racing and show cars with the Mitchell/shark look. The Stingray racer itself was put into service as a show car, followed by the Mako Shark, built in 1961 to wow enthusiasts at car shows across the country. Following the Mako Shark, and built on a production car chassis, was a roadster put together for the Chicago Auto Show by the Chevrolet Studio of General Motors Styling. Featuring many of the design elements from the predecessor Stingrays, the most obvious common look was a special set of side exhausts.
     This Corvette was serial number 352, put together by the styling department at Chevrolet. The general manager of Chevrolet at the time was Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen, who apparently liked the show car so much that he engaged Chevrolet Engineering to build a copy for his personal use.