Livonia, Michigan -The US the Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Division's Automotive Innovation Awards, held on 6 November saw a Lifetime Achievement Award given to Roy Sjoberg partly for his work with polyurethanes.
Sjoberg was a key player in three iconic cars - the Corvette, GM's Camaro and Chrysler's original Dodge Viper.
During his 25 years with GM, Sjoberg helped to develop the fiberglass body for early versions of the Corvette and worked on the polyurethane reaction injection moulding used for bumper fascia on the 1975 Chevrolet Monza and moulded-in-colour exterior panels for the Camaro and Cavalier.
At Chrysler, Sjoberg was chief engineer for materials engineering and the executive engineer of the Viper Project, which developed the original Dodge Viper using resin transfer moulding for its body panels.
