1961 Mako Shark Corvette concept. Photos courtesy GM Media.
Three of the most important concept cars in the Corvette history – the 1959 Stingray Racer, the 1961 Mako Shark and the 1969 Manta Ray – will make an appearance in the LeMay-America's car Museum next month, to help kick off new exhibition of the museum the fiberglass sports car 60th birthday celebration.
The original 1959 stingray, a personal race car project for Bill Mitchell built by Larry Shinoda, Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlman, used a tubular space frame of a Corvette SS race car and a body made of aluminum reinforced. 125-inch fiberglass. In the season 1959, were the car front and back sections a remake made in lighter. 060-inch glass fiber reinforced with balsa wood. This not only cut £ 75 out of the car, but it allowed the body to bend, preventing cracking. The Stingray tipped the scales at nearly 1,000 pounds less than a 1959 production Corvette and was powered by a fuel-injected 283 worth 315 HP. all his chassis and brakes had some shortcomings, drove Dr. Dick "The Flying Dentist" Thompson the car in 1960 to a SCCA National Championship in the class C-modified. In 1961 GM switched started to show car duty and Mitchell the Stingray as his driver to use.
1959 Stingray Racer.
The 1961 Mako Shark was another of the Shinoda creations while he worked for Mitchell and the styling of the mid-year Corvette predicted, although much of the Show car decoration on the 1963 production machine were toned down. On the basis of a modified production Corvette chassis, a 1969 vintage all-aluminum ZL-1 427 with a single four barrel currently powers the car.
1969 Manta Ray.
The 1969 Manta Ray began as the 1965 Mako Shark II and was the ancestor to the 1968-1982 Corvette. It, also currently is powered by a ZL-1 and contains a number of new features, including an adjustable rear wing power, a power retractable rear bumper, a digital speedo and stereo speakers mounted in the headrests. In 1969, the Mako II reworked to the Manta Ray, with a restyling that the addition of a Front spoiler, a grille surround, revised side exhaust, a flying buttress rear window and new badges.
After appearing on LeMay, will these concepts of the GM Heritage Collection South to California Monterey Peninsula head for display on the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 18th.
Other celebrations kick-off for the Corvette display in the museum include an appearance by the Working Group "500 corvettes" lover on the museum Haub family field from 2 hours to 20: 00, 9 August. That evening, there will also be a museum member-only VIP Lounge and Happy Hour in the LeMay Car Club of 5-8 hours on Thursday, 8 August, there will be a cruise-in on the museum Anderson Outdoor Plaza, as well as a special screening of the film Corvette summer.
The three concept corvettes remains on display August 9-11. The Corvette exhibiting at the LeMay is implemented through December. For more information, visit LeMayMuseum.org.
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