'53 Corvette

'53 Corvette
Debut series	Corvette Showcase 45th Anniversary 2-Car Sets
Produced	1998 - 2003
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	19028

Description

The 1953 Corvette was a legend in the making. America's first true sport car evolved from an artist's sketch pad to production in 18 short months. It was the first car to utilize a fiberglass body and all 300 hand-built beauties were quickly sold. Those first models, like european sportscars, had no exterior door handles or roll-up windows, but its trademark grill, with 13 sparkling chrome teeth, had consumers smiling for years to come. (From the Colectibles edition package)

The '53 had a 235 cu in (3.9 L), 150HP in-line 6 engine, the Chevrolet's BlueFlame.

Hot Wheels versions has opening hood and detailed engine.

Versions

The '53 Corvette has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1998	Corvette Showcase 45th Anniversary 2-Car Sets	White	Trim, Badges and '53VETTE' License plate	Black / Metal	Clear	Red	Spoked RR	19028	China
2000	Cool Collectibles	Blue	Trim, Badges and License plate	Black / Metal	Clear	Blue	RR	22053	China
2000	Cool Collectibles	Blue	Trim, Badges and License plate	Black / Metal	Clear	Blue	Whitewall RR	22053	China
2000	Cool Collectibles	Light Yellow	Trim, Badges and License plate	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	22053	China
2000	Tomart's Price Guide Exclusive	Red	White "Tomart's price guide", Yellow HotWheels logo on trunk	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	23531	China
2001	Haulin' Heat 4-Car Set	Black	White, Yellow, Orange and Magenta flames	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	29811	China
2003	50th Anniversary of Corvette 2-Car Sets	White	Corvette logo on front, "California 53vette" license plate	Black / Metal	Clear	Red	Hubcap RR	57279	China

Gallery

Resin Prototype

Prototype

Prototype

Hand painted Prototype (Note no Vette logos)