$25,000
Added by:
Private seller
Offer ID #79082
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Transmission:
Automatic
Condition:
New
Doors:
2
Description
This Corvette, the 87th of those 300 built for 1953, is presented in the original Polo White over red combination. The car was purchased new by Gerald Wiles of Orrville, Ohio. He owned the car for a number of years, at one point changing the exterior color to black. Admired from afar, the Corvette was acquired in 1962 by fellow resident of Orrville, Ohio, Lyle Hill, then just 20 years of age. Hill enjoyed the car in nice…
This Corvette, the 87th of those 300 built for 1953, is presented in the original Polo White over red combination. The car was purchased new by Gerald Wiles of Orrville, Ohio. He owned the car for a number of years, at one point changing the exterior color to black. Admired from afar, the Corvette was acquired in 1962 by fellow resident of Orrville, Ohio, Lyle Hill, then just 20 years of age. Hill enjoyed the car in nice weather, with a work vehicle being his main mode of transportation. In 1968, Hill, a member of the National Guard, was called into full duty in the U.S. Army, where he was assigned to a base in Germany. Prior to leaving for service, not knowing how long he would be away or if he would be headed to Vietnam, Mr. Hill disassembled his beloved Corvette, not wanting anyone to drive his car while away.
With its restoration to NCRS standards, no. 87 is a stunning three-owner example, and with less than 6,000 actual miles from new, possibly the lowest mileage 1953 Corvette in existence. It is a fine example of the first year of the of the Chevrolet Corvette, America’s first sports car.
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Added by:
Private seller
Make:
Cheverolet
Model:
Corvette
Transmission:
Automatic
Condition:
New
Year:
1953
Mileage:
5,794 miles
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Doors:
2
Offer ID #79082
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