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1966-Suburban-V-8 · 04-23-2008, 06:50 AM

Longtime Buick/Chevy Fanatic from the fringe. I have a friend that moved to Tucson with his fabulous 1966 Custom Suburban and I missed it! I've been on the lookout for some time, but fell into a deal I could not resist. Good old Craigslist comes thru again. - This was listed for a mere $800 but the ad had no pictures so I quickly made arrangements to check it out.
Got there and this is what was sitting there -

Even though the guy told me that the steering was broken and the starter was dragging, I slapped down the money RIGHT NOW!
Steering problem was a poorly installed coupler to the added later model Power Steering Box - $5 part from the junkyard. Starter was OK, just lousy wiring. She started up and runs like a CHAMP!
Previous Owner swapped the grille out - I kinda like it, but I've got a 1966 grille to spruce up, do a little custom work on and install later.
I'm a Very Happy Suburbanite in Seattle...

04-23-2008, 06:50 AM	#1
1966-Suburban-V-8 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 66	Just Joined from Seattle - Great to meet you all! Longtime Buick/Chevy Fanatic from the fringe. I have a friend that moved to Tucson with his fabulous 1966 Custom Suburban and I missed it! I've been on the lookout for some time, but fell into a deal I could not resist. Good old Craigslist comes thru again. - This was listed for a mere $800 but the ad had no pictures so I quickly made arrangements to check it out. Got there and this is what was sitting there - Even though the guy told me that the steering was broken and the starter was dragging, I slapped down the money RIGHT NOW! Steering problem was a poorly installed coupler to the added later model Power Steering Box - $5 part from the junkyard. Starter was OK, just lousy wiring. She started up and runs like a CHAMP! Previous Owner swapped the grille out - I kinda like it, but I've got a 1966 grille to spruce up, do a little custom work on and install later. I'm a Very Happy Suburbanite in Seattle... __________________ 1966 Chevy Suburban 'Gater - Shop Truck - 350/turbo 350 Power Steering, B&M Floor Shift, Dual side dump exhaust Chrome Rally 6 lugs. (((XM)))tunes! 1965 Riviera 425 - Luxury Muscle - Fully Factory Loaded. All power, A/C, Custom Interior, Guidematic Dimmer, AM/FM - etc, etc 1966 Corvair Corsa Turbo - Factory Sport Model - Quick steering, F-41 HD suspension, Positraction, Tele Wheel. Last edited by 1966-Suburban-V-8; 04-23-2008 at 06:51 AM.