RARE 3-Door Suburban??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

skyhawk1 · 12-20-2002, 07:08 AM

I'm almost 54 years old, been a Chevy guy all my life. I've never seen a 4-door 67-72 Suburban! Why does everyone say rare 3-door. I went to the 67-72 Suburban site that someone left a link for and went threw 28 or 29 pages of Suburban pics out of 30 some and every one was a 3-door. (a few pics was from the passenger side) maybe one of them was a 4-door.

**68 Stepside** · 12-20-2002, 07:55 AM

All 67-72 burbs were 3 doors, from the factory. I don't know why people claim they're so rare either...

Blazer1970 · 12-20-2002, 09:10 AM

And prior to '67, they were all "rare" 2 doors.

**Classic Heartbeat** · 12-20-2002, 10:19 AM

I have had several people try to sell me "Rare" 3 door Suburbans, lol... So I guess it is just a sales technique... Probly some salesmen started calling them rare or something and the term just stuck... I always tell people to find me a 4 door 67-72 suburban!! Now that would be "Rare" LOL.. It would also be fake!! What's funny is they will actually argue the point with you... The only other explanation that I could come up with is that they call the Burbs with rear clam shells a 3 door and a Burb with barn doors maybe a 5 door???

Who knows!! I love to argue the point with them though.... Especially if they are real addiment about it...LOL

WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com

Bob Chayer · 12-20-2002, 10:20 AM

Just checked the driveway......yep, my Suburban is still a 3 door!

**Classic Heartbeat** · 12-20-2002, 10:49 AM

Well maybe it's one of those "Rare" ones then... LOL

WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com

jays68yak · 12-20-2002, 11:34 AM

I think they call them rare because all the newer ones are 4 doors and most people are not used to seeing a three door suburban. I find it really funny when my friends go to get in mine and they walk up to where the forth door should be and go " How do I get in?". I just laugh.

XXL · 12-20-2002, 01:43 PM

The rarity is probably meant to apply to the "Suburban" rather than the fact that it's got 3 doors... or at least that's what the first guy meant and its meaning has been mutated and butchered ever since.

BTW, I just checked my garage and it appears that 3-door Suburbans are indeed rare as I didn't have a single one of them!

Kenneth

Spoof · 12-20-2002, 02:25 PM

I find it amusing that my kids will scoot across the seat to exit from the passenger side door even when we're in a regular four door now.

weasel29gm · 12-20-2002, 03:38 PM

Is a panel in a 67-72 rare, there was one in my area for sale. I lost the ad. I'll try to check it out if it comes up again.

PanelDeland · 12-20-2002, 09:29 PM

wease, panels are probably more rare than most.This is due to the fact that fewer were built and also that they tended to be used for delivery service vehicles.This means someone other than the owner drove them and we know he life expectancy of a company truck is usually about 1/3 or 1/4 of an owner driven rig.

12-20-2002, 07:08 AM	#1
skyhawk1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Oceana WV USA Posts: 184	RARE 3-Door Suburban??? I'm almost 54 years old, been a Chevy guy all my life. I've never seen a 4-door 67-72 Suburban! Why does everyone say rare 3-door. I went to the 67-72 Suburban site that someone left a link for and went threw 28 or 29 pages of Suburban pics out of 30 some and every one was a 3-door. (a few pics was from the passenger side) maybe one of them was a 4-door. __________________ "The World's a Mess"! 71 C-10 72 Suburban 2WD Oceana, West Virginia

12-20-2002, 07:55 AM	#2
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	All 67-72 burbs were 3 doors, from the factory. I don't know why people claim they're so rare either... __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

12-20-2002, 09:10 AM	#3
Blazer1970 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Old Mission, MI, USA Posts: 2,507	And prior to '67, they were all "rare" 2 doors. __________________ Tim

12-20-2002, 10:19 AM	#4
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	I have had several people try to sell me "Rare" 3 door Suburbans, lol... So I guess it is just a sales technique... Probly some salesmen started calling them rare or something and the term just stuck... I always tell people to find me a 4 door 67-72 suburban!! Now that would be "Rare" LOL.. It would also be fake!! What's funny is they will actually argue the point with you... The only other explanation that I could come up with is that they call the Burbs with rear clam shells a 3 door and a Burb with barn doors maybe a 5 door??? Who knows!! I love to argue the point with them though.... Especially if they are real addiment about it...LOL WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

12-20-2002, 10:20 AM	#5
Bob Chayer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mid, NH Posts: 150	Just checked the driveway......yep, my Suburban is still a 3 door! __________________ Bob Chayer 71 3/4 ton 4X4 Suburban

12-20-2002, 10:49 AM	#6
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	Well maybe it's one of those "Rare" ones then... LOL WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

12-20-2002, 11:34 AM	#7
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,453	I think they call them rare because all the newer ones are 4 doors and most people are not used to seeing a three door suburban. I find it really funny when my friends go to get in mine and they walk up to where the forth door should be and go " How do I get in?". I just laugh. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

12-20-2002, 01:43 PM	#8
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	The rarity is probably meant to apply to the "Suburban" rather than the fact that it's got 3 doors... or at least that's what the first guy meant and its meaning has been mutated and butchered ever since. BTW, I just checked my garage and it appears that 3-door Suburbans are indeed rare as I didn't have a single one of them! Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

12-20-2002, 02:25 PM	#9
Spoof Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Victoria,BC, Canada Posts: 1,300	I find it amusing that my kids will scoot across the seat to exit from the passenger side door even when we're in a regular four door now. __________________ 71 GMC 1500 LWB

12-20-2002, 03:38 PM	#10
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,096	Is a panel in a 67-72 rare, there was one in my area for sale. I lost the ad. I'll try to check it out if it comes up again. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

12-20-2002, 09:29 PM	#11
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	wease, panels are probably more rare than most.This is due to the fact that fewer were built and also that they tended to be used for delivery service vehicles.This means someone other than the owner drove them and we know he life expectancy of a company truck is usually about 1/3 or 1/4 of an owner driven rig. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

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