The production was moved to St. Louis assembly plant

Redesigned camshaft increases horsepower

Corvette was offered to the general public, lifting the restriction on its sales policy.

Exterior color choices expanded for 1954 with the addition of black, blue and red to the existing white. A new beige interior was also available. The Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission was still the only transmission available, even though it was technically listed as a $178 option. Sales climbed to 3,640 units in 1954.

In 1954, 3000 model of Corvettes has been built, but over 1000 remains unsold by the end of the year.