MakoShark2.com

Dedicated to the
Mako Shark II Corvette

The 1965 GM show car, the Manta Ray it became, and the Silva, Motion and Bohannon Macos built after it. Totally free for all: no ads, no pop-ups, no fees.

Read the history Join the Community
The Mako Shark II show car, 1965
The GM Mako Shark II, shown in 1965
Since 2002

Everything Mako Shark II

A home for the people who own, build and admire these cars - their history, their owners, the clubs and the people who make the parts.

History

Bill Mitchell, Zora Duntov and Larry Shinoda's 1965 prototype, and John Silva's Maco replica.

Read on

Owners

The cars of the site's members: Macos with Silva, Motion and Bohannon bodies.

See the owners

Community

Talk about the prototype, the replicas, custom Corvettes, parts for sale and how-tos.

Go to the Community

Clubs

Corvette clubs, and how to get yours listed.

See the clubs

Vendors

Who made the Maco bodies, and who restores Corvettes.

See the vendors

Links

Articles, registries, forums, models, toys and the books with the Mako Shark II in them.

See the links
Current closeup

Maco by Silva

Maco by Silva

Talk about it in the Community

Announcements

News from the site

  • New Site, New Forum Login

    Head to account to sign in with your old e-mail that you used to have. Logging in with the same e-mail will attached to your old user name, threads and private conversations. Any issues, just use contact to send a message.

    November 1, 2026
  • We are on Facebook

    Join the MakoShark2 Facebook group and join in.

    January 14, 2015
  • Owner's pages

    Regulars to the site can have their car's Owner Page posted or updated: send us a message in contact.

    January 15, 2015
  • New topic: Maco Hinges

    How to, and discussion of, the tilt front hinges, in the Technical section of the Community.

    September 25, 2014
  • Membership is free

    Membership has always been free here.

    July 31, 2002
Got one?

Have a replica, or know of one?

We are trying to gather as much information on these beasts as we can. Send pictures and text, and we will put your car's page up here, for free.

Get in touch