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A

Action Performance Companies, 375
Adlards Motors Ltd., 109-110
Advanced Marine Corporation, 232-233
A.E.G., 26
Aerovette, 347-348, 349, 357
Alexander, Gerard, 337
Allard, John, 110, 111, 112, 116, 150
Allard, Sydney, 104-105, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, 121-122, 123, 149, 151, 174, 258, 310
Allard, The Inside Story, 110, 115
Allard Motor Company, 110, 113-114, 115
J1, 110
J2, 110, 111, 112, 122, 382
J2X Le Mans, 120-121, 122
JR, 148, 150, 153
K2, 124
prototype car, 118
racing, 120-121
American Custom Industries, 374
Aragona, John, 375
Ardun Mechanical Corporation, 87
demise of, 95
legacy, 95-96
racing, 93-95
V-8 engines, 88-93, 111, 113, 114-116
wartime activities, 76-78
Ardun Power Products Corporation, 95
Arkus, David, 74
Arkus, Grisha, 20
Arkus, Ossia "Josef," 74, 76, 90, 95
Arkus, Rachel. See Duntov, Rachel Kogan Arkus
Arkus, Tamara, 20-21
Arkus, Yakov "Jacques" Myseivich, 4-5, 6, 17-18, 62, 64, 73, 131, 307, 382
Arkus, Zachary Yakovlovich. See Arkus-Duntov, Zora
Arkus, Zelig, 20
Arkus car, 42-44
Arkus-Duntov, Elfi Wolff, 23, 47, 72, 76, 113, 114, 116, 119, 122, 145, 170, 178, 179, 181-183, 193, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 203, 308, 327, 358, 380, 381, 384, 389, 391
career, 51-53, 82-83, 102, 127
courtship, 39-44
escape from France, 60-63, 65-70
Michigan residence, 141, 237-241, 306
miscarriage, 81
New York residence, 78
Paris residence, 59-60
separation from Zora, 80-83, 101-102
wedding, 55
Arkus-Duntov, Yura, 1, 12-13, 37, 40, 52-53, 327, 382
employment, 76-77, 90, 95, 109, 307-308
escape from France, 66-70
military service, 59, 63, 64
Arkus-Duntov, Zora
Allard employment, 109-117, 123
Ardun employment, 76-78, 93-95
aviator, 377, 379-380, 389-390
Belgium, residence in, 48
Chevrolet Director of High Performance, 229
Chevrolet R&D employment, 144-147
Chief Engineer, 322-323
consultant, 75-78, 365-376
Corvette spokesperson, 156, 158-161, 166, 211-213, 241-244, 274-275, 277
death, 391
early years, 1-21
education, 16-21, 25-26, 29, 31-32, 33
as enthusiast hero, 314-316
escape from France, 66-70
extramarital affairs, 80, 81, 308-309
Fairfield Aviation employment, 130-131, 134
friendships, 37, 307-308, 310
Germany residence, 25-44, 47-48
GM Proving Ground employment, 155, 157-158
gold smuggling, 54-55
health problems, 219, 321, 327, 331, 390
job search, 127-136
lifestyle, 78-80, 237-241, 305-307
machines and, 8-12
management style, 48, 230-231, 234-236, 299-300, 303-305
Marchak employment, 53, 59, 60
Michigan residence, 237-241
military service, 60, 63-64
motorcycle riding, 26-27, 310
name change, 20
New York residence, 73-83
patents, 166, 167, 303, 343, 350
Pegaso employment, 122-123
race driving ambitions, 35-36, 49-51, 96-100, 247 (See also Racing)
retirement, 353, 355-362
risk-taking by, 3-4, 7-8, 34
romances, 29-30, 39-44, 113-114
wedding, 55
Yura, relationship with, 12-13
Arkus-Duntov car, 375
Austin, Addison, 213
Autocar, 130
Automatic transmissions, 211-212
Automobile, 306, 387
The Automobile Engineer, 122, 129, 130, 148, 202
Automobile Manufacturers Association (AMA), 225-226, 281
Automobile Quarterly, 92, 96, 97, 142
Automotive Hall of Fame, 385
Auto Motor und Sport, 171, 324-325
Autosport, 214
Auto Union, 35-36, 49-50, 248, 249
AutoWeek, 366

B

Bagley, Daphne, 308
Baker, Buck, 220, 232, 233
Baker, Erwin "Cannonball," 200
Baker, Kim, 374
Balsa, Marcel, 96
Barr, Harry, 143, 191, 229, 260, 262, 275, 282, 283, 314
Barry, David, 271
Beaumont, Marie, 337
Bede Aircraft BD-5, 389-390
Bedford, Dan, Jr., 165
Bedford, Dean, 256
Behra, Jean, 101
Berger, Sacha, 95
Bergere, Cliff, 98
Bernette, Hans Joachin, 35
Bieri, Les, 380
Bluebell Girls, 51-52, 59-60
Blum, Léon, 54
Bob racecar, 28-29
Bondurant, Bob, 282, 332
Bott, Helmut, 179, 180
Brabham, Jack, 253, 254
Bradshaw, John, 304
Braking systems, 213, 215, 218, 222, 285
Bricklin, Malcolm, 372, 373
Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum, 383-384
Broadley, Eric, 331
Brock, Peter, 268, 269
Brock, Ray, 92, 208, 236, 237, 360-361, 391
Brown, Arnie, 309
Brown, Bob, 291
Brown, Racer, 218
Bueb, Ivor, 193
Bugatti, Ettore, 50-51
Bugatti Type 30, 23, 36, 37
Bulgari, Nicola, 307
Burrell, Frank, 204, 216, 258
Byron, Brooke, 308

C

i>Cadillac: Standard of the World, 145
Cafaro, John, 391
Callahan, Joe, 273
Campbell-Ewald, 200, 201, 206, 214
Canham, Reg, 116, 123
Caracciola, Rudi, 35
Car and Driver, 149, 324, 348, 355, 362, 368-369, 386
Casner, Lucky, 256, 258
Cassini, Oleg, 198
Castaing, François, 389
CERV I, 245, 246, 249-253, 263, 299, 383-384
introduction, 253-256
Pikes Peak climb, 251-252
CERV II, 292-293, 299, 383-384
development, 260-261
funding, 293-296
Chagall, Marc, 18-19
Chaparral, 212, 293, 294, 295
2, 294
2F, 295
2J, 296
GS2 (Grand Sport 2), 294, 295
Chapman, Colin, 366, 367
Chesebrough, Jerry, 96
Chevrolet. See also Corvette models
Corvair, 261-264
Engineering, 129, 189, 302
R&D, 144-147, 189
Chevrolet Engineering Digest, 200
Chevrolet Engineering News, 194, 195
Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicles, 383-384
CERV I, 245, 246, 249-256, 263, 299
CERV II, 260-261, 292-296, 299
Chevrolet-Racing?, 232
Chinetti, Luigi, 97, 98, 100, 109, 310, 338, 381
Chiron, Louis, 51
Chrysler, 128
Ciminera, Tony, 372, 373, 374
Cisitalia D046, 103, 105
Citroën, 183-184
Claes, Johnny, 173, 175, 178
Clark, Barney, 196, 199, 200, 216, 217, 218
Clark, Don, 95, 96
Clark, Jim, 252
Cleye, Rudy, 218
Clift, Bob, 285, 288
CLK 5, 110
Cobras, 234, 286, 290
Cole, Dave, 396
Cole, Ed, 124, 129, 133, 135, 142-143, 144, 147-148, 157, 158, 163-164, 166, 173, 174-175, 189, 191, 199, 200, 202, 207, 213, 214, 219, 220, 226, 229, 231, 232, 234, 248, 249, 253, 255, 259, 260, 261, 263, 271, 281, 283, 286, 291, 294, 301, 306, 311, 313, 314, 315, 321, 334, 346, 347, 349, 350, 351, 352, 356, 358-359
Cole, Tom, 120
Collier, Miles, 113
Collins, Peter, 101, 193
Competition Press, 253
Cooper, John, 101
Cornelius, Pem, 100
Corvette, America"s Star-Spangled Sports Car, 133, 143, 323
Corvette Grand Sport, 285
Corvette models. See also Sting Ray
1953, 143
1954 model, 189, 203
1955 model, 238
1956 model, 211-213
1960, 257
1961 model, 267
1962 model, 267
1963, 276-278
1965, 285
1968, 318-320, 322, 324
1974, 363, 380
1975, 350
1975 model, 251
Aerovette, 347-348, 349, 357
EX-122, 132
four-passenger, 273
Grand Sport, 272, 283-291
SR-2, 220
SS, 209, 220-225, 269
XP-720, 270, 271
XP-755, 275
XP-817, 293
XP-819, 315-316
XP-882, 342, 343-345, 346, 347
XP-895, 345-346
Z06, 281-282, 286
Corvette News, 306
Corvette Quarterly, 217, 271, 314, 332
Cramer, Peyton, 332
Crawford, Dan, 357
Crawford, Ray, 216
Crower, Bruce, 233
Cuccio, John, 127
Culver, Irv, 305
Cumberford, Robert, 220, 387
Cunningham, Briggs, 112, 149, 214, 225, 257-258, 259, 260, 360
Curtice, Harlow, 133, 220
Curtis, Frank, 121

D

Dahlquist, Eric, 360
Daigh, Chuck, 206, 207, 254, 257
Daimler-Benz, 35, 117, 118, 164, 184
Davidson, Donald, 98
Davis, David E., Jr., 15, 157, 306, 314, 387, 391
Davis, Denny, 235, 297, 302, 332
Davis, Grady, 286, 290
Daytona Beach, 203-205
Daytona Speed Weeks, 205-207
De Carlo, Yvonne, 113-114
The Decline and Fall of the American Auto Industry, 141
Delarova, Genia, 81
DeLorean, John, 139, 307, 325, 326, 335, 346, 356, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369-370
DeLorean Motor Corporation (DMC), 365-367, 369-370
DMC-12, 365, 368
DeLorenzo, Tony, Jr., 333-334
Denman, Tony, 291
DePaolo, Peter, 381
Dettloff, W.J., 335
Diamant motorcycle, 27
Doane, Dick, 214, 286, 287
D"Olivo, Bob, 218
Dolph, Lawrence R., 140, 142
Dolza, John, 164, 165, 166
Don Allen Chevrolet, 288
Donner, Frederick, 286, 315, 362
Drake, Larry, 231, 302, 358
Dreyfus, Maurice, 51
Dreyfus, René, 51, 310, 381
Driving. See Racing
Duntov, Elfi. See Arkus-Duntov, Elfi Wolff
Duntov, Josef, 19-20, 25, 28, 37, 47, 54, 61, 66, 67, 69, 76, 307, 382
Duntov, Rachel Kogan Arkus, 5, 6, 15, 16-17, 18, 28, 37, 40, 47, 52, 53, 54, 59, 61, 66, 67, 69, 307, 382
Duntov, Zora. See Arkus-Duntov, Zora
Duntov cam, 202-203, 207-208
Duntov Turbo Corvette, 364, 374
Durant, Billy, 139

E

Earl, Harley, 132, 133, 134, 207, 220, 268, 306, 387
Earl, Jerry, 220
Economaki, Chris, 288
Edelbrock, Vic, Jr., 144
Eider, Minia, 42
Energy Conversion Devices, 375
Engines. See also V-8 engines
transverse, 343-344
Wankel rotary, 261, 347-348
England, L. (Lofty), 130
Ensley, Jack, 220, 306
Esquire, 255
Estes, Bob, 96
Estes, Pete, 317, 318, 320, 322, 325, 334, 346, 358
EX-122, 132
Excellence Was Expected, 177, 194

F

F. Société Mondiale, 48-49
Fairchild Aviation, 130-131, 134
Fairman, Jack, 121
Fangio, Juan Manuel, 119, 185, 193, 194, 222
Fiberglass, 132-133, 221, 285
The Fifties, 140, 141
Finance, 308
Firestone, 252, 293
Fishel, Herb, 302
Fitch, John, 205, 206, 207, 208, 214, 215, 216, 222, 223, 224-225, 226, 234, 260, 361, 384-385
Ford, Benson, 128
Ford, Henry, II, 205
Ford Motor Company, 88, 92, 128-129, 382
Falcon, 263
Flathead V-8-60 engine, 93
Flathead V-8 engine, 87-88
GT40, 292
Thunderbird, 190
Foulihan, Mickey, 153-154
Foyt, A.J., 287, 289, 310, 381
France, Bill, 199, 201, 205, 207, 382
Frère, Paul, 193, 310, 324
Frincke, Fred, 165, 203, 234, 235, 297, 332, 358
Fuel cell gas tanks, 250, 350
Fuel injection, 163-166
Funke, Herr, 51

G

Gale, Dan, 391
Garner, James, 333
General Motors (GM), 123, 139-142. See also Chevrolet
Design Staff, 242, 267-269, 270, 272, 315, 316
hiring at, 129-130, 134-136
Motorama, 125, 131-134
Opel, 320
Overseas Operations, 129, 135
Proving Ground, 155, 157-158, 203, 219, 256
Technical Center, 202, 230
Gerschenovitisch, Misha, 42, 43, 53, 55
Gerstenberg, Richard C., 348-349
Giugiaro, Giorgetto, 367
Glenn, John, 306
Global Motors, 372
Glockler, Walter, 175, 193
Goldman, Max, 216
Goldschmidt, Erwin, 93
Goldsmith, Paul, 232
Gonsoff, Vadim, 79, 383
Gonzalez, Froilan, 178
Goodyear, 287-288, 337, 338
Gordon, Jack, 273
Granatelli, Vince, 376
Grant, Jerry, 282, 333
Grayson, Stan, 97
Greder, Henri, 337
Green, Doc, 159
Greene, Doc, 239
Greenwood, John, 336, 337, 338-339
Gregg, Peter, 381, 382
Gregory, Masten, 285
Griffith, Ben, 145
Griswold, General Francis, 123, 379
Grossman, Bob, 260
Gruber, Les, 239
Gucci, Dr. Aldo, 303
Guldstrand, Dick, 332
Gurney, Dan, 253, 290, 381

H

Halberstam, David, 140, 141, 143
Hall, Jim, 289, 290, 291, 294, 384
Hamilton, Duncan, 178
Hansgen, Walt, 216, 217
Hawthorne, Mike, 192, 193
Heinz, Dave, 337, 338
Hendry, Maurice D., 145
Hermann, Hans, 173, 175
Hermann Wolff, 39
Herreshoff, A.G., 128
Hill, Dave, 388
Hill, Phil, 149, 295, 310, 381, 385
Hitchings, Alfred, 120
Hoffman, Julian, 74, 79, 95, 114, 115, 116, 321, 383
Hoffman, Max, 102
Holbert, Bob, 290
Holley Carburetor, 370-372
Holls, Dave, 268, 271, 272
Hooper, Doug, 282
Hoppen, Jo, 381
Hop-Up, 96
Horowitz, David, 386
Hot Rod, 163, 216, 237, 302, 314, 315
Hudson Mechanical, 78
Hufstader, Gib, 235, 263, 272, 288, 303, 322, 332, 336, 337, 339, 348, 356, 357, 358, 383, 390, 391
Hugus, Ed, 262
Hulme, Dudley, 122

I

Indianapolis 500, 97-99, 100
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, 383
Indy Talbot, 85, 98, 99, 100
Iron Age, 92
Iron Eagle, 192

J

Jaguar, 130
James, Joe, 96
Jarrett, Ned, 232
Jeffords, Jim, 232, 254
Jlo, 33-34
Johnson, Bob, 337, 338
Johnson, Clarence "Kelly," 304-305
Johnson, Delmo, 291
Johnson, Junior, 232, 233, 236
Jordan, Chuck, 267, 268, 271, 272
Jouppi, Arvid F., 161

K

Kahn, Albert, 139
Keating, Thomas, 133, 201
Keating, Walter, 309
Kehoe, E.A., 166
Keinath, Dick, 229, 230, 232, 233, 236, 332
Keller, Maryann, 140
Kern, Hans, 173
Kettering, Charles, 139, 140
Kimberly, Jim, 149
Kimes, Beverly Rae, 35, 118
King, Paul, 301, 358
Kinsella, David, 115
Kjolhede, H., 129
Kling, Karl, 185
Knudsen, Bunkie, 236, 283, 284, 291, 292, 295, 314
Kogan, Osaf, 5
Kramer, Ralph, 391
Krause, Bill, 282
Krieger, Harold, 229, 230, 233, 251, 284
Kudash, Valla, 39

L

Lang, Hermann, 35, 121
Lapine, Antole, 181, 250, 256, 268, 269, 293, 306-307, 308, 383
Laughlin, Gary, 234
Lauve, Henry, 133
Le Mans 24-hour race
1952, 120-122
1953, 147-148, 150-153
1954, 169-179
1955, 192-195
1960, 257-260
1972, 338
LeMay, General Curtis E., 124, 129, 135, 148-150, 174, 191-192, 379
Levegh, Pierre, 193
Life, 133
Little Ardun, 93-94
Loasby, Mike, 373
Look, 207
Lovely, Pete, 220
Luba, 81, 83
Ludvigsen, Karl, 133, 134, 142, 143, 147, 165, 177, 194, 203, 204, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 222, 249, 251, 255, 268, 274, 275, 282, 306, 320, 323, 333, 360, 373
Lunn, Roy, 331
Lush, Tom, 109, 110, 115, 150, 152
Lutz, Bob, 396
Lyons, Pete, 147, 235
Lyons, William, 130

M

Machinen Fabrik Der Buel, 33
Mackenzie, Walt, 161, 162, 195, 196, 199, 200, 207, 253, 254-255, 360, 361-362, 362
MacKichan, Clare, 387
Macklin, Lance, 192
MacPherson, Don, 236
Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society speech, 241-244
Mahle, 184
Mair, Alex, 142, 314, 315, 318, 320, 322, 323, 327, 344, 346
Mako Shark I, 275-276
Mako Shark II, 316-317
M.A.N., 184
Manual transmissions, 212
Marchak, 53, 59, 60
Maynard, A.A., 129, 130, 135
McCuen, N.H., 223
McDonald, Dave, 250, 282, 286
McLean, Bill, 305
McLean, Robert, 134, 221
McLellan, Dave, 355-356, 357, 358, 365, 385
McPherson, Don, 327, 358
McQueen, Steve, 310
Mecom, John, Jr., 287, 290, 291
Mercedes, 49-50
W165, 107, 117
Merrick, Ray, 151, 152
Mertz, Ed, 376
Meyers, Chuck, 196
MG, 38, 62, 160
Mid-engine Corvette, 247-256, 316, 343
Miles, Ken, 286
Mims, Donna Mae, 360
Mitchell, Bill, 207, 220, 249, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 275, 294, 306, 316, 317, 318, 344, 347, 358, 359, 384, 387
Momo, Alfred, 258
Morgan, Dave, 332, 333
Morrison, Tommy, 381
Moss, Stirling, 101, 119, 151, 193, 222, 253, 254, 310
The Motor, 110
Motorama, 125, 131-134
Motor Life, 314
Motor und Sport, 32
Musser, Jim, 294
Myers, Chuck, 251

N

Nader, Ralph, 261, 263, 264
NASCAR, 200, 201, 205
National Corvette Museum, 163, 380, 384, 385, 387, 391, 394, 395
Neubauer, Alfred, 35, 102, 103, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 164, 185, 193, 281, 310
Newsweek, 351
New York Auto Show (1970), 344
New York Times, 91-92
Nickles, Ned, 273
Niernberg, Nadia, 30
Nuvolari, Tazio, 36, 51
Nyassa, 69

O

Oldham, Joe, 360, 361
Olivier, Gustave, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178
Olley, Maurice, 129, 130, 133, 134-135, 136, 142, 145, 146-148, 151, 152, 157, 173, 174, 179, 180, 184, 185, 189, 310, 346
Olmsted, Bill, 253
Olson, Birger, 75
Ongais, Danny, 382
Opel Project, 133
O"Reilly, Don, 257
Orley, Asia, 37-39, 41, 42, 44, 51, 54, 55, 62, 66, 79, 80, 94, 97, 101, 104, 383
O"Shea, Paul, 220
Otto, Erna, 51
Ovshinsky, Stanford R., 375

P

Pabst, Augie, 287, 289, 290
Paddock, Lowell C., 285
Pegaso, 122-123
Penske, Roger, 287, 290, 332, 384
Perkins, Jim, 378, 386, 387-388, 390, 391
Piggins, Vince, 231, 232, 293, 382
Pike, Joe, 273
Pikes Peak hill climb, 100, 357
1956 Corvette, 195-201
CERV I, 251-252
Pocabello, Mike, 366, 367
Pohlmann, Chuck, 268, 269
Polensky, Helmut, 175, 193
Popular Mechanics, 91
Porsche
550 Spyder, 172-173, 192
tour of facilities, 179-181
Porsche, Dr. Ferdinand, 50, 180
Porsche, Ferry, 173, 174, 179, 180, 181, 310
Porsche, Gerd, 181
Pratt, Gary, 339
Premo, Jim, 202, 221, 289, 314, 315, 318, 320
Prince, Richard, 332
Prinzing, Professor Albert, 180, 181
Project Opel, 133
Proving Ground, 155, 157-158, 203, 219, 256
Puzycki, Norma, 135

Q

Q car, 248-249, 268-269, 303

R

Rabe, Karl, 180, 181
Racing. See also Le Mans 24-hour race; Sebring 12-hour race
for Allard, 120-121
AMA ban, 225-226, 281
for Ardun, 93-95
Grand Sport, 286-291
Indy Talbot (1946), 97-100
Lime Rock (1959), 256-257
lure of, 35-36, 49-51
Montlhéry (1947), 101
Pebble Beach (1956), 217-218
at SAC bases, 149, 191
Shelsley Walsh (1948), 103, 104-105
supporting, 231-234, 286-287, 293-296
Watkins Glen (1949), 111-113
Rathmann, Jim, 223, 231, 232, 233, 234, 306, 351
R car, 250
Reece, Peter, 120
Reed, Jim, 232
Renninger, Johnny, 93, 94
Revson, Peter, 333
Reynolds Aluminum Corvette, 345-346
Ricart, Wilfredo, 122
Richter, Rotraud, 39
Riess, Karl, 121
Riggs, D. Randy, 92, 96
Riley, Bob, 339
Rinne Motoren Gesellschaft, 32
Riverside Press Telegram, 253-254
Road Manners, 180
Road & Track, 216, 276, 314, 349, 387
Robbins, Lionel, 376
Roche, James, 313
Rockwell Commander 112A, 379, 389
Rodriguez, Pedro, 262
Rodriguez, Ricardo, 262
Rodway, George, 98
Rogers, Al, 196, 197, 200, 251
Rolt, Tony, 178
Rose, Mauri, 142, 144-145, 213, 216, 223
Rosemeyer, Bernd, 26-27, 35, 36
Rosenberger, Maury, 158, 203, 213, 219, 233
Rosenthal, Bob, 213
Ross, Bob, 161
Rotary engines, 261, 347-348
RPO 684, 218
Rubissow, George, 74, 75, 76, 79
Rude Awakening: The Rise, Fall and Struggle for Recovery of General Motors, 140
Rudeen, Kenneth, 277
Ruihul, Helmut, 36
Rutherford, Johnny, 236

S

Sachs, Eddie, 250
Schell, Harry, 97, 100, 103, 105
Schilling, Bob, 147, 303
Schilling, Dave, 150
Schlesinger, Dr., 49
Schmidt, Leopold, 179
Scott, C.W., 96
Seaman, Richard, 36
Sebring 12-hour race
1956, 213-217
1957, 224-225
Seidel, Wolfgang, 102, 103, 193
Shaw, Wilbur, 98, 100
Shelby, Carroll, 223, 234, 254, 288, 289, 381, 389
Shelsley Walsh hill climb, 103, 104-105
Shepard, Alan, 306
Sherman, Don, 225, 386, 387
Shinoda, Larry, 250, 256, 260, 269, 271, 272, 273, 293, 294, 296, 318
Sjoberg, Roy, 299, 301, 389
Skelton, Betty, 205-206, 207, 208, 360, 362
Sloan, Alfred P., 139, 140, 248
Smith, Alvie L., 314
Smith, Jack, 238
Smith, Steve, 324
Smothers, Dick, 337
Société des Locomotives Diesel, 53, 59, 60
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) speeches, 156, 158-161, 166, 211-213, 274-275, 277
Southern Engineering and Development Company (SEDCO), 231-232
Speed Age, 113
Spence, Mike, 295
Sports Car Graphic, 277, 314
Sports Illustrated, 64, 205, 277
The Star and the Laurel, 35, 118
Stasse, Pierre, 173, 175, 178
Sternberg, Rudy, 95, 114, 116
Stevenson, Peter, 35
Sting Ray, 265, 269-270
engineering, 274-275
market introduction, 276-278
racing, 281-283
split window, 270-272
Stoltman, Donald, 166
Stout, Bill, 132-133
Studebaker Corporation, 127
Supercharging, 32-33, 255
Suspensions, 145-146
de Dion rear axle, 112, 222
independent rear, 251, 262, 274, 277, 303
Sweikert, Bob, 220

T

Taruffi, Piero, 223, 225
TCX-1, 373
Tebow, Clem, 95, 96
Thompson, Alexis, 93
Thompson, Dr. Richard, 213, 217, 218, 220, 232, 256, 257, 260, 269, 285, 286-287, 289, 333, 384
Thompson, Jerry, 334
Thompson, Steven J., 149
Tigue, J.J., 128
Tilley, Reade, 149, 150, 152
Time, 314
Tires, 336-339
Tjaarda, Tom, 373
Torosian, Ashod, 285
Tower, Bill, 166
Transmissions, 211-212
Triad Engineering, 374-375
Trintignant, Maurice, 178
Tritt, Bill, 133
Truesdale, Larry, 380
Tuck, Lyle, 240
Turner, Curtis, 232, 262

U

Uhlenhaut, Rudi, 118-119, 120, 185
Unsafe at Any Speed, 263

V

V-8 engines
283-cubic inch, 221
348 W, 232-233
350-cubic inch, 350
377-cubic inch, 284, 293
409, 233-234
Ardun, 88-93, 111, 113, 114-116
big block, 237, 296, 326, 335
Ford Flathead, 87-88
Ford Flathead V-8-60, 93
L88, 296, 323, 332-334
LT1, 335
Mark II, 236-237
small-block, 143-144, 250, 335, 350
Vandepool, Professor, 49
Van Valkenburgh, Paul, 232, 292, 294, 296
Varzi, Achille, 97
Vaughn, Linda, 358, 391
Veritas, 94, 101, 103
Veryzer, Bob, 268
Vette, 344, 345, 349
Veuillet, Auguste, 192, 193, 194
Vogelei, Bob, 304
Volsted, Bob, 93
Von Brauchitsch, Manfred, 35
Von Frankenberg, Richard, 175, 193
Von Hanstein, Huschke, 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 281
Von Trips, Wolfgang, 102, 103

W

Wacker, Fred, 111-112, 149
Wade, Cal, 297
Walker, Rob, 120
Wankel, Felix, 347
Wankel rotary engine, 261, 347-348
Wayne, Ed, 250
Weatherly, Joe, 232, 262
Westrum, Dr. Ron, 140, 300, 305
White, Jim, 291
White, Rex, 232
Wieden, C.M., 130
Wieselmann, Heinrich Uli, 171, 172
Williams, Jim, 360
Wilson, Charles, 139
Winchell, Frank, 142, 263, 293, 294, 295, 315
Windridge, Fred, 260
Wolf, G.W., Jr., 325
Wolff, Clara Lapoehn, 39, 47, 53
Wolff, Elfi. See Arkus-Duntov, Elfi Wolff
Wolff, Ruty, 47
Wolff, Warren, 47
Wolff, William, 39, 47
Woodhill, B. Robert, 133

Y

Yates, Brock, 141
Yates, Don, 96
Yenko, Don, 332, 333, 360, 362
Yugo, 372-374
Yunick, Smokey, 165, 205, 208, 216, 257

Z

Zader, James C., 128
Zetye, Walt, 284, 301, 303, 304, 327, 356, 357, 358
Zoller, Arnold, 32, 33
ZR-1 option package, 335
Z System Manifold, 371