I was checking out the strong lineup of 2012 Corvettes at the Kerbeck Corvette tent when I saw EX-122 sitting in the center, surrounded by her much younger siblings. The Corvette that appeared in the extravigant Motorama display at the Waldof Estoria in January 1953 was now under a tent at a fairgrounds in Pennsylvania. And she was just as beautiful today as she was to those who first saw the fiberglass 2-seater 58 years ago.
After doing a walk around the oldest Corvette and trying to soak in every detail, I remembered I was packing a camera. So here is the results of our celebrity photo shoot with the legend that started it all.
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As I walked around the experimental concept car, two thoughts came to mind. First, I find it wholey appropriate the the oldest Corvette, built for a car show, is now being used by a dealer to help sell cars. I call that fullfilling one’s destiny. Secondly, it did cross my mind that EX-122 was in Carlisle, pA instead of Atlantic City,NJ and therefore should be safe from any damange Hurricane Irene dishes out.
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What are the knobs above the headlight switch and to the right of the speaker box, hood releases?
Those are for the air vents. The two scoops on the prototype are actually functional and those were the controls to open and close them!
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