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Does anyone know what became of Don Baird's (Garden City, Michigan) 1939 Suburban and/or his 1940 Suburban?

rickmg; I too have been wondering where Don's '39 went. I was at Don's home back about 1985 and saw tht '39 in prime , also had a great visit with him.He contacted me in about 1983-4 as I was looking for a complete set of seats for my 1939 Suburban. I later found them in a 1942 GMC located here in Ontario,Canada. How the '42 got here,I don't know as Suburbans were not built here until 1949 or later. I worked for GM Canada starting in 1950 and seem to remember the tooling being prepared about 1952-3.I only learned about Don's death when I ran into a nephew at Hershey about 1992.
Am wondering if GM pick it up for their museum?
My'39 is complete and on the road.
Stan Norrish.

I bought my 39 Chevy 3/4 Ton Stake Truck from Don in 1977. Don was a very good friend of mine. Going into his basement or garage was like stepping back in time. The man knew his truck parts. The inventory of truck parts he had was unbelievable, not to mention his knowledge. He liquidated everything when he found out he had very serious heart problems. He painted the 39 suburban a light blue with gray fenders. Rebuilt the engine and trans. He did not assemble the vehicle.