riggs 74

Here's what started it all for the C3, this is to cool, to bad this concept
never made it to production as shown here. I've seen and read about
this car, but I have never seen this video footage before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWcah...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QXmfP2rm0&NR=1

Enjoy.
Riggs.

early shark

I've seen the real car, however that film is absolutely terrific! I love all the gadgetry that car has, very neat.

flyingman21

Wow, what a great design, you can really see where the stingray name comes from. Although neat, I can't imagine trying to diagnose a problem when one of those gadgets fail I'm having hard enough time making my headlights go up and down. And can you imagine the miles of vaccum lines!!! I wonder if that stuff was electric.

mydejavooo

It's a big enough pain in the rear end to fix the gizmos that we have now....so I just look at those pieces and shudder!! Really cool.....but (shudder)!

Trevor

73BLWN

Thanks for posting the links. I've never seen that before. I'm still digesting all the giz wig gadgets. Needless to say I saved the links. I know a few people that will get a kick out of it.

oldsarge

WOW !!!

jordan89

I like the way the corner lights hide after use, and how the rear spoilers pop up open. The louvers are also nice. I agree that all those vacuum operated accessories would be a PITA down the road, but those features are pretty cool.

MrJlr

One not so PITA feature I would have LOVED was the complete tilt up front end....!!!!!!!



I've seen conversions - but body work is my weak spot for sure...

Wuttin

Awesome...and very interesting that the C3 prototype didn't have chrome bumpers...hmmmm

Alan 71

Hi Riggs,
Thanks very much for the link! The car does look pretty special!!!
One of the people who left a comment says he knows someone who had one....... but of course sold it!!!!!!
Regards,
Alan

moosie982

Neat video, I especially liked the 6 tail lights and the exhaust treatment centered in the rear. Peace, Merry Christmas,,,Moosie

Mike Ward

Huh? Must be why they called is a Mako Shark then. Never understood the 'stingray' thing.

CorvetteMike2024

For the memories. I remember when all this vette stuff was happening.


Corvette Mike

3JsVette

A stunning design! Very innovative in it's day. We can only hope GM can return to promenance in the automobile market place.

jdp6000

I wonder where they all went. It looks like a few were built. Does anyone know what happened to them? Are any around today?

The pic at the bottom of this link shows the words"Mark IV" on the hood thats the 4th one???

http://www.corvettes.nl/prototypes/page38/page38.html

richsteele

I think Mark IV was for the new (in 1965) big block motor that was developed. Mark IV as in 4th generation or design phase of the motor.

Vampyre

Very cool video, that Shark looks closer to the 1978~1982 C3 then the earlier ones. The 1981 C3 has corner lights that come on to illuminate the corner when turning!

65747785

The Mako Shark II is still around (kinda). The GM Styling department made a few inprovemenst to it a couple to a few years later. One improvement was a longer rear body section. The Mako Shark II was now called the Manta Ray.

MotorHead

Lotta cool gadgetry for the time. Can only imagine pulling up to a gas station and the vacuum operated gas cap doesn't open, like when my headlights wouldn't go up, or down for that matter

randommj

a lot of cool stuff on that car, Im just glad the holes in the hood for oil didnt make it, no good

Miles