Feb 2, 2012 #1 TimAT Addict, Cruise-In Bird-Run 1 Veteran Joined Mar 24, 2008 Messages 1,970 Location Gladstone, Missouri I'd say it is. The XP-819 http://www.amosauto.com/Articles/Corvette/News/rare-corvette-to-be-shown
Feb 2, 2012 #2 denpo Carburated Nihilist Joined Jul 14, 2010 Messages 2,523 Location Montreal, QC More pic here http://www.corvettes.nl/gm_prototypes/xp819/index.html
Feb 2, 2012 #3 denpo Carburated Nihilist Joined Jul 14, 2010 Messages 2,523 Location Montreal, QC " The body was designed by Larry Shinoda. You can see styling cues in XP-819 that later appeared in Shinoda's famed "Sting Ray" design." So looks like the the Marko Shark II was not the first concept car to sports the visual clues of what would become the C3.
" The body was designed by Larry Shinoda. You can see styling cues in XP-819 that later appeared in Shinoda's famed "Sting Ray" design." So looks like the the Marko Shark II was not the first concept car to sports the visual clues of what would become the C3.
Feb 2, 2012 #4 JPhil Huh? Joined Mar 26, 2008 Messages 1,361 Location Loveland, Colorado, USA Can anybody say "High speed front end float"? No wonder it crashed. Zora was right---no way, pretty as it may be.
Can anybody say "High speed front end float"? No wonder it crashed. Zora was right---no way, pretty as it may be.
Feb 2, 2012 #5 TimAT Addict, Cruise-In Bird-Run 1 Veteran Joined Mar 24, 2008 Messages 1,970 Location Gladstone, Missouri :withstupid: And a rear engine, aft of the axle, it has to be "bottle assed" too. Unless they invented an all aluminum SBC for it. (no offense there Phil)
:withstupid: And a rear engine, aft of the axle, it has to be "bottle assed" too. Unless they invented an all aluminum SBC for it. (no offense there Phil)
Feb 3, 2012 #6 Kid Vette Master-Baiter Joined Mar 25, 2008 Messages 1,108 Location Santa Cruz, CA Interesting article about it, XP-819 Corvette: Definitely Not The "Ugly Duckling"