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I once saw an original owner 54 that was purchased in 55 I believe in Maryland. This was about twenty five years ago and I've since forgotten how many miles it had, but it was less than 20,000 and the car looked simply incredible.
You may want to check the Tach rev counter to give some validation to the actual mileage. Lower mileage would tend to show a very low reading on the counter since the old 6-cly would not have been running that much. I had the same question on my car - if it had turned over the 100,000 mile or not. There was a posting a couple years ago that someone had provided a formula for the tach reading, comparing it to a mileage reading of either 55,000 miles or 155,000 miles, tire size etc. Helped me to put that question to rest in my mind on the actual mileage of my car. Good Luck and post more photos of the engine compartment.....what are the numbers off of the engine block. So many of the old stovebolts were jerked out in favor of a V-8 when they were available hence any true survivor with the factory 6 is a great find!!!
John Lanning
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Enjoy your new toy/see it has the GM accessory S/S wire hub caps 1955 only. let me know if you would like to sell them.
The seller told me the hub caps were special option. My friend/seller said they are original to this car. Is it possible because it was built so late in 54.?
Not sure but they probably were. Some of the tri-5 guys will pipe up but, as memory serves those hub caps were an option on the '54 passenger cars and were carried over to the 55's. Great find BTW.
GM offered two accessory from the original factory wheels or hub cap ,your S/S wire wheel hub caps and these real wire wheels. Many dealers added ether giving the Corvette or Car a more sporty look.
GM offered two accessory from the original factory wheels or hub cap ,your S/S wire wheel hub caps and these real wire wheels. Many dealers added ether giving the Corvette or Car a more sporty look.
Thank you for the info. I really do appreciate all the help.
The gentleman I bought the car from owned a corvette repair shop for over 50 years. He has a lot of corvette parts in his buildings. He does have 1 more 54 for sale locally. The other 54 is white.
04-20-2015, 01:45 PM
just jealous 
