1 of 300 Corvette Roadsters built in its first year of production, 1953, this particular Corvette is Number 243. It has won numerous awards, including the Tripe Crown Award, Bloomington Gold Award, NCRS Top Flight Award and the Gold Spinner Award. In addition to being one of the finest examplles of the first-year Corvette, it is also one of three Corvettes in todays's sale that share the last three numbers of its VIN with two other Corvettes here today, a 2003 50th Anniversary model and a 2013 Special Edition 60th Aniversary 427 model.