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I was an early NCRS member and, with my ‘54, participated (in 1966/7) in possibly the first competitive showing of C1s at the Sloan Museum in Flint, Michigan as a member of the Vintage Chevrolet Club. I knew and regularly communicated with one of the founding NCRS members (Sam Folz). If they might be of any interest I have snapshots (that I was unable to attach here) of the seven ‘53-‘55 Corvettes that were registered. I know Sam’s early ‘53 was at least one of them.

A few cars slipped the crusher, ending up at Morlan's body shop in Holly Michigan. Long ago memories, very hush hush. Lots of folks from our area worked at the Proving Grounds. This could have been one of those escapees. GM mysteries, big company, lots of slippage.

It's a well known fact that the first Corvettes were destroyed. VIN#001 VIN #002 do "not" exist. Here is an article from 5 years ago. In 1953, a total of 300 Corvettes were produced. The first Corvette came off the assembly line on June 30, 1953. The first two were destroyed as they were engineering test cars. This is still the rarest of all model year production Corvettes. It is estimated that less than two hundred 1953 Corvettes still exist. The earliest Corvettes were produced in Flint, Mi.

Did that car come out of Amarillo Texas? I heard 30+ years ago that the 001 car was there near downtown Amarillo.

It’s hard for me to believe that Chevrolet would let the first Vette to be sold . But then again, I doubt they ever thought the brand would ever be produced more than 10 years.

Ask John Neas about verifying documentation of early Vettes...

Looks like a glorified crossley... With its 6 cylinder engine pretty funky

WOW! Thank you for all your hard work and research. My Dad worked at the Fisher Body plant in Grand Rapids, MI as a tool and die maker. He was able to get tickets to the GM Motorama when it came to town in 1953. I was in the third grade and saw the Motorama Corvette. That is when I fell in love. I was able to buy a C2 when I turned 21 and a few more later models when we became empty nesters. I have switched to an older Cadillac Eldorado now as I am too arthritic to get out of a Corvette. I can still fall into one but my left knee cannot support me any more on an exit attempt.

I thought 003 was the oldest Corvette known.

Not going to the bank yet…where’s Chevrolet today??

So if this corvette , you call 001. It’s a Frankenstein of a 1953? Corvette. The number is a number you came up with. On 6/30/1953 a car, maybe part of this car, came off the assembly line. Cool maybe, number 001. Or not maybe.

Why do you let it look so dirty?

How could you not know this was number one all these years?

Old vettes drive like a worn out pickup

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It's a fake!! The first (2) 1953 were destroyed!!

OMG, if this is actually number one, Lord what a find!!! Congrats!

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So scripted. So fishy.

Wow this bull shit

Kinda hard to believe that it's taken all these years to discover this is the first, if indeed it is.

i have an ad from june 1953 in Country Gentleman magazine of GM show circuit cars , my favourite is the Corvette. I was 9 years old and saved that magazine all these years. long story....

Questions about the frame are relevant, who would change a frame? Why? Still lots of questions about this car.

When I’m asked how old I am I reply that I was made when the first corvette was made. My claim to fame! Thanks for the video

I'm calling bs I don't think it's #1

Such a wow moment. This history ❤

does he also own the first pair of new balance 608's?

Needs paint

I saw this car at the Mountain America Expo Center's Auto Rama on April-5-2024, It was a lot of fun to get up close to and look at.🇺🇲🙂

Where is this talk taking place

on all the other known cars, where are the serial numbers at, this might be a good place to start looking for numbers on this car.

please paint it

Where is the John Wayne car?

OO stands for "OOH My God" 😐😐

not the original frame go home you are saying things our ass cant back up get a life

LOOKS LIKE ITS VIN NUMBER 10, MISSTAMPED AS 01

LOOK UNDER THE DASH, BACK OF INSTERMENTS, DATE CODES OR NUMBERS ETC.

HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE SERIAL NUMBER ON THEM. IM SURE U CHECKED THERE BUT DID U? RAISE IT OFF THE FRAME AND CLEAR THIS UP.

So, what was the original exterior (and interior) color of this 001 vette?

He lives on the corner of Helena and Idaho on the north west corner thanks.

Fred and his brother bought it in Hawaii and had it shipped to the states after his brother passed .

The #3 car is in Vancouver washington.the man that own,s the car his name is Fred .

The 1953 corvette was on display in my hometown and nobody thought it was anything special. Still isn't. Beloved by us all but ugly as hell. Sorry...

So darn cool! Kudos to Corey and his sleuth work!🇺🇸

True American treasure ! Thanks for posting this video.

Don't really like the Loud Speaker sitting on a Priceless Corvette like that. Why????

What a find !

I think what is very sad every variation of this car that General Motors puts out pushes the normal person that works a normal job right out of the car market for this car . when I priced a stingray out it was well over $90,000. This is for a car that started out at 59 .900 . I am an employee of almost 40 years and as far as I am concerned, General Motors can shove this car where the sun doesn’t shine. They are so greedy that they can’t even give their employees the discount that they promised them on this car, I will never buy another General Motors product again.

turbocharged? wtf?

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