Chevrolet Corvette Roadster, 1954
Chassis No.: E54S001147 Auction: Bloomington Gold 2013 Auction date: June 29, 2013 Lot No.: S53 $99,000 | High bid • 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 https://www.mecum.com/lots/BG13-160811/1954-chevrolet-corvette-roadster/
