'53 Corvette
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…
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'53 Corvette is listed with Corvette Showcase 45th Anniversary 2-Car Sets as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1998 - 2003. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Chevrolet Vehicles
- Corvette Cars
- Licensed Hot Wheels
- 1998 First Released
- American Cars
- 100% Hot Wheels
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- Match the title to '53 Corvette before reading price claims.
- Use 1998 - 2003 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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