No such thing as a ’54 T-bird; the first was ’55, and the ’55-57 era is the most desirable, and, in my honest opinion, the most distinctive is terms of styling. The ’57 raised the chrome issue to a higher plateau, but if you were to compare the front profiles of ’55-57 T-birds, early 50’s Studebakers and early series Alpines, the resemblence is uncanny. Hence my previous post regarding Kenneth Howes.
Look at the photo again. I see a distinct center crease in the bumper, and where are the Alpine-style overriders? It’s a ‘Bird, no doubt in my mind.