1953 Corvette Specifications
Total Production = 300 Roadsters
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1953 Convertible
For its introductory year, this radically different sports car with an all fiberglass body was produced in a temporary GM facility in Flint, Michigan. This 1st generation Corvette (C1) was available in any color you wanted, as long as it was white with a red interior. Powered by the 150 hp Blue Flame Six engine backed up by a Powerglide transmission, performance was less than startling, but at a total production run of only 300 units, the 1953 is still the rarest of all model year Corvettes.

FIBERGLASS FACT: About 225 1953 Corvettes still exist today.

1953 Corvette Options
RPO# DESCRIPTION QUANTITY $ RETAIL
2934 Base Corvette Convertible 300 3,498.00
101A Heater 300 91.40
101B AM Radio, Signal Seeking 300 145.15

Note: All 300 1953 Corvettes were equipped with Polo White exterior
paint, red vinyl interior, black soft top, and red wheels.

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