Dollie cole biography of christopher

The Corvette Hall of Fame. All images courtesy the National Corvette Museum.

The Corvette Hall of Fame, located at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, exists to recognize those who have played a vital role in the evolution of Chevrolet’s singular Corvette.

The first class of inductees, recognized in 1998, numbered six. For 2019, the ranks swell to 71, as three more are recognized for their contributions to the iconic GM model. This year’s inductees are Dollie Cole, Briggs Cunningham, and Tom Peters.

Dollie Cole

Probably no person was a bigger cheerleader of former GM President and Chevrolet Chief Engineer Ed Cole’s creations than his widow, Dollie.

Ed and Dollie wed in 1964, after Cole—typically credited as the father of the small-block Chevrolet V-8—had worked with Zora Arkus-Duntov to revitalize the Corvette and before the public-relations calamity that followed the publication of