Vehicle Description
Chevrolet introduced the Corvette in 1953 as "America's sports
car," and the first one reached the end of the assembly line on
June 30, 1953. This was the first mass-produced fiberglass-bodied
car, and all of the 300 cars built were assembled by hand in the
back of a customer delivery garage in Flint, MI. All of the 1953
Corvettes were identical, with convertible bodies in Polo White
with a Sportsman Red interior and a black canvas top. The engine
was the Blue Flame straight-6 cylinder producing 150hp, with triple
Carter carburetors and 2-speed automatic transmission. With total
production of only 300 cars, the 1953 is the lowest production of
any year corvette. This example is a late-production car, #290 of
300 produced, and it retains its original hand-laid fiberglass. The
engine has the correct codes and dates, and the car comes complete
with the original side curtains and spare tire. The car has been
part of a private collection in Southern California since 2008.
Recent work in 2018 included new brake cylinders on all four
wheels, a new battery, a valve job, carburetors rebuilt and new Al
Knoch seat covers.
