page_title: Mako Shark (concept car)
section_title: Baldwin Maco Shark
hierarchical_section_title: Mako Shark (concept car) / Mako Shark II (XP-830) / History / Baldwin Maco Shark
caption_attribution_description: 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Baldwin-Motion photographed in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada at the Toronto Classic Car Auction of spring 2012.
context_page_description: The XP-755 concept car, also known as the Mako Shark, was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of General Motors Styling and Design head Bill Mitchell. With the 1963 Corvette C2 design locked down, in 1961 as a concept for future Chevrolet Corvette the groundwork for the XP-755 was laid down. Building on the design of the 1958 XP-700 "double bubble", the XP-755 added design elements of the soon to be released C2 Corvette. In keeping with the name, the streamlining, pointed snout, and other detailing was partly inspired by the sleek, fast-moving shortfin mako shark. The '61 Corvette tail was given two additional tail lights for the concept car. The concept was also inspired by Bill Mitchell's 1959 Stingray racer XP-87 which also influenced the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray.
  The Mako Shark debuted at the New York Coliseum at the 1962 6th International Automobile Show, and the car was a success on the auto show circuit. With many of the Mako's design elements making into production on future Covettes, it was successful in building hype for the forthcoming next generation of Corvette.
  Like many show cars, the Mako Shark underwent styling and detail changes over time.
context_section_description: Many consumers were disappointed at the translation of the Mako Shark II into production reality with the 1968 C3 Corvette. Hot rodder and customizer Joe Silva was one of those, and used his skills to create a fiberglass kit to transform the C3 Corvette into road-going Mako Shark. Joel Rosen of Baldwin-Motion supercar performance fame added his mechanical expertise to the project, bringing the Phase III GT performance package (and some re-engineering of the kit) to Silva's fiberglass body. In order to avoid legal issues with GM, they changed the name of their product to "Maco Shark". Silva created the fiberglass panels and basic components, while Rosen handled the mechanical, chassis and suspension upgrades along with marketing. Rosen continued to build variations on the Maco Shark theme for the next decade, including a Manta Ray version with tunneled headlights and an even more radical Morey Eel version.
caption: Baldwin Phase III GT with similar front end to Baldwin Manta Ray
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