The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Panels 'N Burbs How many Suburban owners are out there?

I have one to . A 1952 chevy carryall , clamshell , all 3 rows of seats . 1957 235 4 speed . videos on youtube under 1994005 or look up 1952 chevy carryall .

I have 2, a '49 Chevrolet that I have had for 15 years and a '52 GMC that I watched for 4 years and have owned for 5. Planning on T@C floor and seats and GM 4.2 L I-6 for drivetrain. Resto rod so I can drive the wheels off of it!

Inuke

I have a 1951 Chevy Suburban.

I have a 55.1 suburban.

1957 chevy suburban

add a 50 clamshell, Mcall idaho school bus.

1952 suburban

1939 Suburban Carry-All

I Have a unrestored 49, I plan on updating to a mustang ii when I get a chance its on the road

Not counting the 90% complete, Inca Gold/Seminole Brown 270 equipped 1958 Factory line built Napco 4x4 Suburban that was Stolen in Downey, CA in Sept '09, I have have Three '65-'66 4x4 Chevy Suburbans.

Having admired Stan's '39 Suburban many times, I'm a fan

I drive a 41 all original suburban with barn doors that is very solid and complete.

I have a 1940 suburban

I own a 1957 GMC Suburban, in original condition.

Hey guys, it would be GREAT if you could post a picture. Every time I read about one of those I drool and want to see it.
Thanks if you can.

Achipmunk, I'd like to post pics but no idea how on this forum. Give me your email and I'll send you some..

email is in my profile. Just click on my name and a "dropdown" will drop down with profile in it.

take a look at the left bottom of the page for "Posting Images in the Stovebolt Forums. If you still have problems drop by the IT forum and ask those guys. They are great about helping folks do that.

I should post some pics of mine!

new to the site heres mine I bought a couple of months ago 1948 chevy [IMG]http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj594/HARDTOP4/IMG_3264_zps5604be93.jpg[/IMG]

Add mine in: 1949 Chev and a 1952 GMC

51 sub. :)

My new 1951 http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac81/earlyonly/51Sublft_zpsf288fe00.jpg

Hmmm, a lot more burbs than one would think. Keep checking in. Is anyone counting?

1963 4x4 Chevy Suburban and some of my other stuff

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67116733@N03

I thought you were.

I started this post 9 years ago in october 2004, as of now we have 49 confirmed owners who have checked in. Unfortunately as time goes by so have a few of our friends, old sub was one of the first ones to check in, he was always there for support. Buddy in AK has disappeared, I used to talk to him regularly and we met up locally one day, that's about the last we have heard from him. There are others too that are no longer regulars and i would like to hear from again, maybe a little "search and rescue" is need.

I love those old burbs. I thought that I would have to look the world over for a pre-war burb, and found one "rusting in piece" a few miles away from my house!

I'm an owner of a 1940 burb, and have never met another owner of a pre-war burb locally. On vacation in Washington I saw a 39 Canopy Express at a camp spot, and HAD to stop. So we are out here, just few and far between.

Ha. This is great to see this thread resurrected from so many years ago.

Good on y'all.



Peg

Suburbia, you need to hit up with Brad Allen and all you Utah bolters have a big gabfest. Brad is also one with lots of stovebolt knowledge/history and factoids. Go for it.

Hmmmm- - - -can't believe I've missed this thread all these years! Mine is a 59 Burb with barn doors, currently with a 1970 307 V8, a SM 420 and an 8-lug GMC Dana 60 positraction 4.11 rear. "IRWIPI" in 1990! It's eventually going to get a 1975 500 Cadillac engine and a Turbo 400 trans, plus a mid-1980's 3/4 ton IFS crossmember narrowed about 3" to keep the front track width right. Along with the 5 or 6 other major projects and the gunsmith shop, I might catch up in another 40 or 50 years! That will make me the busiest 117-year-old around!
Jerry

Still a pretty small bunch, though! Does that make us "rare" or just "special"? Wink, wink!!

I have a 48 Burb with Camaro front clip, new glass and paint, Clamshell, 350/350, posi rear end. I'd like to post pics…but don't know how.

Rarer than Panels.

Only the 3107 Canopy Express would be rarer for "standard body" 3100 trucks. CEs were 1/40th the number of Suburbans.

I have 2 Subs.
A 46 with barn doors. Never restored...just painted inside & out back in the 80s. Was owned by the City of Ely NV til 1986, they owned it 40 yrs. Was an ambulance (4 yrs), dog catcher (12 yrs), city engineers (24 yrs). Was parked in an airline hanger at the airport for many yrs, used ocassionly by city engineers. Was always maintained as necessary....original 216 w/ 50K miles.

A 52 clamshell. CA truck restored near original looking.

I have a 50 burb currently under reconstruction. I'm doin a frame off, keeping it as original as possible. Has a rebuilt 235, hooked up to a four on the floor. Hope to have it on "the road again" next year, Lord willing.. Good to see so many burb and panel lovers out there. KEEP TRUCKIN'

Howdy! New member here from North Texas. Just purchased a 1959 Suburban. Gonna be a fun restoration. Body is mostly good. Nice 235 with a granny trans. I want to get her back into a set of stock rims asap. Is 15 x 5.5 (with hub clips) a typical size? And of course I'm seeking what, I would assume many others are seeking, a set of original seats (insert howling coyote sounds here!). If I eventually run into a solid wall on original seats, may I ask, will earlier or later Carryall seats fit my '59?? Or how about, does anyone have an idea for seats that might give it a "somewhat original look? I assume the front seat is tough, being the 66/33 split and all. Very much looking forward to absorbing some serious "Old Burb" knowledge from you all! Thanks again!

Welcome Texan. The seats from '47-59 are the same. Best start saving now. They don't come cheap.

Howdy! Appreciate the response. Yes… digging money out of the sofa cushions as we speak. Just finding a set will be all inspiring. I guess some things they will never reproduce. Nice to know there is a stovebolter down in Parker County. Hope to meet you one day.

V/r,

Denis Moody

Happy New Year to all Fellow Stovebolters! Have any of you Suburban owners ever used or seen used ….. school bus seats in place of the ever elusive stock Suburban seats?

Thanks! Maddog

59 Suburban