I have owned every generation of Corvette thru the years....in the spring of
2001 I purchased this car for my wife for her 50th birthday....she had an
identical 2000 that I sold after the 2001 arrived....I had seen pix of the
53CE on several magazines but gave up hope of ever owning one....thought GM
would never make it....being a member of Viper and Prowler clubs, I am on
the various message boards daily.....found out the 53CE was a reality
from a post on the Prowler Message Forum....a fellow member had taken some
pictures of one at a show and posted them....I followed up immediately and
contacted AAT about the details...I had a 2003 Viper SRT being customized at
Autoform in Holland, Mi. last winter, so when I went to visit the Viper, we
crossed over to Detroit for the auto show and a visit to AAT.....I knew
instantly I had to have one of these....my wife liked the car so well she
volunteered her 2001....I got on the list and we delivered her car in Sept
2003....her car is number 52 for her 52nd birthday, (although a little
late)....I also just purchased a 50th Anniversary Vette convertible for the
next 53CE....it is going to be a VERY different (not stock) color
combo....can't wait to see it done too......I have visited AAT and Steve 3
times this last year and continue to be totally impressed with their
work.....
Here's our Donor C5:
..and here are two in-process pictures:
The car (I know you're wondering) will be white (not yellow)!
Update: November 21, 2003
The work continues:
Update: December 9, 2003
The 1953 CE was delivered the night of Dec. 9, 2003......my wife Debbie's first comment was "the interior sure is bright".....the car has received a tremendous response from everyone that has seen it; it has only traveled about 100 miles since its return....it gets as much attention as a UFO.......unfortunately, the weather has been unkind since the return and the Vette is waiting for all the snow, ice, sand and salt to leave the roads in Indiana.....spring will be here..................sometime.................
Update: October 15, 2005
In addition to the CE our collection includes Prowlers and Vipers. Last summer the CE was invited to be displayed (along with one of our Vipers and one of our Prowlers) in at an open house at the local Chrysler plant. This was the first time (ever) that a Corvette had been inside the buildings -- the oldest Chrysler plant in the world:
