1953-55 Current owners

[Ronald L.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

Making these documents available on line is nothing different than what Google has done for old newspapers and other publiations

I'd be very interested in old Pa roster ...

RE: Vintage Corvette Club of America

Roster of Members - 1969

I acquired the above named roster many, many, years ago. Like many other things bought at Carlisle and other swap meets, it got filed away for years.

Mark Francis is a member of our Pittsburgh Tri-State Chapter whom I've spoken to before. I will call him tomorrow to see if I can scan the roster over to him for possible posting online as a research tool (might be some "legalities" involved here, idk). Hope it will help a member to find a previous owner of their car.

Jim Lockwood - '54 #3300 is not listed
Tony Roetlin - '54 #2040 is not listed

Rich Kossum

[Richard K.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

I spoke with Mark Francis today and he will attempt to combine my roster with the one that Mike McCagh has, and place them online.
Stay tuned.

Thanks,
Rich Kossum

[Jim L.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

RE: Vintage Corvette Club of America

Roster of Members - 1969
Jim Lockwood - '54 #3300 is not listed

Rich Kossum

My Dad didn't acquire #3300 until sometime in '71. His listing probably wouldn't appear any earlier than '72.

Thanks, though.

Jim

[Tom D.]

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Today, Someone on Facebook posted what appears to be a December 1953 listing of Corvette owners. There are said to be 69 names, of mostly executive level men. Dinah Shore is listed in "Hollywood, CA". There is a cover letter explaining the desire to create a Corvette Club. Is this real?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]103097[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]103098[/ATTACH]Two other pages were shown.

. Here are the other two pages.


69 owners in 1953 from GM 1.jpg69 owners in 1953 from GM 3.jpg
Today, I had a req. to add these two pages. Still do not know if this is real.

[Mike M.]

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Assuming the Facebook paperwork is legit and since almost all of the 69 owners appear to be VIP's, i wonder if GM sent out a blanket letter to all VIP's they were aware of and offered them first dibs on purchasing a 53 corvette. mike

[David B.]

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This sure looks legit. The first name on the list Greenwalt is familiar as one of the first DuPont people to get a '53. John Wayne got #51, and it is common knowledge that Dinah Shore did promo work for Chevy. Is Jack Cooper the guy responsible for getting the C8's delivered? I wonder if any of the names also appeared on the 1953 plaque done by Corvette News in 1978.
Dave

[David G.]

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I believe that Briggs Cunningham was on the GM board of directors and I think that he bought two 53 Corvettes. I saw his Sn. 21 many years
ago in Palm Beach Fl.
Dave Gray

[Gary H.]

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On the last page is Frank W Fink, he was an early '53 owner, the car was purchased from Guaranty Chevrolet in San Diego, Vin # unknown. Mr Fink was the designer and chief engineer of the B-24 "Liberator" bomber used heavily in WWII.

[Loren L.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

Jim, "J. Max Lockwood", Rockmart CA, #3300 in VCC 73 and CCC.

[Jim L.]

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Jim, "J. Max Lockwood", Rockmart CA, #3300 in VCC 73 and CCC.

Thank you, Loren! That's my Dad. So 1973? I thought we had gotten involved earlier than that.

[Loren L.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

Might be earlier, Jim. That's off my data base - I've apparently placed the 3 ring binder in a place SO SAFE that I can't lay my hands on it...........

[Mark F.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

. Here are the other two pages. Today, I had a req. to add these two pages. Still do not know if this is real.

This sure looks legit...I wonder if any of the names also appeared on the 1953 plaque done by Corvette News in 1978. Dave

Hi Tom and Dave,

FYI - I checked all the names provided by Tom against the names (and VINs) listed on the "The 1953 Honor Roll" Plaque discussed in the Spring 2005 Restorer article by Al Hill - there are no matches. From reading that article, I got the impression it was based on a survey conducted in the 1968/69 timeframe, so I don't know if the Corvette News 1978 version was different or not. thx, Mark

[Mark F.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

mark francis has volunteered to scan my roster and he will most likely make the roster available online. mike

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[Dan L.]

Re: 1953-55 Current owners

A big thanks to everyone involved with this. I found my ‘54 #3299 in both rosters.
FUN STUFF

[Gary B.]