On Saturday, October 10th, 2009, we drove to Memphis (from N. Little Rock, Arkansas) to take a look at a ’49 Caddy Series 62 4-door, Baby Blue in color. We had been told about it by a fellow car club member. The car was bought new in that city, and has been a Memphis car its whole life. We saw it, thought it was gorgeous, had our minds made up and, needless to say, we left Memphis with that ’49 Cadillac.
We bought it from the third owner of the vehicle, and they had purchased it in 1989 when it had 62,000 miles on it. It now has 67,000 miles and is rust-free. The interior seats are completely original, the carpet has been replaced at one time, but since Tom is in the auto upholstery business we will have that restored. Fortunately, he put it up on the lift at the shop the following Monday and found that the right rear shock had all but come loose, so new shocks were ordered immediately. Probably the best part of buying a car for us is restoring it to as near the original as possible. We are looking forward to getting it ready and going to the Cadillac Grand National Meet in 2010
