Robert, from Canfield,
Ohio, is the owner of this 1954 roadster. Like most of the 3,640 Corvettes produced
during that first "official" production year, Robert’s car is
Polo White with a red interior. The base 235 cubic-inch, Blue Flame in-line
six-cylinder is nestled in the engine bay, and sitting behind it is the requisite
Powerglide transmission. (Mid-way through the 1954 production year, the 150-horsepower
235 received a revised camshaft that provided an additional five horsepower.
Other changes which distinguished the ’54 Corvettes from their early-production
predecessors included blue, red, and black color options; a beige interior option;
extended exhaust tips; tubeless tires; and a single hood latch replaced the
two-latch design).
As
far as option content or historical significance was concerned, Robert’s
Corvette proved to be nothing out of the ordinary when he purchased it in the
early 1980s. Since he was
