    Chevrolet called it “a research tool for the company’s continuous investigations into automotive ride and handling phenomena under the most realistic conditions.” Others have called it “a frozen scream.”
     But for Zora Duntov, the man who created it, it was called, “My life’s work.”
     Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle I (CERV I) is unlike any other vehicle ever built by Chevrolet. Designed by Corvette chief engineer Duntov with help from senior engineers Walter Zetye and Harold Krieger, and styled by Larry Shinoda and Tony Lapine, Chevrolet’s best went to work on a project very close to Zora’s heart.
     As the first mid-engined experimental car built by Chevrolet, CERV I served many purposes. There was talk of racing the car in the Indianapolis 500, so it was