Thread: 53 corvette worth saving?

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The first 300 '53 Corvettes were hand assembled in Flint Michigan. I know an old guy that was involved with this build. He's in his 80's now. The building where they were built is long gone though.

Thanks for the info fitzwilly.....the bodies were made by Glastron in Ohio and the cars were assembled in Flint by GM.

I remember going with my parents to the nearest Chev dealer (in the next town over) to see the new 53 Corvette. Of course, it was in the center of the small showroom. My parents talked about the rumor that, in a wreck, the "glass" body would break apart and the glass slivers would kill you.....at the time, the trademarked word Fiberglas (one s) meant glass to the average person.

Then, in 1969, there was an ad in the Dallas paper for a 53 and a 54 corvette....I went to look at them. The 53 was a shell with a vin tag and frame while the 54 was somewhat complete....the guy wanted $300 total for both. We laughed at him. If only I had a barn that I could have stashed them in.

mike in tucson

I always liked the early vettes from 53-57 and about 5 years ago went to an auction where they had a 54 for sale with I think blue paint, and even thought it wasn't in the best of shapes, they still wanted $20,000. Didn't have $20,000 to spend 5 years ago and now being retired still don't have an extra $20,000 laying around