1964 Suburban Pics

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Originally Posted by mosesburb

Looks great!! It should be a real hoot with that big block in there.

Thanks mosesburb; read thru your thread and it was entertaining and informative. Good job.


Fixed an age old problem tonight; broken/missing hatch support on the upper clamshell. I met a couple guys a while back and both had 'burbs. One was a '63 and the other a '66. The '63 was traditional style in gold and the '66 was more streetrod style all in black. Both were very nice. Anyway, I learned from these guys that a 67-72 'burb hatch will fit the 60-66 if you mount it low. Sure as hell!!! Cruised the parts section on Monday and member 'teeitup' is parting a 'burb. Got the supports delivered today and installed them tonite. There is a little interference but nothing I cant live with. One must drill a lower hole and fasten the bottom with a nutsert or self tapper. I also picked up a missing tailgate latch mechanism cover from the same guys. Now on to the best part......the pics.

Oh yeah, the original 60-66 hatch support was stamped 'ATWOOD' and underneath it said Rockford, Illinois. Up north from where I grew up. I also included a comparison pic to show how much they beefed up this part for 67-72. I think they knew it was a problem. I still need to put in the lower screw.....got lazy.