1948 Chevrolet Sports Coupe Custom: Frame-Off, Award Winning One-of-a-Kind Car

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  • Item location: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Make: Chevrolet
  • Model: Other
  • Type: Coupe
  • Trim: Custom
  • Year: 1948
  • Mileage: 1,400
  • VIN: 5FJF11334
  • Color: Imperial Tangerine
  • Engine size: LS6 454 V8
  • Number of cylinders: 8
  • Power options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Automatic
  • Drive type: Automatic
  • Interior color: Beige Leather & Suede
  • Safety options: Anti-Lock Brakes
  • Options: Leather Seats, CD Player
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Chevrolet Other 1948 Description

Check Out This Video Featuring The Entire Car!1948 Chevrolet Sports Coupe Custom BuildBuy this gorgeous 1948 Chevy Coupe one-off custom now and enjoy driving it and showing it at all of the car shows this summer. It is truly a turn key car that looks like it was built yesterday (which is proven by the fact that eight years after being built it was just awarded Outstanding Custom (Best in Class) out of hundreds of customs at Motorama this past February.This gorgeous 1948 Chevy Coupe Custom received a professional frame-off restoration from Carlisle Customs & Classics in 2007 which included over 100 bodymodifications an entirely modernized suspension completely rebuilt LS6 engine and a gorgeous custom interior by All Pro Interiors to make this vehicle into one of the most unique and beautiful street rods on the road today. Since being built the car has been enjoyed by its owner a close customer and friend to Carlisle Customs & Classics who utilized the car for Sunday drives or to take to local and national car shows (where it usually won a top in class award). The car has been professionally maintained since it build by Carlisle Customs & Classics and the car was kept in pristine condition by the owner who kept the car in its own garage and trailered it back and forth to long distance shows. Although the car has been driven and enjoyed for the past eight years you would think it was just built yesterday as the body and paint (even on the chassis) is in impeccable condition the engine chrome and wheels are still bright and without pitting and the interior still looks amazing!This 1948 Chevy is one of the most customized highly awarded late 40s Chevrolets on the road today. The car was fully restored and customized by Carlisle Customs & Classics a highly respected and awarded rod and custom shop and has a beautiful interior from the legendary SteveHolcomb at All Pro Interiors of Knoxville Tennessee. In total this car has over $130K invested in the restoration interior and parts and is a truly one-off custom that could not be replicated or built today for that amount. THIS SALE INCLUDES A DIGITAL COPY OF ALL INVOICES AND BUILD SHEETS AND A PRINTED PHOTO BOOK OF THE CAR'S BUILD AND A SHOW BOARD TO BRING TO YOUR NEXT CAR SHOW.This car features over 100 body modifications and as many mechanical and technological upgrades below is a comprehensive list of some of the majormodifications custom fabrications and upgrades parts used to complete this gorgeous build.ENGINE & SUSPENSION:
  • LS6 454 V8 Engine (Completely Rebuilt & Upgraded with Bright Work)
  • Turbo 400 Transmission
  • Custom Aluminum Radiator
  • Custom Tranmission Cooler
  • Chrome Intake
  • Chrome Caburetor
  • Billet Valve Covers
  • Billet Air Cleaner Cover
  • Zoops Billet Serpentine Pulley System
  • Locar Genie Shifter
  • Vintage Air Air Conditioning & Heat System
  • Wilwood Disc Brakes (front and rear)
  • Fatman Mustang II Front End Suspension Sub Frame
  • Rack & Pinion Power Steering
  • Polished Stainless Steel 2.5 inch Exhaust
  • Magnaflow Mufflers & Tips
  • Foose Nitrous Wheels (Front: 235/45: Rear 265/35-18)
  • Lowered Suspension
  • Newport Windshield Wiper System
  • Mini-Cooper Headlights Integrated into Front Fenders
BODY MODIFICATION & CUSTOMIZATION
  • Custom LED turn signal lightsfrenched into front fenders
  • Custom Fabricated Front Grill (Now each grill bar is one piece)
  • One-of-a-kind Hand Fabricated Front Roll Pan
  • Rounded Front & Rear Fender Openings
  • Shaved Drip Rails
  • Shaved Door Handles
  • Shaved Exterior Trim & Moldings
  • Doors Rounded at top
  • Vent Window Eliminated
  • Seamless V-Butt Windshield
  • Fiberglass Hood
  • 1950 Pontiac Tail Lights Frenched Into Rear Quarter Panels
  • Custom Rear Roll Pan (Bumper Eliminated)
  • Custom Fiberglass Rear Hatch with Recessed License Plate
  • Recessed "Popper" Gas Cap
  • Front Fender Molded to Door
  • Rear Quarter Panel Molded onto Body
  • Remote Door & Trunk Entry
  • Remote Seamless Glass Windows
  • Filled Cowl Door
  • Recessed & Smoothed Firewall
  • Smoothed Inner Fenders
  • Engine Compartment & Underside of Car 100% Complete Body & Paint to Match Car
  • Modern VW Beetle Third-Brake Light Under Rear Window
INTERIOR
  • Interior designed by Carlisle Customs & Classics & Steve Holcomb of All Pro Interiors in Knoxville Tennessee
  • Custom Beige Leather and Weathered Saddle Suede
  • Mercedes Benze Beige Carpets Throughout Interior & Trunk Compartment
  • Matching Carpet Mat Set with Leather and Suede Piping & Backing
  • Custom Covered Manual Bucket Seats
  • Custom Contoured Rear Bench Seats & Center Console with Rear Air Vents
  • Custom Built Center Console Conceals the Emergency Brake Ignition & Rear Hatch Button
  • Custom Built Overhead Console in Headliner Conceals Pioneer Stereo Head Unit
  • Custom Leather Headliner
  • Custom Leather Suede & Chrome Trimmed Door Panels & Quarter Panels
  • Chrome Door Handles & Speaker Grills
  • Custom Leather & Suede Covered Dash with Chrome Theater Lit VDO White Faced Gauges
  • Vintage Air Chrome Control Panel & Circular Air Vents
  • Ididit Billet Steering Column
  • LaCarra Billet Steering Wheel with Leather Trim & Chevy Horn Cap
  • Power Window Switches Recessed Under Dash
  • Trunk Compartment & Hatch Lid Are Custom Fabricated & Covered in Beige Leather and Suede with Mercedes Benz Carpet
  • All Billet Aluminum Components Accessories & Knobs throughout
PLEASE CALL VINNY AT CARLISLE CUSTOMS & CLASSICS AT 717-226-3393 FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR OR TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME SEE THE CAR.Visit My eBay Store: Carlisle Customs and Classics

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