Snake45 Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 What Elvis movie did the Mako Shark appear in, painted red?It wasn't the Mako Shark, it was the original Sting Ray. http://www.corvettereport.com/corvette-timeline-tales-10-18-67-united-artists-premieres-elvis-presleys-new-film-clambake-featuring-elvis-pretty-girls-awful-songs-and-the-1959-stingray-racer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) It wasn't the Mako Shark, it was the original Sting Ray. http://www.corvettereport.com/corvette-timeline-tales-10-18-67-united-artists-premieres-elvis-presleys-new-film-clambake-featuring-elvis-pretty-girls-awful-songs-and-the-1959-stingray-racer/Okay, that makes sense. Plus I knew that the Sting Ray was painted red at some point. Was the movie the reason for that, I wonder? I know that was the reason for painting the Lincoln Futura red. So it showed up better on film, in the the movie It Started With a Kiss. Edited July 27, 2016 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Whoops. I should have read the link Snake posted before I asked the question about painting the Sting Ray red for the movie. It states right in there, that's why it was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Hope this isn't too much of a digression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Sharks do not have metallic-sheen scales. They have skin. The lower part of a shark would be light gray (as one of the earlier photos shows), not silver or metallic or color shifting. The article above confirms that. I have the promo (assembled) model and the lower part is factory-sprayed silver, which as we know is incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Gee I always thought the story was that the fish in his office was a marlin and not a shark and they took the fish to match the colors instead of using shark colors. greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikos Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Great article! Thanks for posting! The top page pic of the car still looks modern even today, almost 60 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PintoKING Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 This kit, the Make-Shark II, NEEDS to be reissued! It was last available in the late 1980s, as the (blue) "Custom Corvette', MPC kit #6359, with wider tires and rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, PintoKING said: This kit, the Make-Shark II, NEEDS to be reissued! It was last available in the late 1980s, as the (blue) "Custom Corvette', MPC kit #6359, with wider tires and rims. I built that 80s version as a teenager. Would be nice to see it back in stock form w/ the correct wheels and tires. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 11 hours ago, GLMFAA1 said: Gee I always thought the story was that the fish in his office was a marlin and not a shark and they took the fish to match the colors instead of using shark colors. greg The story I heard was the head of the project (sorry the name escapes me) said paint it to look like the fish/shark in my office and they tried several times to get it right and failed. So they stole the fish/shark and painted it to match the car. 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, Mr. Metallic said: The story I heard was the head of the project (sorry the name escapes me) said paint it to look like the fish/shark in my office and they tried several times to get it right and failed. So they stole the fish/shark and painted it to match the car. 😋 That's the story I have heard. Pretty sure the fish was hanging in Bill Mitchell's office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikos Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 5 hours ago, PintoKING said: This kit, the Make-Shark II, NEEDS to be reissued! It was last available in the late 1980s, as the (blue) "Custom Corvette', MPC kit #6359, with wider tires and rims. Yes, I totally agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 It was Bill Mitchell and his fish was stolen, painted to match the finished car, then returned to his office - without him being the least bit aware. Or so he let them believe. I've also heard he was fully aware of what they did - he was nobody's fool - and he actually admired their ingenuity, although he didn't let on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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