There is an estate auction in my area next weekend. The good Dr. passed away leaving over 100 classic autos with most of them being convertibles and a lot of them being either first or last production years. The marquee car at this event is as follows.

1953 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE
• Serial Number: E53F001175
• Motor Number: LAY547830
• 6 Cylinder 235cv. engine, power glide transmission
• Color: Polo White
• Interior: Red
• Car assembled November 1953 at Flint Assembly Plant
• 175th Corvette Built
• Only 300 Corvettes were built between June & mid Dec 1953
• Vehicle restored in 1971 at a cost of $2000-$3000
• Transmission rebuilt Oct 1973 at a cost of $300+
• J.L. Mansell purchased the car on 12-9-67 for $895 with 43,544 miles, titles in PA
3-1-68, title Number: 19650041
• List of previous owners, as follows:
• J.L. Mansell bought from William F. Brandt, Jr. of North Lima, OH; OH Title: 5005941
• Brandt bought from Richard & Dorcas Carson, Berlin City, OH, in Aug 1967; OH
Title: 500594145
• Carson bought from Fred R. Taylor of Youngstown, OH in 1967; OH Title: 50053169;
Car in storage from 1962-1967
• Taylor bought from Mary Jane Maine, Youngstown, OH on 4-14-62 for $600; OH
Title: 5001457131
• Maine bought from Belmont Motors, Youngstown, OH on 11-22-60; OH Title:
781050225
• Belmont Motors bought from William Keaggy, Youngstown, OH on 11-14-60; OH
Title: 501420757
• Keaggy bought from Midway Motors, Girard, OH on 6-22-60; OH Title: 781017697
• Midway Motors bought from James E. Romaine of Youngstown, OH on 6-20-60
• Photographs of various Corvettes from all over the country
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Any guesses as to what this rare sports car will fetch?
Check out joerpyleauctions to see what else is on the block.

 

I meant this post to go on C3 General. If one of the mods can move it for me I would be grateful.
Jerry

 

The photos were interesting. But, you know, it just looks like he bought a bunch of cars and parked them. Even the the 53 vette is a 45 yo restoration. Still worth a bunch of money. It always amazes me that people won't even rinse the dust off of cars to present them for sale. Makes you assume the family has more money than they can spend and just clearing out the property. Thanks for posting.

 

The 2 day auction started this morning and a lot of money was thrown around. This "53 Convertable was sold as is for $170,000. As is normal with auctions some items sold for more than they were worth and some were bought at a steal. I had been keeping track of the proxi bids on line and knew I would be wasting my time driving the hour and a half to bid on something. Most of what I am interested in will be on the block tomorrow including a "71 Cuda and a "68 Roadrunner. These won't bring what the "53 did but they will go high.