Ed and Teresa Foss of Roanoke, Indiana, owners of the 1953 Corvette Chassis #003 (the earliest existing Corvette chassis) donated their educational cutaway utilizing the chassis to the Museum.
Category Archives: 1953 Corvette Information
1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Specs, History and Facts
This 1953 Corvette is the 30th of 300 produced and goes to auction in January 2018. In this article we look at several 1953 cars that were in the Motorama that year. MOTORAMA MEMORIES: From the DeAtley Collection come four shining General Motors dream vehicles Article Courtesy of Barret-Jackson and written by independent automotive journalist
The EX122 Motorama Experimental Prototype Corvette is at Kerbeck Corvette, making this the oldest Corvette in the World. It was first shown to the public at the 1953 General Motors Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on January 17, 1953. It was six months before the first 1953 drove off the assembly
In this blog, we will look at a 1953 Corvette Motorama Show Car Scenic running footage of the 1953 Chevrolet Corvette unveiled at the 1953 Motorama in New York. We will also look at a video called “Hall of Wonders” where the 1953 is introduced by Dave Garroway. 1953 Corvette Motorama Show Car Scenic running
America on the Move: 50s Sporty Cars’ postage stamps and Postal Cards roll out of Detroit RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2005 In this article we will look at the history of the 1953 Corvette Postage Stamp. The US post office came out with 5 commemorative stamps in 2005: “America on the Move: 50s Sporty Cars.”
This is a promotional video that details the design and engineering of the 1953 Chevrolet Corvette. It was created prior to the introduction of the production car. This promotional film from Chevrolet details the design and engineering features of the 1953 Corvette. As it was created prior to the introduction of the production car in
1953 Corvette Motorama Show Car Scenic running footage of the 1953 Chevrolet Corvette unveiled at the 1953 Motorama in New York. More than 1.4 million visitors the Motorama. Motorama’s opening day in New York drew 45,000 visitors. There was a revue, with orchestra, singers, and dancers and all the General Motor cars beautifully displayed. Here
Our feature Corvette is 1953 EX-122 and was inducted into the Bloomington Gold Great Hall in 2010. The event was held at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. At the time this historical Corvette was owned by The Kerbeck Collection. From 1949 to 1961, when GM reigned supreme, it ran an expensive traveling
