Nicely captured Paul ! Was this at their Beck Road Facility?
Was this a freelsnce project by you that you proposed to Hagerity or did you
come up with the article and submit to Hagerity ?
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Paul Stenquist" <[email protected]>
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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