Here’s my 48 Chevy Stylemaster Business Coupe. Definitely a work in progress, but it does have potential. It is, after all, younger than I am. Plans are for a mild custom driver. This won’t be a trailer car.
Some planned mods include frenched halogen/LED headlights, 55 Cad LED/halo taillights, and shaved trim, doors, and trunk. It will have roll pans fore and aft and molded fenders. Interior will be completely redesigned. Underneath it will have reworked suspension including modern front and rear end components.
Crew Chief and Technical Adviser for is my son Rob. I dream, he fabricates. In metal. I do the fiberglass.
Have a Chevy 4.3 Liter V6 to install. I know it won’t please the purists out there, but it is a reliable fuel injected engine to replace a 4 bbl Buick big block.
Some tech data:
1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Business Coupe
Model 48-1227B, Series 1504 (FJ).
18,396 production run
Curb weight of 3,045 pounds.
1948 List $1,244.00.
A list of vendors that I have found reasonable and reliable is at the end of the page.
General parts: The Hot Rod Company
General parts: Chevys of the 40s
Sheet metal: Hot Rod Sheet Metal
Headliners: WLS Headliners