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Vehicle Identification Number: | E53F001005 |
Engine Stamping: | LAY298780 |
Casting Date: | D273 |
Casting Number: | 3701481 |
Current Owner: | GMTV Garage |
Current Location: | Walnut Springs, TX, USA |
Current Mileage: | 76,094 miles |
Current Status: | For Sale |
Notes: | 04-10-2025: Listed for sale on Bring a Trailer by GMTV Garage of Walnut Springs, TX with 76,094 miles on the odometer. From the listing: "This 1953 Chevrolet Corvette is the 5th of 300 first-year examples produced, and is believed to be one of the first three sold to the public. The car was sold new from Diver Chevrolet of Wilmington, Delaware, in July 1953, reportedly to the President of the DuPont Company, Crawford Greenewalt. It was acquired by the prior owner in Pennsylvania in 1997 and subsequently refurbished with work that included repainting the body in Polo White and re-trimming the interior in red. This first-year Corvette was acquired by the selling dealer in 2024 and is now offered in Texas with a copy of a July 1953 dealer invoice, registration history, and a clean Arkansas title." 12-22-2011: Car up for auction at the RM Auto Auction in Arizona, January 19 - 20, 2012. Full listing and history. Previously owned by John Kocsis of Athens, PA. 01/21/2004: Owner information listed on page 7 of the NCRS publication, "The Corvette Restorer, vol. 30, number 3, Winter 2004." 09/22/2002: From Ron Anderson: "Originally owned by the Dupont family. Now in West Virginia. Undergoing a complete restoration in September, 2001." |
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