Car of the Week: 1953 Chevrolet One-Fifty

A Chevy named Doris, Gilmore Car Museum Corvettes, Worldwide's Enthusiast sale and a quirky "We'd Buy That" in this week's newsletter.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Car of the Week: 1953 Chevrolet One-Fifty The life story of the '53 Chevrolet affectionately named Doris At 22 years of age in 1953, Doris Phillips had a good job and was living on her family's farm near Dowagiac, Mich. She was able to get to work and back, but she really wanted her own car. Dowagiac was home to Don Flemming Chevrolet, and one day Doris stopped to admire the new '53 Chevys there. She decided that a Bel Air two-door hardtop with an automatic transmission and the Blue Flame 6 cylinder would suit her just fine. When she approached her father, Russell, with her plan, he had a different idea. He said that it would be wise for her first car to be purchased with cost and economy in mind. He suggested she consider a minimally optioned and much more reasonably priced Chevrolet One-Fifty, which would mean no snazzy two-tone hardtop and no automatic transmission. Doris respected her father's advice and decided that he was probably right. Doris bought her new 1953 Chevrolet One-Fifty at Don Flemming Chevrolet, just as her father had suggested. However, she did get one very important option on her new car: an AM radio. See More Make your car our "Car of the Week"  If you've got an old car you really love, we want to hear about it! Click here to submit your ride! Gilmore Car Museum celebrates the Corvette The Gilmore Car Museum unveils a new exhibit entitled, "The Greatest Generation" that presents every generation of Corvette, from C1 (1953) to C8 (2021).  Hickory Corners, Mich.- The Gilmore Car Museum has unveiled an all-new exhibit in its Main Gallery, called the The Greatest Generation – a dramatic presentation of Chevrolet Corvettes from each generation of GM's legendary American sports car. Through the years, Corvettes have developed from early fiberglass-bodied roadsters with 150-horsepower inline six-cylinder engines and two-speed transmissions, to today's fire-breathing, mid-engined C8 Corvettes with more than 600 horsepower and 200+ mile per hour top speeds. See More 1952 Hudson 'Twin H-Power' Hornet Six coupe, custom builds and street rods to sell at Worldwide's Enthusiast Auction Impressive offerings at Worldwide's Enthusiast Auction scheduled for April 23-24 at its company headquarters in Auburn, Indiana. Auburn, Indiana. - Worldwide is counting down to its second live sale of the year, with The Enthusiast Auction scheduled for April 23-24 at its company headquarters in Auburn, Indiana. Among the auction's more unique highlights are an exciting offering of one-off custom cars and street rods and an outstanding 1952 Hudson 'Twin H-Power' Hornet Six Coupe See More Old Cars We'd Buy That: 1954 Nash AirFlyte Quirky and small this Nash has it all! We'd buy that '54 Nash AirFlyte. Oh, absolutely yes! On all counts! Do we want a cartoonish 1954 bathtub Nash, painted robin's egg blue and looking a little tired and in need of TLC? You're darn right we do — in all its slightly ratty goodness. See More Subscribe Now to the Highest Frequency Publication for Die-Hard Car Lovers! Your subscription to Old Cars includes: All the recent news from around the old car hobby Coverage of all the important collector car auctions and shows Classifieds including expert advice SUBSCRIBE NOW! Active Interest Media P.O. Box 20730 Boulder, Colorado, 80308 United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Old Cars Weekly eNewsletter. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.