Dave McLellan is one of the fathers of the Chevrolet Corvette and was the second-ever chief engineer of Corvette, taking over the post from the legendary Zora Arkus-Duntov in 1975. He was the chief engineer of the legendary American sports car for the next 17 years, putting an indelible stamp on the automobile. He oversaw the creation of the breakthrough C4 model of the Corvette as well as the creation of the C4 ZR-1, which put the Corvette on the world stage as a high-tech sports car.