It was unanimous; the Mako Shark-II had to be the next Corvette. While the Mako Shark-II was making its debut at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, ... Bill Mitchell was a big fan of side pipes.

Here, we have a lost photo of a 1965 Chevy Corvette Mako Shark II concept car unveiled at the 1962 New York Auto Show - brought to you by Motor Trend Magazine.

The legend of the Corvette Manta Ray and Mako Shark begins with Bill Mitchell, who allegedly had a shark mounted on the wall in his office and was inspired to recreate the fish’s blue-to-grey ...

C3R Widebody 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Blends Mako Shark II Looks With LS7 Power. ... Side-exiting pipes for the exhaust system and two cone filters for the induction system pretty much ...

Ever since his first Corvette, a 1970 454 LS5, Bhi had his heart set on the Mako Shark-II. In 2004, Bhi launched his project, eventually collecting over 300 images and even photos from when the ...

Powered by the highly successful and versatile 427 version of Chevy’s Mark IV big block, the functional Mako Shark II had rear-exiting exhausts -as opposed to the static model’s side-mounted ...

While at the F-Type launch, Jaguar designer Wayne Burgess told a story that I can't believe I'd never heard before. It has to do with former GM VP of Design Bill Mitchell, the Mako Shark concept ...

During early stages of C3 development, both Zora Arkus-Duntov and Frank Witchell — designers working for GM — really had their minds set on making the new Corvette a mid-engine car, something ...

When the Shark coupe originally debuted in 1961 (complete with shark-inspired paint), the Corvette Mako Shark concept hadn't yet entered the picture. The 1962 Shark's Renault engine is mostly ...

While the Mako Shark-II was making its debut at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, work began on a running version—and the production version, scheduled as the 1967 Corvette.