Thread: 53 corvette worth saving?

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Sorry Jerry 65 not 62.173 airborne

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

62 in Nam?

Nam started when Eisenhower was in office ('52-'60).

Originally Posted by techinspector1

Nam started when Eisenhower was in office ('52-'60).

And fostered by Truman

Originally Posted by chevy 37

I know someone who found a 53 corvette in a barn that was sunk up to it's floorpans. The fiberglass is so rotten that you can poke your finger thru it and the frame is rusted completely out along with everything underneath. The only good thing is the Blue Flame engine which turns over by hand. Are these engine that rare? Going to drain everything and take the engine apart to see if anything is wrong with it. It's too bad that the body is gone.

Hmmm-Well that does sound like an interesting project. I think there is no question that the car is rare and 1953 was the start of an icon in the hot rod/ sports car world. BUT fiberglass that you can poke your finger though in my opinion can not be brought back to life without a miracle. Now that engine is another story and is worth money. Sometimes cars have to be "parts cars" instead of restoration projects due to their deterioration. Sounds like from your description that this may be a "parts car"
Don Jr.

i have seen corvettes that were just a total mess come back to life. fiberglass is not like metal. a 53 would never be a trow away in the corvette world. a 1 of 300 would always be worth saving.

Problem the grandson found out that her grandmotherwas trying to get rid of the car and he called a lawyer and said not to come back on his grandmothers property and the car was left to him. Turned out to be a pretty bad scene as we went back to get are tools. Never again.

In 53 the French were throwing down their rifles and running

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

In 53 the French were throwing down their rifles and running

And when haven't they?

The French still "owned" Indochina until '54. Truman was gone in '53

Buildup of US forces was when they changed the colors of 2nd Inf Div to 1st Cav and sent them over 2nd half of 65--

There were a limited number of advisors over there beforehand, but the real movement to get involved came with the Texas boys after the Kennedy assasination.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

And when haven't they?

Well, it seems to me they were involved in ww2 long before the US wre.

Originally Posted by Oldmanb

Well, it seems to me they were involved in ww2 long before the US wre.

True, but other than the French Resistance, overall resistance was nominal.