Silenpro,

Welcome to Stovebolt.com

Good luck finding the Vehicle ID, if the metal tag is missing.

Hope for materman's suggestion to work out.

What is the Engine Serial Number, ESN (if you think it has the original engine). It is pressed into the block to the rear of the distributor.

There was no VIN in 1954 - sometimes/often the ESN was used for registration ID.