A C2 Precursor... [PIC]

The deep sea fisherman and GM designer Bill Mitchell brought his crew into his underground bunker and showed them his Mako Shark trophy on the wall and told them this is how I want to paint the Corvette concept car they'd built. Hence, the "Mako Shark" (X-755) was born. A successor to the 1959 Stingray, with most of the coming C2 production car design cues refined by stylist Larry Shinoda, the 1961 Corvette Mako Shark also became a test bed for a few experimental engines including a supercharged V8 with 4 side draft carburetors, a fuel injected V8 and one with 2X4bbl carbs. Ultimately it sits with a 425 HP 427 cid aluminum block ZL-1. Wit its signature "Double Bubble" top, it had some unusual features including trunk lid mounted deployable air brakes with electronic actuators. It later was fitted with the '4 into 2' side exhausts.

FM's model is pretty nicely executed for its age.