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The Shalako was built by Dick Dean, and was a race-car inspired gull-wing body that was mounted on a shortened VW Beetle chassis and using the Beetle engine. It featured a low shovel nose with headlights mounted on top. A longer tail section was available if the buyer wanted to use a Chevrolet Corvair engine.