The 1953 GM Motorama at the Waldor Astoria in New York City

opened its doors to the public on Sat., January 17th, 1953.

Source: Bentley Publisher's Corvette from the inside by Dave Mclellan - Corvette's Chief Engineer 1975-1992
 

• "Zora came in thru the turnstiles of the Waldorf just like thousands of other patrons that January week."
• "He came across a little low-slung sports car from Chevrolet called EX122. It stopped him in his tracks."
  
• "The EX122 Corvette is the first of the hand built Corvettes."
  Source: Bloomington Gold William Locke Director The Special Collection
  
• The first two production line built 1953 Corvettes rolled out of the Van Slyke Flint Michigan plant in June of '53, over five months after EX122 debuted at the Waldorf.

"The serial number is EX122 which
denotes an experimentally built automobile."
-R.F. Sanders

"I purchased the car from
Chevrolet on April 11, 1956."
-R.F. Sanders
"I was in charge of the experimental department at that time and saw to it that the car was rebuilt in the very best condition. It was repainted red, a new top and new seats installed, a new speedometer installed, transmission was completely overhauled, safety items were replaced and a new set of tires put on." Source: R.F. Sanders GM Engineer in Charge of Experimental Department

March 31, 1953 General Motors Corporation Shareholders Quarterly Report

Inside the Shareholder Quarterly is pictured
the Motorama Showcar on stage at the Waldorf
Astoria described as a Future Production Car.

1953 General Motors Corporation Motorama

"The completed Corvette prototype, designated EX122, photographed in the GM Styling Auditorium on January 10, 1953."
Source: The Complete Corvette Restoration and technical guide vol. 1 1953-1962 by Noland Adams

EX122 debuts at the 1953 GM Motorama held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in
New York City.

EX122 on tour San Francisco Motorama April 30 thru May 7, 1953, Golden Gate Bridge in background.

EX122 on tour Dallas Motorama May 15-24, 1953, photographed with a Texas Rangers while in Dallas.

EX122 Awards and Special Events

2005 Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance
GM Motorama Special Display

EX122 next to GM Experimental Firebird Showcar

2005-EX122
Cranbrook Concours d'Elegance
 

 Bloomsfield, MI

Class Winner Award

2005-EX122
 Bloomington Gold
Special Collection XXI
 "Great Stories"

EX122 - 2004 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
 Amelia Island, FL

Winner of Moet & Chandon
 Fashion Award

For the Best Presentation of
 Fashion and the Automobile

Presented by: Latonya Davis

EX122 - Winner at Amelia Island Concours on Show Field

EX122 - 2003 GM Eyes On Design General Motors Styling Dome - Warren, MI
Best Privately Owned Concept Vehicle

ESPN & ESPN-2 Television Air Dates:
Sunday 12/28/03 on ESPN at 4pm Est / 3pm Cnt
Mond 01/12/04 on ESPN-2 at 4pm Est / 3pm Cnt
Sunday 01/18/04 on ESPN at 3pm Est / 2pm Cnt

EX122 - Charles Kerbeck &
Miss Corvette at Podium

Accepting the Eyes on Design Gold Ribbon & Crystal Award

2003 - General Motors Corvette

50th Anniversary Celebration
Nashville, TN

50 Years - Five Generations
One Event of a Lifetime
June 27-28, 2003
 
 

SACC Shadow Box Mural 50 Years of Corvette
Production, presented to the Kerbeck's by Noland Adams - June 30, 2003

EX122 Displayed at Nashville Coliseum
During GM Corvette 50th Anniversary Celebration
 

EX122 - Noland Adams Corvette Historian,
Author, and 2003 National
Corvette Museum Hall of Fame Inductee
with George Kerbeck

At the Flint Michigan 50th Anniversary Celebration.

EX122 - NCRS Year of The '53
Presented to the Kerbeck's In Recognition of EX122
by Gilbert Scrivner NCRS President & Roy Sinor NCRS National Judging Chairman

EX122
2003 NCRS National Convention Hershey, PA

2003 - EX122 Chosen as Chips Choice
At the 1953 Corvette Reunion Carlisle, PA

EX122 on Display in Chips Office

EX122 on the show field at rs d'Elegance

Vice President of General Motors - Darwin Clark
Behind the wheel of EX122 Motorama Corvette

2002- Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, Rochester, MI
Matilda & Alfred Wilson Award
Best Featured Sports Car - 50 Years of Corvette - Styling


 

1993-EX122 Bloomington Gold Special Collection "Motorama Gold"

The following letter contains the authentic hisory
of the EX 122 in the words
of R.F. Sanders

Mr. Sanders was the General Motors director of Engineering and Sales in charge of the Experimental Department.
 

2003 National Corvette Museum Bowling Green, KY