It was with these thoughts in mind that Duntov constructed the Chevrolet Experimental Research Vehicle, or CERV I, in 1959. Zora Arkus-Duntov began campaigning to build a mid-engine Corvette in ...

Corvette has a history of daring design dating back to the 1964 Duntov Mule, 1961 Mako Shark , 1964 CERV II and 1990 CERV III ― the latter pair foreshadowing the first mid-engined Corvette in 2020.

The Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle lineup is still fondly remember today and it got its start in 1959 with the CERV I. Designed by the godfather of the Corvette, Zora Arkus-Duntov ...