56 GMC Suburban pickup anyone?

[sqrlnts]

Saw this at the car show in Chandler today, never laid eyes on one before. Anybody else?







48 Angelina (sp?)



And a Rolls Royce!

[Z10]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-...#ht_500wt_1182

Here's one and it's nice.

[sqrlnts]

Not even close to the same Truck Zed. Look at the beds.
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[Trekster]

Nice looking. I think the Suburban was GMC's version of the Chevy Cameo.

[sqrlnts]

I was wondering, it was beautiful. And for sale he had 60K on the sign.
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[GMtrucknut!!]

I thought only the deluxe cab was used on the Cameo and Suburban? Doesn't that have a small rear window?

[OrrieG]

May not be factory with the small window, or the original owner may have ordered it with the small window cab, but deluxe tirm package.

[Walts_restoration]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

May not be factory with the small window, or the original owner may have ordered it with the small window cab, but deluxe tirm package.

Ive seen one other, a chevy ordered this way.
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[Chevette]

Here's one on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-...0d134a74#v4-41

[G&R's57GMC]

Here's a '56 Chevy Cameo and a '56 GMC Suburban Pick Up

[blue 72 gmc 4x4]

WOW.....that thing is kickass!

[Maximus]

I dont mean to nit-pick, but the terminology is a little off i think. IIRC these GMC's were called "Suburban Carriers" not "Suburbans" could be wrong, but I think they threw the word Carrier at the end to make sure it didn't carry the same name as the Suburban.

And as already mentioned, I doubt it came factory with a small window. I dont think there was a VIN designation on Cameos until 1957 (3124 designation as opposed to the 3100 standard shortbed), so anyone with a 55 or 56 chevy can fake it without evidence against it, as GMC's were similar I would expect the same...

Never the less, the Suburban Carriers are pretty sweet, as are the Cameos

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Maximus

....Never the less, the Suburban Carriers are pretty sweet, as are the Cameos

I totally agree and I'm not trying to criticize anyone's truck but the ONLY thing that bugs me about the Cameo's/Suburban Carriers is the tailgate latches. They are the only thing that stands out as not thought-through. They look crude compared to the cool-ass smooth design of the rest of the truck.

I'll probably never get to own one but if I ever did that would be the one thing I would customize about it. YMMV.

[sqrlnts]

Originally Posted by Maximus

I dont mean to nit-pick, but the terminology is a little off i think. IIRC these GMC's were called "Suburban Carriers" not "Suburbans" could be wrong, but I think they threw the word Carrier at the end to make sure it didn't carry the same name as the Suburban.

And as already mentioned, I doubt it came factory with a small window. I dont think there was a VIN designation on Cameos until 1957 (3124 designation as opposed to the 3100 standard shortbed), so anyone with a 55 or 56 chevy can fake it without evidence against it, as GMC's were similar I would expect the same...

Never the less, the Suburban Carriers are pretty sweet, as are the Cameos

Good information!