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CorvSport 1 on 1 With Builder Who Transformed ’54 Corvette Into 1st Time Bloomington Gold Winner

In part one, you'll meet the builder behind the years-long restoration of this stunning Pennant Blue '54 in our exclusive "Meet The Build And Builder" series

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How the 1954 Pennant Blue Corvette looked before Chris Sherman worked his magic

How I found and came to eventually talk to Chris Sherman from TiN Restorations epitomizes the spirit and love he has for our Corvette. Recently, I was in a pickle and needed publishable pictures of a beautiful Pennant Blue 1954 Corvette I saw on Facebook during this year’s Bloomington Gold event. After doing a search on the Corvette Forum, I found a post from Chris and reached out to him through a private message. He promptly replied with a simple message, “Give me a call,” and I did. It was that personal and helpful nature that has earned him an admirable reputation in our Corvette community.

Chris was eager to not only help me with the pictures but also offered up his precious time to chat with me personally. Located in Plano, Illinois, a quaint town just southwest of Chicago, Chris specializes in restoring 1953-1962 Corvettes to NCRS and Bloomington Gold standards. He was so excited to share the details of his creation, which had just earned its first prestigious award, the coveted Blooming Gold. He is genuinely old school, and the story of how he got sucked into the Corvette vortex was almost as interesting as his passion for transforming tired old Corvettes into cherished memories.

In part one, we’ll get into the head of somebody who is driven to restore these old classics and what lit the passion within Chris. As an NCRS judge, you’ll also get Chris’s first-hand perspective on the judging process.

Let’s meet Chris.

Chris Sherman proudly next to a 1959 Corvette he transformed

Some of Chris’s notable awards (as of May 2023):

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