1965 Mako Shark II: The C3 Corvette emerges from the depths In 1965, Chevrolet produced the Mako Shark II. Two of them, actually. First a non-running full-size model and then a running ...

The Mako Shark name came from a fish Mitchell had ... the Manta retained a tube-frame chassis and a mid-mounted Chevrolet 327 cubic-inch V-8, which was good for roughly 355-400 hp.

It all started with a mid-engine concept car called the Mako Shark II in the mid-1960s ... mph crash with no visible damage. As a result, Chevrolet was forced to equip the Corvette with flexible ...

The SS was powered by Chevrolet's incredibly interesting Turbo ... In many respects, the Astro I looked like a blend of a manta ray, Mako shark, and submarine. For instance, since there was ...

The Mako Shark II (XP-755 by its official name ... The Fako Mako is powered by a 1973 Chevrolet 454 engine, developing 390 hp and mated to a Muncie M22 Rock Crusher transmission.