For many of us enthusiasts, having America’s Sports Car in your driveway was a symbol that you had arrived. I think we can all remember our first connection with a Corvette–mine was when a childhood friend’s father brought home a 1978 Pace Car. It took until the age of 31 to land my own, and 19 Corvettes later, the rest is history, as they say. But it wasn’t always unicorns and rainbows, as the Corvette hit some rough waters throughout its 72-year life.
How many American icons have survived this long? Today, CorvSport takes a “Database Deep Dive” and digs through our vast archives to find five individuals who helped build and shape the Corvette we know today. You may recall it was the “Father of the Corvette” himself, Zora Arkus-Duntov, who is credited with first dreaming of a mid-engine Corvette design.
