and inside the mind of this automotive engineering genius to understand the motivations behind this classic David and Goliath struggle.

Author Jerry Burton, editorial director of Corvette Quarterly, has written the first comprehensive biography of Zora-Arkus Duntov, and illustrated it with hundreds of unpublished photos, blueprints, and archival documents-the majority taken from the Duntovs' personal collection. Burton's research is exhaustive, based on scores of interviews with Zora's friends and colleagues, as well as his widow. In the words of Elfi Duntov, "this book brings back in vivid detail the incredible life that Zora and I lived together."

Anyone who has ever had an interest in Corvettes, automotive engineering, Duntov, or the pursuit of the American dream will find Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette an enlightening and riveting read.

Order Your Copy Now!
Zora Arkus-Duntov : The Legend Behind Corvette
This book will be out in June 2002!
You can pre-order it now from Amazon for $27.97 (30% off list price).


-Adam Wartell
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Arkus-Duntov : The Legend Behind Corvette

Posted: 5/22/02 10:12pm Message 2 of 3
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I'll have to put this on my "honey get this" list! Thanks Adam! It sounds like a pretty interesting read.


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Arkus-Duntov : The Legend Behind Corvette

Posted: 6/3/02 10:35pm Message 3 of 3
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Vette(s): 1969 350, 4-spd, 3.53 gear, side exhaust, custom mix yellow PPG base/clear Brilliant Yellow
Yup got his signature on my 4 spoke alum. black leather wrapped steering wheel, spamped right in the alum. spoke, reminds me of him when I have to grab for a handful of wheel occasionally, well make that often, when she gets out of shape |toungecool| I drive it the way they were ment to be driven |eek|

Dave
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