Putting shark teeth on cars is nothing new. American airmen coming home after WWII used to paint them on their trucks to remind everybody about the P-51 Mustangs that helped win the war. Since then, the trend has spread to bikes, skateboards and pretty much everything you can think of. We come full circle today, with a new product that takes the Corvette C7 from bottom-feeding stingray to a man-eating megalodon.
A company called American Car Craft offers a metal insert piece for the grille of the car which features shark teeth. This fits on top of the factory grille, not in its place. It's stamped from 304 stainless and is guaranteed not to rust or tarnish over time… or at least that's what they say.
While it might not be to everyone's taste, this mod is a very cheap $330, a steal compared to other parts of this kind. It also makes the Corvette look like it wants to eat small dogs and squirrels.
You've probably heard too much about the Stingray from us already, so here's a cool animal fact for you guys: the stingray is a cartilaginous fish, closely related to sharks. It mainly feeds on mollusks it finds on the bottom of the ocean. As such, it has tens of interconnected round teeth designed for crushing. During mating season, the male's jaw revolves to reveal pointy needle-like teeth designed to hold onto the female.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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