It seems that almost every aftermarket supplier of 52-54 tanks gets them from Drake and being out of stock is normal for them on a regular basis.I started and moderate this site:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/g...hp?groupid=332 and have heard the gas 52-54 gas tank woes since day one.We have had some guys use these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1955-For...fabc78&vxp=mtr and swap filler necks,if you don't want to weld you could use a gasoline rated connector hose to connect the filler necks which a lot of vehicles use.Big difference in price too.