Vehicle Description
1948 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe
A lead sled is a standard production automobile with a body heavily
modified in particular ways especially, though not exclusively, a
1949, 1950, or 1951 model year Ford 'Shoebox' or Mercury Eight car.
In the name, "lead", (as in the heavy metal) ,refers to the use of
lead as a body filler in early days, and "sled" refers to the
lowering of the vehicle, giving these vehicles the appearance that
they were "slip sliding" down the highway.
For consignment, a lead sled in 1948 Cadillac series 62 form and
looking similar to ZZ top star Billy Gibbons CadZIlla. A completely
outrageous car with a chopped roofline, frenched headlights, tinted
glass, painted bumpers and a custom tail light setup. Low n slow
but it will go very fast if you want. All bathed in Blurple,
(excuse me!), and shining like a crazy diamond.
Exterior
Our consignor has spent copious amounts of money to make this
creation and it shows all over it. A custom fashioned chromed
waterfall grille, Blurple, (excuse me!), a painted bumper with
inserted signal lights, frenched headlights and a bulbous hood and
this is just the start. That hood has a gaggle of blue and pink
pinstripe flourish and the ornament topper is long gone. The
roofline has been chopped and now sports tinted glass. The long
front quarters are devoid of any chrome,and the doors use poppers
to open them as the handles have been shaved. Custom body matching
mirrors hang off of the doors. The back of the car is a beautiful
extruded bubble for the trunk and rear glass just above. All
shavedand clean. The iconic rear quarters have a bump up on their
trailing edges and in lieu of the taillight being there some custom
vertical tail lights have been inserted into the backs of the
quarters. Another Blurple, (excuse me!), painted bumper seamlessly
runs between the rear renters and tail light panels. Fender skirts
nearly obscure the rear wheels but these are 15-inch Colorado
Custom wheels all polished and wrapped with 225/55R17 low profile
rubber.
Interior
A pop of the doors and I'm greeted with a nifty combo of tweed and
leather. Leather for the sills and tweed for the lowers which house
a simple billet actuator and a molded in armrest. All this
menagerie is in a cream and mauve color way. Seats take from the
door panels and are using cream leather on the wide tuck and roll
seats and back inserts and mauve tweed for the bolsters. A custom
console runs through the center and is mauve tweed and a leather
top. In back is a fancy overstuffed cream leather tuck and roll
bench which is just fab! Upfront is a Blurple dash with late model
sweep instruments in the drivers side panel. A couple of eyeball AC
vents and knobs for AC are also in this panel which stretched
across the front. Cream is the coloring for the padded dash top. On
the rise to the dash from the console is a Boss AM/FM/Bluetooth
touch screen radio. In the center console are also toggles for the
windows and seat adjustment joysticks. Fronting the dash for the
driver is a billet styled leather covered steering wheel on a tilt
column. The paint on the dash front is showing a few cracks. A
custom tweed headliner is above all this action.
Drivetrain
In the restored engine bay now sits a big block 454ci V8. Our
consignor states it puts out 330hp but no documentation is seen to
back this up. It has a single 4-barrel carburetor on top and a
TH350 3 speed automatic transmission on back. The rear axle is a 10
bolt 2.43 geared version. Stock dual exhaust is on for the
exhale.
Undercarriage
All clean and rust proofed to perfection and no rust. Also nearly
non existent road dirt. Independent coil springs are in front, and
on back a 4 link with coil springs is on. Power disc brakes are in
front and power drums for the back
Drive-Ability
The car fires right up and runs like a Cadillac with a 454ci V8.
Very smooth, great acceleration and all the power options were in
working order.
A slightly aged look to this build but still totally custom and
exterior lines that just sing. If you are looking for something
completely different and a not oft seen Caddy lead sled, we've got
your ticket!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
