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1949 Chevy Belair

ElCadillacKid (3 owner profiles)
Purchased: 2003-09-20

Engine

350/350, Cadillac air cleaner, vintage finned Edelbrock valve covers, and flame-thrower exhaust. ~SOLD~

Exterior

Shaved: door handles, hood, trunk. roof chopped 3 1/4". roof painted with HoK Orion Silver base and topped with Kandy Apple Red. the body was painted with a black basecoat and flexed clear. hand-fabbed grill shell with a '55 Chrysler grill bar. ~SOLD~

Interior

red and white vinyl tuck-n-roll. ~SOLD~

Suspension

front is lowered on drop spindles, rear is lowered on blocks. front disc brake conversion. ~SOLD~

Wheels

original 15" Chevrolet wheels with '57 Cadillac hubcaps wrapped in Goodyear 6.70-15 white walls. the whitewall is 4 1/4". ~SOLD~

Stereo

sound of the exhaust. ~SOLD~

Awards

feature car in the first issue of the Lot magazine. ~SOLD~

Future Plans

air suspension of course, windows, finish the interior, Appleton spotlights, and traditional pinstriping. ~SOLD~