Vehicle Description
This 1953 Chevrolet Corvette, No. 103 of the 300 built, was found
in a Pennsylvania estate in 2003, where it had been stored,
unrestored and untouched, since the now-deceased owner bought it in
1961. This "barn find" has emerged from a 2,000-hour body-off-frame
restoration by the specialists at Jeff's Resurrections in Taylor,
TX. The restorer's instructions were to bring every aspect of the
car to NCRS Top Flight standards, except the bodywork and paint,
which are done to concours standards. In keeping with the
historical accuracy, the paint is lacquer. The chromework is
accurate and every piece of stainless trim has been polished. The
gauges, Wonder Bar radio, speaker power pack and clock have been
rebuilt to factory-new appearance and function. This vehicle
features many items unique to the first year of Corvette
production, including the valve cover, cigarette lighter, wheel
covers, windshield washer foot pump, overflow tank, jack and jack
accessories, keys, trunk mat and side curtain bag. All date codes
and part numbers on the block, head, water pump, exhaust and intake
manifolds, springs, transmission, rear axle, gauges, clock,
carburetors and distributor are correct for the car and to NCRS
standards. From the Bill Munday Auto Collection.
