Rare Corvette?

[TimAT]

I'd say it is. The XP-819


http://www.amosauto.com/Articles/Corvette/News/rare-corvette-to-be-shown

 

[denpo]

More pic here
http://www.corvettes.nl/gm_prototypes/xp819/index.html

 

[denpo]

" 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.

 

[JPhil]

Can anybody say "High speed front end float"?
No wonder it crashed.
Zora was right---no way, pretty as it may be.

 

[TimAT]

: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)

 

[Kid Vette]

Interesting article about it, XP-819 Corvette: Definitely Not The "Ugly Duckling"