Based on a brief by head of General Motors Styling Division - Bill Mitchell, the fabulous 1965 Mako Shark II (code named XP-830) show car was designed by Larry Shinoda. A sensation from its first showings at both the New York and Paris auto shows, the Mako Shark II not only had myriad features later to be seen on production cars around the world, but also inspired the design of the 1968 Corvette Stingray.

Read the article on the background of the incredible Mako Shark II.