1953 Corvette

1953 Corvette

Wheelbase: 102"	Track: 57" Front / 58.8" Rear	Height: 51.5" Over Windshield
Length: 167.3"	Width: 69.8"	Curb Weight: 2,886 lbs.
Tire Size: 6.70x15"	Plant: Flint, MI

The first time the public saw Harley J. Earl's "Dream car", the Corvette, was in January 1953 at the Motorama display at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. On June 30, 1953 the Corvette went into full production (each car was built by hand) at the GM facility in Flint, Michigan, where 300 Corvettes were built that year. All 1953 Corvettes were white with a red interior, all had Powerglide automatic transmissions mated to 150 HP, six cylinder engines with three carburetors and dual exhaust. This is the rarest Corvette. Of the 300 built, 255 are accounted for today. Due to a shortage of wheel covers, the first 25 cars were delivered with the standard Chevrolet "baby moon" passenger car wheel cover. All of the 1953 production were convertibles with black canvas tops, and the following options.

Options:

Code	Description	Quantity	Price
2934	Base Corvette Convertible	300	$3,498.00
101A	Heater	300	91.40
101B	AM Radio	300	145.15

Serial Numbers: E53001001 through E53F001300

Base Engine: 235ci 150hp

Exterior	Quantity	Soft Top	Wheels	Interior
Polo White	300	Black	Red	Red

* Last 1953 Corvette Built December 1953.

1953 was the year that Zora Arkus Duntov was hired by GM Research and Development.

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