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. ote ren Orne er bWeek o> 4 . wn Bie bee ome 8 1953 CORVETTE Body and Crassis: E53F001001 trough E53F001300 Engine Serial: LAY prefix Mock Casting: 3701481 Head Casting: 3836066 Oistributer: 1112314 Generater: 1102793 Starter: 1107109 (2-coll). 1107075 (service) | © Headlight rim and ducket components are numbered in matched sets for assembly. However, the assembly numbers do aot secesterily correspond quactly bo the senal number of the car. 1953 FACTS © 1953 moceis have two interior hood releases, one for each atch. © 1963 mooels have “short” exhaust extensions. . © Approumataly the first 25 Corvettes made in 1953 had the “dome” wheel covers comman to Chevrolet passenger cars. These were used while weiting for . Galery Of the requiar Cofvetie covers. © Standard Corvette production wheel covers (1953-1955) are single stamped GS<S with two chrome “spanner” ornaments attached parallel to a central Chev- sotet Bow Tie embiem. An estimated 25 sets of caps were made wath the spinrar mounted perpendicular. These are rane and expensive. © Earty wheel discs have spinners wiuch ace plated brass forgings, but suppliers tater changed to plated zing che castings. © General Motors recently stamped several hundred “new” whecl discs for 1953-1955 Corvettes. They do not have the spinners of the indentations wire he spenners mount. © Wire wheels were aot available, although some 1953 Corvettes were 10 . OqUE20C by oealers, © Crily the 1953 mocel came with black ail cloth window storage bags. © Amhencas were standard on all 1953 Covettes and consist of a mesh screen filergiassad into the iqside suriace of the trunk ud. © 1953 parking Drake brackets are painted red. 1954 and later are Dick. © 1953 tr nh, tds do not have moistuse absorbant container for kcense recess found in 1954 and 1955 models. © Early 1953 mauels (up to #175) use a foot operated windshield washer. hot gee e © The valve cover of die 1953 Corvette is a uniqua veriation of the standard 1953 Chevrolet passenger car cover. The Corvette version fs flattened at the forward end for hood clearance. The cover didfers from later years by its dual central hold-down bolts. Lates covers are hetd by bolts sround the periphery. ‘The 1953 cover has the words “Otus Fleme” on the paenenger side and “Special” on the drwer side. © 1953 vane covers are finished in biue-green engine enamel. © The radiator surge tank of the 1953 and early 1954 models is unique. bes surface is smooth but later units have rigidity bands stamped ia. © Earty 1953 models use 3 unique gas flier door, Later units were redesigned for better access. The change occurred between models #63 and ¢91. © The 1953 carburetor connecting linkage 16 3 one-piece stamping. © The location of the fuel filter in the 1953 model is in the fuel ine, just forward of the front carburetor, © Of the 300 1953 Corvettes made, about 225 are accounted for today. Both the third and fourth Corveters off the Fint assembly line are atve and well in the hands of prwate owners. The first and second Corvettes made are masing. Rusmors and stones never cease, but the most comunonly accepted explanation Of the whereabouts of the frst two Corvetees bs that they were both sent to Qhevroict Engincering for testing and eventual destrucbon. However, coach © 1953 exhaust valves are shorter then later models. © 1953 brake and fuel lines run outside the chassis frame. Later models, start- ing earty in 1954 production, run along the laade. © tontion shvelding in the 1959 mode! connets of upper aad lower formed metal siveids. They are painued, not plated. © The starters in the 1953 model use a two-field coll © The road draft tube ia most 1953's has a smooth top surtace. Some 1953% * and all lates unats have an “X" stamped in for fax resistance. © 1953 trunk mats are unique to the yeas, being sighty smalier than leter years. The mat number is #4636966. 1953 OPTIONS ORDER ¢ DESCRIPTION RETAIL $ 2934 Base Corvette Conver uble 3496.00 101A Heater 91.40 1018 Signal Seeking AM Radio 145.25 © Prices shown include federal excise taxes, Local taxes and dealer charges wesw At inchuded and varied throughout the country. ® Although sted as options, both the heater aad radio were installed in all 1953 Corvettes bust. 1953 COLORS CODE EXTERIOR SOFT TOP WHEELS None Polo Whae ‘Pack Red ms ee Be irk ett ME eos: ce ee NT Ne ge nye > ee ee So Sa oe ae LT @