by Scott Teeters as written for Vette Vues Corvette Milestones: January 22, 1979 – Dave McLellan receives approval for a complete redesign of the Corvette...
The design process has to start somewhere and that “somewhere” is a humble sketch. Car guys are always doodling and I’m certain that designer Jerry Palmer probably had a few preliminary loose sketches of what he thought the next Corvette should look like. Palmer was promoted to head of Chevrolet Studio III in 1974 and took over exterior design responsibility in 1977 when Bill Mitchell resigned.
