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Time: October 22, 2011 at 9pm to October 23, 2011 at 5pm
Location: Georgia Aquarium
Street: 225 Baker St. NW
City/Town: Atlanta, GA
Website or Map: http://www.georgiaaquarium.or…
Phone: 404-581-4000
Event Type: car-show
Organized By: Georgia Aguarium
Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2011
You are invited to join us for our second “Oceans & Autos” Classic Car Show at the Georgia Aquarium, featuring amazing museum-quality American and European classic cars from the 1930s to the present day. This year’s collection includes one of the rarest and most extraordinary examples of American automobile design, the 1961 Mako Shark concept vehicle - the inspiration for the 1963-1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
Saturday, October 22 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 23 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Georgia Aquarium Oceans Ballroom
The Mako Shark is considered one of the most influential concept vehicles in history. The Mako Shark was designed to resemble a real shark, with a streamlined body, mouth, gills and a paint scheme that graduated from blue/gray on the top to silver/white on the bottom, mimicking the coloration of the shark that inspired it. Memorable features include a sharp, menacing “nose” and four-into-two side pipes. The Mako Shark heavily influenced the body design of Corvettes for decades. The vehicle is generously loaned for display at this show by the General Motors Heritage Museum of Sterling Heights, Michigan. Rarely on exhibit anywhere outside of the Heritage Museum.
In addition to the Mako Shark, collectors from across the Southeast will display nearly 40 exceptionally rare examples of global automotive design and manufacturing. These valuable vehicles will be on display in the Oceans Ballroom and throughout the Aquarium, with many of the exhibitors available to discuss their cars with guests.
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Triumph TR8
The Triumph TR8, introduced in 1978, was often called the “English Corvette.” It was essentially a Triumph TR7 fitted with a Rover 3.5-liter aluminum V8, a powerplant with American Buick origins that had been adopted by British Leyland in the 1960s. With around 135 to 150 horsepower in…
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1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL
Introduced in late 1966 for a short, single-year production run, the 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL holds a special place in the “Pagoda” lineage (W113 series) as the rarest variant, with only about 5,196 units built. Positioned between the earlier 230SL and the later 280SL, the 250SL…
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American Bantam “Woody” Station Wagon
The American Bantam Car Company was a small but innovative automaker based in Butler, Pennsylvania. Originally established as American Austin in the 1920s to produce miniature cars under license from the British Austin Motor Company, the firm reorganized…
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
The 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster marks the swan song of one of Porsche’s most iconic and minimalist models. Originally introduced in 1954 at the urging of U.S. importer Max Hoffman, the Speedster was designed to be a low cost, lightweight, stripped-down entry sports car that could double as a weekend racer, especially for the California sports car scene. With its low windshield,…
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