Following tramendous success of their earlier desing Chevrolet Division of General Motors made the next model of Chevrolet Corvette and named it Mako Shark II. It was in the year 1965 that this model was first presented at Paris Auto Show as a show car. Chevrolet created two of them and only one of them was fully functional. The one reserved for the gallery had some interesting, futuristic details, such as square section side pipes and a squared-off steering wheel. While the one made to be driven on streets didn't have these features. It did have a retractable rear spoiler, and a square section bumper that could be extended for added protection.
The 1965 Mako Shark II was powered by Mark IV V8 engine with displacment of 6997 cc / 427.0 in³ . The strength of this engine was 316.9 kw / 425.0 bhp at 6500 rpm . So just like the model before it Mako Shark II also had strength of 425 horse power but at 6500 rpm.
After the public presentation Chevrolet received a large number of orders for this model for the production. Mako Shark was called beautiful, embellished, convoluted, aerodynamic, perfect, and many other things. Never the less it did made tremendous success in the history of concept cars and set the foundations for the later Corvette models.
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