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Old 06-14-2014, 10:32 AM   #1
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'Z' Always Stood for Zora

The 'Z' in Z06 and ZR1 always implied Zora..... maybe they're just spelling it out for the slow folks

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Interestingly, reports Autoblog (via GM Authority) GM has recently trademarked the name 'Zora'. Companies often do such things to protect parts of their history, but GM's reservation of the name specifically concerns "motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles". In other words, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Chevy will attach that name to a Corvette--one honoring the man himself, or a special performance model.

Read more: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...#ixzz34czwX4PO
http://www.businessinsider.com/corve...edition-2014-6
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Old 06-14-2014, 01:13 PM   #2
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Hardly anyone will know who Arkus-Duntov was without clicking the link
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Old 06-14-2014, 01:49 PM   #3
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Hardly anyone will know who Arkus-Duntov was without clicking the link
Kind of like Dan Gurney.
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Old 06-14-2014, 01:55 PM   #4
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Dan Gurney was one GREAT ball player!




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Old 06-14-2014, 01:56 PM   #5
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I had a dog named Arkus in honor of Zora Arkus-duntov. If you are a vette fan or a chevy fan that is a name you should at least have heard before but unfortunately his name doesn't seem to get the recognition it deserves.
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Old 06-14-2014, 01:57 PM   #6
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Dan Gurney was one GREAT ball player!




I guess, if football is your thing.
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Old 06-14-2014, 02:20 PM   #7
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Kind of like Dan Gurney.
yeah but I don't provide a link!
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Old 06-14-2014, 02:26 PM   #8
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Hardly anyone will know who Arkus-Duntov was without clicking the link
Agreed.
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yeah but I don't provide a link!
Maybe you should, he deserves it
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Old 06-16-2014, 07:52 AM   #10
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Fairly sure Z doesn't stand for anything. Just an RPO code.
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