This is a Marco Shark II
http://www.stingray.dk/PROTO/VGG24.JPG
I am builting en 1:32 model

This is the donercars

The Mako Shark was a tremendous success on the auto show circuit. In fact, you’ve probably already noticed just how closely it resembles the design of the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette. A lot of the Mako’s design elements made it into production. But the Mako Shark concept wasn’t the only fish of its kind at General Motors.

Mako Shark II






1965 Mako Shark II & 1961 Mako Shark
After a period, he removed the original body and redesigned it as the Mako Shark II in 1965.[2] This concept influenced the redesigned C3 Corvette of 1968. The Mako Shark II debuted in 1965 as a show car. Chevrolet actually created two of them - only one of which was fully functional. The non-running show car (gallery) sported some interesting, futuristic details, such as square section side pipes and a squared-off steering wheel. While the functioning version 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 Mako Shark II was powered by a 427 Mark IV engine, which became available on production Corvette models. The paint scheme continued the Shark I tradition, with blue/gray on top and silver/white along the rocker panels. The original Mako Shark was then retroactively called the "Mako Shark I".

In 1969 the Mako Shark II was returned to GM design studios and transformed into the Manta Ray. Modifications include a front spoiler and redesigned grille and external exhaust pipes. Modifications were also made to the rear that included a buttress style rear window and a longer more horizontal end section. The Firestone tires were replaced with Goodyear tires. Both Mako I and Manta Ray are currently part of the GM Heritage Center Collection.

Nice Car, but i don`t like the Yellow Strips and the Green on the rear.

_________________
Grüße vom Peter aus Franken

Peter, das ist ein uralter zrelegter Bausatz, der in dieser Farbvariante mit dem Orange hinten geliefert wurde.
Beim Original hat man diese bunten Gimmicks nicht.
Und das Modell bedarf aus der Schachtel eigentlich noch einiger intensiver Nacharbeit, denn es ist zu kurz und gedrungen.

Roland

_________________
_____________________________________________

The second mouse gets the cheese.

I got it in 1975 and
on the box it was like this


: )
This is my first scratchbuilt in 30 years now I have grandchildren who can drive the cars.
F.Greibe

Ja Roland das mag ja so sein, aber es sagt doch keiner das ich die Orangen Streifen dann auch auf`s Auto pappen muß wenn sie da nicht hin gehören, oder?

_________________
Grüße vom Peter aus Franken

Das Auto ist sehr schön, zumindest im Original (sexy Kurven ). Mir gefallen bei dem Modell ebenfalls die orangefarbigen Streifen nicht und die ganze Lackierung erscheint mir, zumindest soweit man das auf den Fotos erkennen kann, nicht besonderst gut gelungen. Die Farbe wirkt auf den Fotos sehr dick aufgetragen. Ich würde da insgesamt noch mal nacharbeiten.

_________________
Gelobt sei was Spaß macht !!!

Ich bin zu denken und neu lackiert das Auto?
Jetzt weiß ich, dass es auf dem Chassis passen.
aber denke, dass ich nur 10-11 Jahren war, da ich das Auto lackiert.
Vielen Dank für die positive Kritik
Die grüne Farbe verschwindet ersten
F. Greibe

Welcome back!
I would like to see the car when it is finished! Good paint-job for a 11 years old boy – I worked with Tape and black water-resistant pens...
The Mako Shark ist a great Concept Car and the model is worth to rescue it – without the red stripes!

Best regards,
Andi
(horrible english, sorry! Best wishes from Lothar Matthäus)

_________________
Schöne Grüße,
Andi

Da haste recht. Ich hätte sie auch nicht drauf gepappt - habe es auch nicht getan bei meiner.

Gruß Roland

_________________
_____________________________________________

The second mouse gets the cheese.

This is a car which impressed me as a child, thus, when I saw a model of theis car, I had to buy it. Well, two in fact.

I built one as a slot car and recently sold the second example as my interest is really in much earlier cars.

Here is the slot car I built.











The car could have been improved in two ways. Not wishing to lose the body detail, the main body colour is that of the plastic. Had I actually painted it, the blend between the blue and silver might have been better.
Also, I think a little metal foil around the screen would have been of benefit.

Peter