1953 Chevrolet Corvette

Make Chevrolet
Year 1953
Chassis Number E53F001157
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Pebble Beach 2015
Auction Date 16/08/2015
Lot Number 030
Result sold
Sold For $220,000
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Chassis: E53F001157
One of Just 300 First-Year Corvettes Produced
Historic Example of the Car That Started It All
Previous Owners Include John McMullen and Ray Nicholson Jr.
Painstaking and Detailed NCRS-Level Restoration
Fourth Member of the 1953 GM Grand Slam Convertibles
235 CID Blue Flame OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Triple Sidedraft Carburetors
150 HP
2-Speed Powerglide Automatic Transmission
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
Independent Coil-Spring Front Suspension
Live Rear Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
1953 Chevrolet Corvette