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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:40 PM
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The 1970 show car, The Manta Ray at the GM Heritage Center.





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Originally the 1965 Mako Shark with designer Bill Mitchell, the precursor to the C3.

Mako Shark (concept car)



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1964 Pontiac "Banshee"...... concept car. Later killed to avoid competition with the Corvette. But styling ques are strongly similar to the C3!




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When GM goes belly up and cars go to Auction that Banshee will go for a few dollars!
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There were a few european exotics of the mid 60's which had very similar C3 styling elements. Bill Mitchell was fond of euro cars..

I like how the Mako example in the OP's post had the ignition switch in the center console -- neat!
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Love the Mako!

Man those turbine wheels are just perfect for a C3....

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