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The Superior 54 Sport Wagon Project History
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The Superior 54 Sport Wagon project was started in the 1980s by an individual trying to build his own piece of history. The years went by and the project languished. In 2004, Superior Glass Works acquired the unfinished dream. Five more years and many thousands of hours later, the Superior 54 Sport Wagon is available…at last.
The journey was one that combined old-school craftsmanship and leading-edge technology. One of the most significant pieces of this project was to create the ‘plug’ – the body from which a mold could be made. Without an original body to start with, the plug was build using wood, foam, fiberglass, body filler, steel and anything else that would yield the desired form. These materials were shaped entirely by hand using only simple tools to create an extremely accurate model from which the molds were made.
The next phase of the project blasted our team into the modern era of product design and development. The now-perfect plug was imaged with a 3-D scanner, producing electronic files of the body from every angle. These were handed off to a CAD drafter to digitally create all of the body and window trim pieces. Rapid-prototyping technology was utilized to produce each part in full scale that were then installed on the body. After final hand-fitting of each trim piece, the master parts were finished and ready for production and chrome.
Since we were building a Corvette tribute car, it only seemed fitting to use the high-performance 1997-2005 C5 Corvette suspension under the skin. Leveraging decades of in-house street rod and racing chassis experience, and working with our friends at Art Morrison Enterprises, we designed a chassis from the ground up to meet our exact specifications. Art Morrison then built it up in their leading edge chassis production facility and we have a world-class platform on which this car will drive.
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Features include:
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- The custom frame designed and built in partnership with Art Morrison Enterprises, Inc., including Morrison’s front cross member, steering arms, sway bar, and power rack and pinion steering.
- The independent front and rear suspensions use 1997-2004 C5 Corvette components.
- The front suspension includes stock Corvette control arms, spindles, and brakes, plus high-performance coil over shocks in place of the stock leaf spring.
- The rear suspension utilizes a custom narrowed stock cradle, with the half-shafts and leaf spring narrowed accordingly.
- The choice of 6-speed manual or automatic transaxle.
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Superior Glass Works is completely tooled up and ready to build your Limited Edition Superior 54 Sport Wagon. The Complete Rolling Package, which is a new, completely assembled body installed on the complete chassis, is initially priced at $125,000. A $50,000 deposit establishes your place in line for one of only 25 Superior 54 Sport Wagons to be sold.
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The Superior 54 Sport Wagon chassis is equipped with modern, high-performance, C5 CorvetteTM suspension.
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The Superior 54 Sport Wagon custom frame offers independent front and rear suspensions using 1997-2004 C5 CorvetteTM components. The customer may choose 6-speed manual or automatic transaxle.
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Styled in tribute to the 1954 General Motors’ Motorama CorvetteTM Nomad, The Superior 54 is enhanced with 21st century performance.
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Superior Glass Works is completely tooled up and ready to build the Limited Edition Superior 54 Sport Wagon. A $50,000 deposit secures a spot on the waiting list for one of the 25 Complete Rolling Packages to be sold.
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Available only as a Complete Rolling Package, each will be delivered with the body and chassis fully assembled — ready for paint, interior, engine, wiring and other personal touches
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Superior Glass Works has served street rodders, drag racers, customizers and restorers for more than 30 years. We’ve earned our reputation by producing the highest quality fiberglass bodies and parts, and complete, custom chassis. We are the leading manufacturer of fiberglass parts for 1931 – 1955 Chevrolet cars and trucks. The company also offers 14 street rod bodies, 11 drag race bodies, in fiberglass and carbon fiber, along with a full-service chassis shop. Superior Glass Works is a long-term member of industry organizations: Specialty Equipment Market Association/Hot Rod Industry Alliance, National Street Rod Association and Goodguys Rod & Custom Association.
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