1956 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
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Monday, 19 January 2009 13:19

1956 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

Interior: PJ’s Trim Shop (Hemlock, Michigan) created the black leather, purple suede and gray leather interior, featuring Nissan bucket seats embossed with Cadillac Eldorado emblems; custom door and dash inserts (by Pfaff); 1960 Cadillac instrument cluster with Classic Instruments gauges; Ididit tilt steering wheel column; modified 1960 Cadillac leather wrapped steering wheel; 2006 Impala center console; custom stainless door sills with embossed leather inserts; overhead console with lights and storage compartment; Vintage Air rear mount AC/heat system; SPAL power windows and remote alarm system; and Painless 18-circuit wiring harness (wired by Tom Gardner).

1956 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

Engine/Transmission: A 500-horsepower, 500-cubic-inch, V-8 (built by Richard Potter), with a Holley 850 Street Avenger carburetor; custom-machined Offenhauser 365 Cadillac finned aluminum valve covers; polished aluminum Edelbrock intake manifold; MSD 6A ignition; Koken air cleaner; Earl’s braided black lines and fittings; and Tuff Stuff chrome engine accessories. Mated to a TH400 transmission (built by Detroit Gearbox) with a B&M Quicksilver shifter, Coan 2500-rpm stall torque converter and a polished aluminum “devil skull” shift knob.

Chassis/Suspension: Stock frame modified and C-notched to clear engine components and the transmission; stock ’56 Cadillac front suspension; stock ’76 Cadillac rear-end; and Air Ride Shockwave air bag suspension system with digital remote control (mounted in center console).

Wheels: Right side: modern one-off 18-inch Billet Specialties designed by Pfaff: left side: traditional 15-inch U.S. Wheel Supreme.

Tires: Right side: Goodyear 235/50-18 F1 radials; left side: BFGoodrich 225/70-15 Silvertown radials.

Photos: Jason Marker- Full Custom Photo


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