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WIW - 1963 Suburban
I know there is a dedicated forum for this, but I thought placing this in here would reach the right crowd. If this needs moved, please feel free to do so.
I have a 1963 Suburban I bought two years ago from the original owner. My father has worked a Chevrolet dealer since 1971 and serviced this vehicle most of its life. It has the original invoice, and complete service history written down since it was new. It was resprayed once in its life and had the motor rebuilt in 1976 with 106K miles on it. The Interior is in great shape, floor pans as well. The front lower corners of the fenders are the worst part, all other rust is just on the surface. It has a 283, 4 Speed, 160K thousand miles on it. I've put a fuel tank, radiator, points in it, just to make it driveable. I've driven it 1750 miles and averaged 12.4 MPG ![]() I'm undecided if I'm going to keep it or sell it, I was hoping I could get some opinions on what it is worth. You can see the complete album with full size pictures here. |
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Re: WIW - 1963 Suburban
Thanks to aerotruk63 for the following information.
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I have a mirror that was in the glove box, not sure if it's original. Fuel filter put on by original owner. I believe it was painted by an autoshop class at a local community college, so....yeah. Lower driver seat has been recovered. I think seatbelts were added by original owner. I don't see any significant markings. |
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Re: WIW - 1963 Suburban
That mirror is wrong as well, the pivot would be at the bottom and the back would have been painted black while the mirror arm would have been body color.
If you need the money sell it, if not, restore it since it hasn't been carved up. Start by going blackwall for the tires. That's a personal opinion. While the tires are off paint the rims black. P.S. Take the key tag off the ring so it will stop scratching the dash. Most important give her the mascara treatment on the headlight bezels & paint the CHEVROLET letters back onto the grille.. ![]()
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Re: WIW - 1963 Suburban
I have a complete LS powertrain, but i'm not sure I want to put it in the Suburban since it hasn't been hacked up. I have a few Novas and many more parts, so I may just try to sell/trade it for a Nova/Camaro and go that direction.
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Re: WIW - 1963 Suburban
That Burb could be so easily done since there's nothing really wrong with it. Would make a nice family Cruizer.
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Re: WIW - 1963 Suburban
Wow 12.4 mpg, Our 05 Tahoe barely gets that lol
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Re: WIW - 1963 Suburban
I truely wish I could get thatbold girl, been wanting a 63-66 burb for ever but unfortunately its just not in my budget yet. Good luck with the sale or....
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