In celebration of Shark Week, we look back at the glorious Mako Shark-II, one of the cars that influenced the Corvette’s styling in the 1960s.

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.

Three iconic Corvettes, including the Corvette Manta Ray and Corvette Mako Shark, will make rare appearances at the 2019 Bloomington Gold Corvette show.

With that Mako Shark II styling, those iconic side pipes, and that backroad racer attitude, this Corvette is a dream machine that is ready to move on to its next home.

It got a bulgier hood with more cooling vents, Mako Shark badges on the front quarters (though the nose badge still reads “Corvette Shark”) and was repainted this darker-blue-to-silver scheme ...

One of the coolest concepts ever produced by General Motors, the Mako Shark II takes inspiration from beasts of the ocean, such as the manta ray and great white. Unleashed in 1965 when Chevrolet ...

Of all the generations of Corvettes throughout the years, the C3 is somewhat underrated in comparison to your popular Stingrays and mid-engine C8's.

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 ...

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.