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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 8:09amMessage 11 of 32
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I'm extremely glad that Zora has a section dedicated to him. Zora was Born in Belgian on December 25, 1909. His parents later moved back to Leningrad, where his parents divorced. Zora's mother remarried there to a man named Duntov, hence the Arkus-Duntov, double last names. Even though he came along after the 53 Corvette.......he pushed engineering/performance to market the real American Performance Car that we sort of worship today (at least I do). He is know as the Father of the Corvette. 

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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 10:43amMessage 12 of 32
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Usually good reading here.
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Posted: 3/6/08 10:51amMessage 13 of 32
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Now you've gone and done it.  That book is a VERY sore subject on this site.  You might as well read Dora and the Dingleberry tree, or whatever it was called...Rolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20LaughingRolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20LaughingRolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20Laughing
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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 10:59amMessage 14 of 32
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Vette(s): 71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp
No Dennis. I think it was Dorkus and The Chinerberry Tree. Yer hafta ask Joel. He'll know.Rolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20Laughing
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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 12:28pmMessage 15 of 32
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Vette(s): 350/350 T-top 1970 Cortez silver -blue interior
[QUOTE=my7T1]What is the exact month and day of his 100th? I'd like to organize a cruise with the club I belong to here in Grand Rapids , MI to commemorate. Seems like we've been corrected before on this Barry. He was no Rooshki, he was a Belgiumshki.Confused[/QUOTE]

as far i know he was a " west-vlaming" LOL , lived near Oostende , which is 1/2 h drive for me....Big%20smile
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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 1:20pmMessage 16 of 32
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I think it was Zora and the tinkelberry tree. I will have to get it back from Zoe to see for sure. LOL

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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 5:50pmMessage 17 of 32
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
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My kids got me this book for Christmas. I started reading it 12/26/07 and got about half way through it.
It is a great biography, written by Jerry Burton.
 
He loved to race and he loved the women.
 
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Zora Arkus-Duntov

Posted: 3/6/08 7:32pmMessage 18 of 32
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Dutov evidently was a cool dude...........loved to race........loved the women. He definitaly was ALL PERFORMANCE IN MANY WAYS!!! A true red blooded American

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Posted: 3/6/08 8:14pmMessage 19 of 32
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[QUOTE=BelgiumBarry] as far i know he was a " west-vlaming" LOL Big%20smile[/QUOTE]

HEY!?!? Can you say that here??????


It was "Zora and the Chinaberry Tree", and yes, I'm still p*$$*d about it...thanks for bringing it back up....


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Posted: 3/7/08 6:36amMessage 20 of 32
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[QUOTE=dnv]Now you've gone and done it.  That book is a VERY sore subject on this site.  You might as well read Dora and the Dingleberry tree, or whatever it was called...[/QUOTE]
 
Why a sore subject?  The book is a little slow in places and could use additional facts/information in other places, but it's not all that bad.
 
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