here ya go interior

 

Some truly HIDEOUS modifications here!

 

What the h@#& is that?

 

 

I thought this was pretty ugly until I repainted it, but from what I have seen on this thread I guess it wasn't that bad.

 

Here's my ugly 76 project-and daily driver..well almost daily driver.

 

I'd have to say that they have raised the bar a few notches since 1972 to win a Riddler.

 

hmm, okay I laughed out loud at that one

 

A lot of ugly Vettes. However, a lot depends on your prespective. Most who lived with
Vettes in the '70s remember cars similar to many shown.

Sorry, this one wasn't the basis of the 1963 - 67 Corvettes. The Stingray racer was.
However, after it was retired from racing and was being used to design the Sting Ray, Bill Mitchell
missed driving it and had the Shark built. Later it was called the Mako Shark. The Shark was
actually built AFTER the '63 was in initial design.



You will like these two links:

http://img.netcarshow.com/Chevrolet-...llpaper_03.jpg

http://img.netcarshow.com/Chevrolet-...llpaper_01.jpg


This was a rear-engine prototype designed in 1965 and built in 1966 that preceded the
Astro II XP-880. It ran a 327 behind a modified Pontiac Tempest transaxle. It had
great handling in many situations, with its F/R 30/70 weight distribution, however,
in rapid lane changes, like you see a lot of on today's urban highways, it became very
unstable and crashed. So that design was shelved. It was at Bloomington around
1980 and was featured on the cover of Vette Vues about the same time. The last I knew,
it was owned by someone around Fort Pierce, FL.


The Astro II XP-880 above is similar but you will notice it is longer between the doors
and the rear wheels, because it is a mid engine design. While a great car, it had some
flaws that prevented production. So the mid engine hunt continued with the 1970 XP-882 below:



In the early to mid '70s, there were several custom car builders who were playing with this
basic idea below, making small Lincoln Mark IVs (? - not sure of the number) and similar designs.
I believe that there were some of these actually built in limited production runs by aftermarket
car companies.

 

OUCH,,,,,,,,,,,My eyes hurt , whoever owns that one is on some "serious" medications. Peace,,,Moosie

 

Beautiful chunk of clay, right. Believe it or not, it was a non-running model.

The Mako Shark II that ran didn't have the sidepipes.

You will also notice the Mark IV 396 on the hood bulge.

Go here to see the running and non-running versions.
http://www.corvettelegends.com/mako.htm

 

A little digging and the XP-819 is found alive on the web.

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...pes/xp819.html

 

I like the customs of the 70's and early 80's, I thought they were so cool when I was a kid . What looks cool now may be someone's joke later on.

 

Why is the original Mako Shark prototype "ugly"?

 

you ain;t wrong.

 

For the answer to that, read words three through eight in the very first post in this thread.

 

Procrastination Racing: Thanks for all of the cool info! I really dig the Astro II XP 880.It's got some sexy curves to it!!!

 

True...but there's nothing wrong with asking the beholder why they came to hold that opinion.

 

True... nothing wrong with asking!