54's left

[Brad H.]

Does anybody know how many all nos. 54's are actually left, that is nice ones? Thanks, Brad.

[Ridge K.]

Re: 54's left

Brad, on this TDB you should get some estimates that are from the most knowledgeable C1 experts on the face of the earth, but........they will just be educated guesses. There are no exact figures available. Even the registries are woefully,..incomplete, accountings of certain years of Corvettes.
In considering "how many are left", think for a moment the story of my own '67 convertible. It's last owner purchased it the early 1970s. He drove it a few years, and then decided to park it in his barn. It sat there from 1978 or '79, until I bought it in 2006. In all those years, he did not keep up the license plates, so obviously, the registrations fell "off the map". This past owner was not a member of the NCRS, or any other classic car club, so no one knew if my car was still in existence or not. Any "estimates" of how many 1967 427 convertibles were left, would not have included my car in the estimated "count". How many cars just like it are still out there?....who knows.
But, you should get some good ballpark estimates. Good luck with your research, Ridge.

[Roy B.]

Re: 54's left

99% are 54's on e-bay and other sights rarely a 53 or 55 and restored their asking the price of a 53, add all 53 and 55's to gather and they made more 54's in two months . I would guess 50% left.

[Ian G.]

Re: 54's left

Prolly as time goes on, and values continue to rise -- assuming people continue to demand corvettes -- basket cases and parts cars will be resurrected into fully restored cars and the numbers will go up....