#125 or 200 EVER! It's Mr. Vette's #1 convertible accomplishment!
Year / Make: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette, 50th commemorative Edition Corvette convertible
Price: $125,000 invested. MAKE OFFER!
Vehicle Type: Collector's convertible Corvette
Engine: 5.7L OHV (LS1) V8
Mileage: 14,029
Transmission: Automatic
Exterior: Jet Black
Interior: Premium Red Leather
Drive: RWD
Stock #: 50th
Contact Person: Bill
Contact Phone: (808) 753-8388
Contact Phone #2: (808) 263-7940
Contact E-Mail: mrvette@hawaii.rr.com
More Details: 2001 Corvette automatic convertible.

Bought new and remodeled to the 50th Commemorative Edition Corvette.

It has the original window sticker. This extremely rare and special car also has all the books and video (still never opened) for it.

Has only 14,029 miles.

this convertible has every factory option including CD changer. It also has 20" custom wheels.

The two-tone interior and custom lettering on headrests make it even more special.

It has chrome engine covers added to it.

Nice tinted windows. Also a new black soft top (was white). It is number 125 of only 200 ever built!

This Corvette was master crafted after purchased new with several upgrades making it especially unique. It was done by Hawaii's one and only Mr. Vette at Corvette Center LTD....where the quality of each car not only speaks for itself, it is reflected in the notoriety and honor that has been bestowed on many of our cars over the years.

In addition to winning numerous awards at car shows over the years, they have been featured in some of America's leading automotive magazines and added to world famous car collections.

This car provides just a small snap shot of the acclaim we have received with hundreds of projects and is a testament to the great pride and workmanship we put into every vehicle we work on.

Block material: cast aluminum

Displacement (cu in / cc): 350 / 5665

Bore x stroke (in / mm): 3.90 x 3.62 / 99.0 x 92.0

Cylinder head material: cast aluminum

Valvetrain: overhead valve, two valves per cylinder

Fuel delivery: SFI (sequential port fuel injection)

Compression ratio: 10.1:1

Horsepower (hp / kw @ rpm): 350 / 261 @ 5600

Torque (lb-ft / Nm @ rpm): automatic: 360 / 489 @ 4000 Maximum engine speed (rpm): 6000

Emission control system: catalytic converter AIR

When GM unveiled the 50th Anniversary Edition Corvette in May of 2002, many Corvette enthusiasts were underwhelmed. While the new Anniversary Red is a very nice color and the new interior is quite handsome, the Corvette community was hoping for more.

Historically, all the special edition Corvettes (pace cars, 25th Anniversary, 35th Anniversary, 40th Anniversary, '96 Collector's Edition, etc.) have always been just regular Corvettes with different trim and paint; but, hey, this time it could have been more. After all, the marque is FIFTY years old and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do something really special.

In the opinion of many observers, GM didn't do "something really special": The chief designer for a company named Magna Steyr, Bill Miller, along with a former GM designer, Steve Pasteiner, took what many of us 'Vette nuts were thinking to heart:

"What if someone took the look of the original 1953 Corvette -- and updated it to fit onto the high-tech chassis of the current C5 Corvette?"

And that's what they did. Magna Steyr, the original owners of the design, commissioned a showcar prototype with an eye toward having GM adopt it as "THE" 50th Anniversary Edition Corvette. GM decided on a more conservative strategy and Magna-Steyr abandoned the idea.

Steve Pasteiner's company, Advanced Automotive Technologies, purchased the rights to produce a limited edition series of this fantastic vehicle.

YES! Now the die-hard Corvette enthusiast can have a 50th anniversary Corvette that fairly screams "50th Anniversary Corvette"! ...and here it is ....your chance to own one here in Hawaii!

To avoid confusion with the "official" 50th Anniversary Edition Corvette, this car is called the "1953 Commemorative Edition" and you can own one. Bill's company is presently building and delivering customer cars of all kinds and this one is a personal favorote!.

There's no way to know how many 1953CE's (for short) there'll be -- but it will certainly be far fewer than the 11,632 50th Anniversary Edition Corvettes that were produced by the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green in 2003 -- and likely even fewer than the original production run of 300 Corvettes in 1953..