anakilat

I found this photo online and was sure someone here could give me the history of this car. It really does look like a shark.

M. Requin

Different shark: 1962 El Tiburon "Shark" roadster by Geoffrey Hacker. Here's a link to an Autoweek article about it:http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...ws01/130229795

anakilat

Their interpretation of a shark is a bit too fishy looking for my taste. I prefer the meaner look of the 928.

PHIL928

Should have been called catfish imo :P

Dutch 928 fan

Or this one: bertone chevy prototype. Hmmmm looks familiar.

http://www.autoblog.nl/image-gallery...Testudo-06.jpg

Alan

http://www.autoblog.nl/image-gallery...Testudo-06.jpg

The familiar to me is the overall shape of a smothed out Jaguar E-Type, with B pillars from a Lambo Miura and a dash of something else that seems familiar... but I'm not reminded so much of a 928.

Alan

fraggle

I agree with Alan, more Miura and EType than 928 in the bertone example.

Dutch 928 fan

More than familiar looks:

http://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/berton...t-car-63-57383

' Anatole Lapine, Chef Design bij Porsche in de jaren ’70, zegt later zich bij de Porsche 928 sterk te hebben laten inspireren door het ontwerp van de Testudo.'

The translation says that Tony Lapine admitted to have been inspired by the car when designing the 928.
And, you're right: Miura also designed at Bertone. The Testudo concept made Ferrucio decide to design most of its cars at Bertone.
I guess it is the truth as it is on the interweb :-)

Randy V

That's interesting how the entire cockpit opens up. You'd need to be pretty limber to get in and out of the thing with that high door sill.

SMTCapeCod

That's a Maserati in the making right there ^. Looks like the Ghibli crest. Or is it a pinanfarina..

I came across a web history of the corvette at one point that included pre-production prototypes, one was about spot on. To my chagrin.

Fnic99

Looks a lot like the Asian Carp.

M. Requin

I'm gonna go for the catfish... Yummmm!

Alan

That Carp looks like it is upside down...

Alan