This page has most, if not all, of the options available when ordering a new 1953 Chevrolet Corvette. Also included are the interior and exterior color options. Read more: 1953 Corvette guide.
1953 Corvette Factory Options
| CODE | DESCRIPTION | QUANTITY | RETAIL PRICE |
| 2934 |
Base Corvette Roadster |
300 | $3,498.00 |
| 101A | Heater | 300 | $91.40 |
| 102A | AM Radio, signal seeking | 300 | $145.15 |
Base Corvette Roadster (2934) – The “real” base price of the 1953 Chevrolet Corvette. (1)
- The base price was effective October 16, 1953.
- The base price included federal excise tax and $248.00 delivery and handling.
- Prices did not include local taxes or any additional dealer charges.
- The base price was actually a recommended price. Some Chevrolet dealers actually charged different pricing.
Heater (101A)
- An interior space/.cockpit heater. (A standard option included on all three hundred 1953 Corvettes.)
- The heater was not a fresh air-type heater. The heater only recirculated interior cockpit air.
AM Radio, signal seeking (102A)
- A standard Delco, signal seeking AM radio with conventional volume and tuning dials.
- The 1953 signal-seeking AM radio was the same as the unit put into the 1954 Corvette, although the 1953 did not have Conelrad national defense markings.
- Radio antennas were standard in all 1953 Corvettes. The antenna consists of a wire mesh screen fiberglassed into the interior lining of the trunk lid. Because fiberglass is electrically inert, this solution provided a way of concealing the antenna without creating radio interference.
(1) Although listed as options, every 1953 Corvette included the installation of both a heater and an AM Delco radio. When placing an order for a new Corvette, customers were not given the option of deleting either of these features from their car.
