An interesting story & gallery but the car itself is hideous.
Alan C
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From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:45 AM
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Subject: PESO: The Duntov Mule
Zora Arkus Duntov escaped Hitler and advancing Nazi troops in 1940 by hiding
in a Paris bordello. He somehow obtained Spanish visas and escaped to the
U.S. on a Portuguese ship. He formed the Ardun company in the U.S. and built
overhead-valve hemi-head conversions for Ford flatheads that elevated the
Ford engine to a world-class contender. After seeing the Corvette, which was
powered by GM’s anemic I-6 engine at the NY auto show, he wrote to GM and
told them he could fix it. He did, using one of the many unsold ’54 Vettes
to refine a powertrain. In this car, which was originally available only
with the I6, he clocked 163 mph at GM’s Arizona proving grounds. Under the
hood was a modified version of Chevy’s new V8. Much of the tuning technology
that made the car so potent would be adapted for production within a year or
two. Duntov’s work saved Corvette.
Today, this car is part of the Lingenfelter Collection in Michigan.
Lingenfelter owns 65 Corvettes, many of them milestones for the brand. I
shot the Duntov Mule just after dawn in the parking lot outside Lingenfelter’s
museum-like garage. Note the minimal windscreen, the tonneau cover over much
of the cockpit, and Jaguaresque tail fin, which was meant to improve high
speed stability. The shoot was for Hagerty publications, and hasn’t appeared
yet, so please don’t pass them along.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18313232&size=lg
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18313231&size=lg
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