Another significant 1953 Corvette to be auctioned in Scottsdale

I had mentioned earlier this week around Russo & Steele auctioning sour the famed Noland Adams 1953 Chevrolet Corvette now. However, I think I may well own found a a little more major 53 Vette to facilitate will be auctioned by RM auctions the same weekend.


Up representing Dutch auction is 1953 Corvette #5. This is solitary of the initial branded Corvettes in existence, and carries quite an appealing history. This car was solitary of the chief three Corvettes to be sold to the known. Before it was sold though, the story goes to facilitate Harley Earl. GM's head of styling paraded this car around Detroit to a quantity of Ford dealers and even drove it to Ford's engineering unit. Perhaps in all in a respectable natured, "Beat you to the punch" split second. After to facilitate, Corvette #5 was shipped to Philadelphia, aide to fair to prospective Chevrolet dealers and to be reviewed by 3 stage Indy 500 winner Mauri Rose who would inform back to GM come again? Considered necessary to be updated to further build quality on soon after Corvettes.


Shortly in the same way as, Crawford Greenewalt purchased Corvette #5 from Wilmington, Delaware’s Diver Chevrolet as a gift to his wife. Greenwalt next to the stage was chief compound engineer and president of DuPont. The car followed by agreed through many owners or being restored from 1997 through 2003 to be unveiled representing the Corvette's 50th Anniversary. During to facilitate stage, Corvette #5 was restored to NCRS "Top Flight" specifications. Included with the deal are copies of many inside GM ID verifying the car's history as well as the estimated records to facilitate would accompany a car of this quality.

Barrett-Jackson auctioned sour an even earlier illustration, Corvette #3, which representing all technical purposes was the chief Corvette sold to the known representing $1 million dollars in 2006. RM's estimate, may well truly be a little on the light  characteristic next to $450,000-$650,000.  But who knows. Different Dutch auction company, discrete buyers. This is a further we'll be watching representing convinced then weekend.