Vehicle Description
This is one of the finest 1949 Cadillac convertibles you will ever
see. It has received an extensive nut and bolt frame off
restoration with no expense spared. The build began with an
excellent convertible, not a junk yard car or a patched up cruiser
but a very nice original local show quality car. As you can see
from the pictures the car was completely disassembled where every
piece could be perfected. We have hundreds of photos of the
restoration from start to finish. The original chassis has been
sub-framed with a torsion bar front suspension from a Buick Fifth
Avenue for a better ride quality and also allows the car to now
have power steering and power disc brakes. The rear suspension is
made up of custom leaf springs with adjustable air shocks that can
be controlled from in the car. The new drive train came completely
ready to drop in from Street Performance and consist of a new LT4
fuel injected 5.7L V8 with aluminum heads and all the chrome and
polish goodies from Street Performance and a 4L60E automatic
overdrive transmission. The rear axle was upgraded to a 9" Ford
posi with a 3.50 gear ratio. The body on the car is laser straight
and covered in show quality red paint, perfect fit and finish all
over. All chrome and stainless have been refinished and polished to
new and all glass and weather stripping have been replaced with new
also. The custom interior has been finished in a beautiful beige
leather with power bucket seats, power windows, Vintage air
conditioning and heat, Dakota digital dash, Pioneer stereo, tilt
wheel and cruise control. All new wiring harness provided by Ron
Frances. The new cloth top is also power. The Cadillac sits on a
set of Boyd custom wheels wrapped in new wide white radials. This
car drives like a dream on the road, very smooth and sound and is
turn key ready. Everything works like it should and is ready for
the next show or cross country trip.
