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1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark<\/h1>\n
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The 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark (XP-755 Shark) show car was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of GM Design head Bill Mitchell as a concept, for future Chevrolet Corvettes. A mako shark captured off the coast of Florida by Mitchell inspired the basic lines of the show car. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Mako Shark \u2013 along with the Sting Ray racing car designed by Mitchell and Shinoda two years earlier \u2013 influenced the sleek styling of the 1963 Corvette, including the production car\u2019s signature blistered fenders. As a concept, however, the Mako Shark\u2019s design was more dramatic and differed from the production Corvette with six taillights instead of four, a longer and more pointed nose that more closely emulated the look of a shark and the addition of a clear glass roof with a periscope-like rearview mirror.<\/p>\n

The Mako was finished in a blended paint scheme based on an iridescent blue upper surface that transitioned into a white side and lower body, resembling the natural coloring of the shark Mitchell landed.<\/p>\n

A number of experimental engines have been tested in the Mako, including a super-charged engine with four side-draft carburetors, a fuel-injected engine and a V-8 with two four-barrel carburetors. The present engine is a production 1969 427-cubic-inch ZL-1 \u201cbig block.\u201d This engine has an all aluminum block, heads and intake manifold. It is equipped with a single four-barrel carburetor that produces about 425 horsepower.<\/p>\n

The Mako Shark was built on a slightly modified production Corvette chassis and was fitted with cast magnesium wheels.<\/p>\n

Story by GM Media Archives<\/p>\n

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