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Larry Shinoda
American automotive designer (–)
Lawrence Kiyoshi "Larry" Shinoda (March 25, &#; November 13, ) was a noted American automotive designer who was best known for his work on the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang.
Early life and internment
[edit]He was born in Los Angeles, California to Issei parents who were both immigrants from Japan. Shinoda's father Kiyoshi arrived in the US when he was 12 and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in electrical engineering. His mother, Hide Watanabe, was born in and emigrated to the US with her parents when she was less than 1;[2] she graduated from Woodbury College. Both of his parents were members of the Union Church of Los Angeles, where they met and were married. Larry had a sister, Aiko (Grace), who was three years older than him and was also artistically inclined.[3]
Shinoda grew up in Southern California where he started developing his artistic talents in grade school.[4] Kiyoshi died when Larry was 3. He was interned with his sister, mother, and maternal family (an uncle, two aunts and a grandmother)[5] by the U.S. government during WW II under U.S. Executive Order into the Manzanar "War Relocation Camp" in California.[6][7] According to his int
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Larry Shinoda's Ford
Ford 3 Window coupe originally owned and raced by Glendale Coupe & Roadster Club member Larry Shinoda as the "Chopstick Special". [4] Larry got the car from a Chinese guy named Bob Lee in the spring of while he was employed by Phil Weiand. Bob was also an employee at Weiand Power and Racing Equipment and Larry beat him out of the car after Bob had struck a deal behind Larry's back. Bob had overheard Larry making a deal to purchase six S.C.O.T. Roots-type blowers for flatheads V8's. Eager to earn some bucks, Bob rushed out out at lunchtime and told the guy with the blowers that he was Larry Shinoda, and bought them all. After work, when Larry went to pick up the blowers the guy told him that a guy in white coveralls had told he was Larry and bought them. Larry became furious and the next morning he grabbed old "Chinaman Lee" by the neck and told him to cough up the blowers. Bob had already sold them, so Larry took his profits and told him that he needed the Pink Slip for the '32 Coupe he had. When Larry bought the car it was a full fendered car with no drive train. Bob Lee was a body and fender man, so he chopped the top for Larry. Larry wanted to drag race the car, s
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Mako Shark (concept car)
This scoop is reduce speed the conception cars. Friendship other uses, see Mako (disambiguation).
Motor vehicle
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