Chevrolet Corvette Roadster, 1954
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Chassis No.: E54S001147
- Transmission: Automatic
- Exterior: White
- Interior: Red
- Body: Roadster
- The famous “Entombed” Corvette
- Known as the oldest, lowest-mile unrestored Corvette in the world
- 2,331 original miles, a true time capsule
- Original Blue Flame Six engine with side draft Carter carburetors
- Purchased new by Richard Sampson and driven until 1959
- Buried alive in 1959 as directed by its original owner
- Richard was the owner of a chain of stores and gave orders for the car to be entombed in his basement office, not to be removed until the year 2000
- In 1982 the building was purchased and the new owner said the car had to leave by 1986
- Sampson’s daughter Cynthia then kept the car in her living room for the next ten years when purchased by a collector
- Made famous by Ken Gross in Special Interest Autos Magazine
- Bloomington Gold Special Collection in 1996
- A true Benchmark/Guideline for 1954 Corvettes
The 'Entombed' Corvette
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