Per the official eBay listing, the last owner spent $23 large just to get the thing running again. Even so, the auction ...

Following the well-received unveiling of the EX-122 pre-production prototype at the General Motors Motorama in New York, January 1953, the C1 Corvette was hurried into production that same year.

Over time, the Corvette C1 paved the way for future generations ... The engine, a 6-cylinder 3.5-liter block, was modified to ...

The Chevrolet Corvette, known as the C1, is the cornerstone of the sports ... The engine, a 6-cylinder, 3.5-liter block, was modified to deliver 150 horsepower, a respectable figure for the ...