CERV
I was retired from its test and development duties in 1964, but not before Duntov
made one last splash. Powered by a 377 cubic-inch aluminum small-block developed
for the Grand Sport Corvette, Zora soared around the high-banked Milford Proving
Ground track at 206 mph. In 1972, CERV I was donated to the Briggs Cunningham
Museum in Costa Mesa, California. It later was sold into private hands, and
eventually purchased by Mike Yager, founder and president of Mid America Designs, in 1997.
In
preparation for the “Roar To Zora” at Bloomington Gold in 1999, CERV I underwent
a hectic five-week restoration. For the first time since its Chevrolet days,
CERV was disassembled, freshened, and returned to like-new condition. During
that time, Dennis Gunning, curator of Mike Yager’s MY Garage museum, had a unique
up-close look at the genius of CERV I. “Everything but the short-block came
out
