VIN E53F001299

Car Year:	1953
Car's approximate birthday:	December 24, 1953
Owner:	Mecum Auctions Monterey 2019
City:	Monterey
State:	California
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	E53F001299
State:	Restored
Exterior:	Polo White	(100.00%)
Interior:	Red	(100.00%)
Softtop:	Black	(100.00%)
Wheels:	Red	(100.00%)
Delivery Dealer Zone:	Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code:	Unknown
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	02934	Base Engine 235ci "Blue Flame" 150hp (150hp)	100.00%	3,498.00
	101A	Heater	100.00%	91.40
	101B	AM Radio	100.00%	145.15
	Total		100.000000000000000% (300 Cars)	3,734.55
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Car history:
Posted 09/03/2019 Mecum Auctions // Monterey 2019 Lot F150 See this link for pics. https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0819-380984/1953-chevrolet-corvette-roadster/ No. 299 of 300 produced Purchased by the seller's father in the early 1980s The plan was to treat the car as a piece of art and put it in their house, but the car was placed in storage instead The car was passed on to his son in 2004 and it remained in storage until 2016 In 2016, the car was removed from storage and the mechanicals were gone through The engine was rebuilt and the transmission and brakes were serviced The carpets and seats were replaced Matching numbers 235 CI Blue Flame Six engine Triple side-draft carburetors Powerglide automatic transmission Polo White lacquer paint Red interior Black soft top The popularization of European sports cars in America was already well underway when GM Design Chief Harley Earl arrived at the 1951 Watkins Glen International Sports Car Grand Prix to oversee the display of his Buick Le Sabre concept car. However, his focus soon turned to the flock of racing machinery that assembled for the race. The spectacle of the race left a deep impression on Earl that he took back to corporate headquarters, where he tasked his styling department with drafting a small, inexpensive sports car with a clearly American character. With the enthusiastic backing of GM President Harlow Curtice and Chevrolets top executives, Earls creation famously debuted on November 13, 1953, at the GM Motorama in New York City, establishing the signature blend of Polo White paint, red interior and black soft top that completed all 300 of the first-year Corvettes. The Corvette, however, ran into increasing internal resistance as it stumbled out of the gate, and it would require the efforts of Earl, incoming Chevrolet President Ed Cole and engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov to remain faithful to the cause until it took flight on its own. From 1956 on, Corvette has remained a fixture as Americas Sports Car, and that first edition continues to enjoy great appeal with collectors. No. 299 of the 300 built, this 1953 Chevrolet Corvette was purchased by the sellers father in the early 1980s with a plan to display it in the family home as an objet dart. Instead, it was placed in storage, where it remained after it was passed on to the son in 2004. Once the Corvette was removed from storage in 2016, it received a thorough mechanical inspection. The triple-carbureted 235 CI Blue Flame Six was rebuilt, the Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission and brakes were serviced, and the seats and carpets were replaced. Otherwise unchanged, this penultimate 1953 Corvette has passed the years in fine fashion as a wonderful artifact of Corvette history.
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