I have a April, 1954 FW too. I added her to my collection of machines after I got my 1964 white FW that I'd been coveting for some time. I just had to have one from my birth year.
Mine is a bit younger than me--as you are: I was born in March.
My daddy used to tell me that it was a very good year as he was a staunch republican and Eisenhower got into the white house.
Another interesting tidbit...I was also a Debbie for a very long time. Now it's just Deb. Debbie Reynolds gets the credit for so many little girls being named the same in those days--though, it was my momma's love of Deborah Kerr that I wound up with the name.
Enjoy your FW! They are heaps of fun!