1953 Corvette....the start of a legend.

[Rich Chernosky]

This is the last of my series of Corvette builds. And the only one I hadn't previously painted. This is AMT's 1953 Corvette. Color is Tamiya TS26 white. Not a bad kit it for AMT. Everything went pretty well except for the chassis which had to be pinned and wired in to place to get the ride height right. And a lot of flash and ejection pin marks, par for the course for and early AMT. Other than that,  I am fairly pleased with the result. I want to thank everyone who commented on my last 14 posts of Corvettes. Thanks for looking and feel free to comment on this one.

Lot of nice exterior detail on this iconic Vette. Interior color is MR Color 108 character red. Kit hweels steered but the tie rod had to be hinged. 

Interesting feature of the back end is the glass covered licence plate.  Exhaust pipes  are chrome antenna tubing.

The soft top was included in the kit and was sprayed with a combination of Nato black and gloss black from Tamiyas LP line. This car was powered by Chevrolets Blue Flame 6 of  236 cu. and rated at 150hp. It was mated to a powerglide 2 speed auto transmission. It was no speed demon but was unique with its handmade fiberglas body. Only 300 of these were made in the Flint MI plant. Production was eventually moved to St Louis. 

I replaced the clear lenses with real mesh, a feature found on Corvettes until 1955. 

 

[charger74]

Very well done 

[meechum68]

Slick little Vette! I have a couple of these and thanks for the heads up on it. 

[BKF]

Nice Corvette!