The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Panels 'N Burbs bought a 54' suburban today!

guys! went to look at a 54' suburban and bought it. i will be posting some pic's in my webshots soon. it appears to be factory blue 1/2 ton 3100 235/3sp. trans is gone and has incorrect grille but is really solid.it has the stock front seat,rears are gone. all the doors are really solid. motor turns over by hand. bought it off craigslist from a young kid that just found out his girlfriend is pregnant.i got it for the sum of $300 bucks!

$300?! Congrats. That's amazing. Can't wait to see pictures.

the kid should have been screwing the nuts and bolts on the sub not the girl friend

I was only a few hours behind you, I learned about it maybe 10 PM last night and would have been on the phone to the guy early this evening. My trailer is hooked to my pickup and was ready to go... Centralia only takes about two hours from here!

I haven't seen it but Scott, the guy who tipped me off, says its in good shape and has lots of the hard to find parts.

Congratulations!

I beat a guy by 20 minutes when I bought my 69 chevelle. BTW OldSub what is a COE Suburban cargo?

Years ago I looked at a '65 GTO convertable and decided not to buy it. Five miles away I changed my mind and turned back. I met it on the road with a very happy new owner driving it away.

A COE Suburban Cargo is a very rare truck. Its based on a COE cab mated with a panel body, with Suburban windows between the front doors and a closed cargo area at the back.

I've only seen the one, and so far only seen it in my imagination. I have the COE, the Suburban and the 1-ton Panel to make this thing. Once I finish a couple other projects those pieces will come together in my shop.

Figure another 10 to 20 years before anyone else sees it.

He who hesitates...the story of the quick and the dead...
The rabbit died and someone gets a sweet deal on an old ride. Another good story.

I think Mr Micron had actually already purchased the truck before I knew it was for sale, so its not that I hesitated, but rather that I was not being agressive enough in watching for old iron.

Oh well, I have about a dozen trucks currently and don't really need another one...