| FACTS & FIGURES |
| Lou Querusio |
| Naples, Florida |
| 1959 Cadillac Coupe De Ville |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
stock / Cadillac |
| Wheelbase |
130" |
| Modifications |
chassis boxed, filled and ground smooth, hidden lines and plumbing by Xtreme Restorations (Slatersville, RI) |
| Chassis plumbing |
stainless steel |
| Rearend / Ratio |
stock / 3.77:1 |
| Rear suspension |
| Rear brakes |
Wilwood Engineering (Camarillo, CA) 10" disc, custom fitted |
| Front suspension |
Smoothed stock A-arms, RideTech ShockWave shocks with LevelPro self-leveling sensors, Xtreme Restorations modified stock spindles, custom antiroll bar |
| Front brakes |
'75 Cadillac 10" disc with custom brackets |
| Master cylinder |
Kugel Komponents (La Habra, CA) dual with 7" power booster |
| Front wheel make, size |
'58 Cadillac Sabre, 15x5 |
| Rear wheel make, size |
'58 Cadillac Sabre, 15x5 |
| Front tire make, size |
Goodyear Super Cushion, 6.70-15 |
| Rear tire make, size |
Goodyear Super Cushion, 6.70-15 |
| Other chassis items |
Wheels restored and plated by Valley Wire Wheels (Van Nuys, CA) |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
'59 Cadillac V-8 |
| Displacement |
390 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Richard Desautels at Xtreme Restorations / Richard Desautels |
| Cooling fan |
Northern (Willmar, MN) dual electric |
| Radiator |
Northern |
| Alternator |
Powermaster (West Chicago, IL) PowerGEN |
| Manifold / Induction |
'58 Cadillac Tri-power / Carter 2G built and plated by Holley Custom Speed Shop (Bowling Green, KY) |
| Ignition / Wires |
Joe Hunt (Rancho Cordova, CA) Magneto-look distributor / Taylor (Grandview, MO) |
| Headers |
stock |
| Exhaust / Mufflers |
custom-bent 2-1/4" steel / Dynomax (Monroe, MI) |
| Other engine facts |
Exhaust features city/country electric bypass cutouts, mufflers wrapped and welded smooth, custom plumbing and engine brackets all by Xtreme Restorations |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
'59 Cadillac four-speed automatic |
| Converter |
stock |
| Shifter |
Retrotek Speed (Hawthorne, CA) Smart Shift |
| Trans assembly |
Richard Desautels at Xtreme Restorations |
| Driveshaft |
Custom by Xtreme Restorations |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material |
coupe / steel |
| Body manufacturer |
Cadillac |
| Body mods |
custom side moldings, shaved, nosed, decked, smoothed floorpan, rear quarter-panels extended 3" |
| Hood |
stock molded to one-piece unit |
| Grille |
stock with custom accents |
| Bodywork |
Xtreme Restorations |
| Paint type / Color |
PPG (Strongsville, OH) / Soft Yellow, Vanilla Shake, Chateau Mauve Firemist |
| Painter |
Ken LaFlamme at Xtreme Restorations |
| Design |
Ken Washwell, Todd Lewis, and Jack Carroll |
| Headlights / Taillights |
T3 / stock |
| Outside mirror |
none |
| Bumpers |
stock front and rear smoothed and tucked with front plate area removed, rear bumper frenched and peaked on ends |
| Other body items |
driveshaft hump raised 4", smoothed firewall, custom filler panel from radiator to grille all by Xtreme Restorations, plating by Paul's Chrome (Evans City, PA) |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard |
stock, custom colored in Plum |
| Insert / Gauges |
stock with custom-made radio delete / stock with custom tach added to look factory by Xtreme Restorations |
| Stereo / Speakers |
Kenwood (Long Beach, CA) DNX8120 head unit with 7" touch-screen and twin Kicker (Stillwater, OK) amps / Kicker and Polk Audio installed by Rudy Desautels at Xtreme Restorations |
| Air conditioning |
Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX) with '60 Cadillac vents and custom faceplates |
| Insulation |
Dynamat (Hamilton, OH) |
| Wiring |
Painless (Ft. Worth, TX) |
| Steering wheel |
stock modified by Xtreme Restorations |
| Steering column |
stock, modified by Xtreme Restorations |
| Interior mirror |
none |
| Seats |
'60 Buick Electra 225 convertible front with custom rear buckets fashioned from stock '59 bench |
| Upholsterer |
Rick Trebino (Bellingham, MA) |
| Material / Color |
custom-dyed leather and brocade cloth / Chateau Mauve, plum |
| Carpet |
custom plum loop with stainless mat trim |
| Seatbelts |
'64 Chevrolet with custom Plum webbing |
| Other interior items |
Door panel's custom with custom moldings for interior and trunk, push button starter all by Xtreme Restorations |