MECUM Auction Company announced that they will be offering a 1955, 1956 and 1957 serial number one Corvettes as a collection at the upcoming Bloomington Gold High Performance Auction, June 27-28 in St. Charles, Illinois. In a press release, Dana mecum states, “This is the only collection of three sequential serial one Corvettes known to exist in the world”

MECUM reports that the 1955 serial number one car was the first production Corvette to offer a high performance V-8 engine. The 1956 serial number one car was the first redesigned Corvette produced by Chevrolet and the 1957 serial number one car was the very first high performance model Corvette to come off the assembly line.

The Corvettes were originally amassed in the late 70’s by Tom Harmer in Rockford, Illinois. In the early 80’s, they were purchased by Gene Morton, who had a great understanding for the unbelievable value of these three cars. Morton moved them to Alaska and protected them for years.

About eight years ago, the cars resurfaced in Prescott, Arizona, and were purchased by Al Wiseman and George Swartz. Mecum comments in the press release, “Al and George have restored these three Corvettes to the highest Bloomington Gold standards and to the magnificent state they are in today”. The Bloomington Gold High Performance Auction will be the first time these cars have been entered or shown at any event since their restoration.

You can visit MECUM’s website for more information about the Corvette Collection on offer at the Bloomington Gold Corvette show.

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