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Redesigning the Corvette

Kirk Bennion is the designer of the new Corvette C-7 Stingray.

Kirk Bennion is the designer of the new Corvette C-7 Stingray.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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The job of designing the seventh Corvette fell to Kirk Bennion. He was in Southern California at the Petersen Automotive Museum this month for the car’s first appearance on the West Coast.

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A 1960 Corvette, right, was among the cars on display during a gala this month at the Petersen Auto Museum.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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An experimental race Corvette on display.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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Tail fin of the experimental race Corvette on display.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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A Corvette on display.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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A Corvette on display.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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A Corvette on display.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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