YARD FIND: 1954 Hardtop Corvette Posted on November 2nd
Hemmings reader Joel says when he first heard about the 1954 Corvette sitting in a pine grove for 45 years, he figured he'd find a fiberglass shell sitting atop the rusted remnants of a frame. He thought the early Vette might at least make a nice street rod.But when he finally saw the car way up in the Colorado Smokies, he was stunned. Not only did the car still have its original hardtop, but the frame was rust free and the "original painted frame stamp from the factory is still on the frame and very much legible," Joel tells Hemmings Auto Blogs.The story is that the car's second owner drove the Corvette to a friend's house in 1963 to have the seats re-covered. He replaced ... Tagged as Auto News Review | No Comments » | Continue
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