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**1957 Chief** · 12-23-2022, 05:59 PM

Hello folks, new to the 60-66 truck line, but not new to the board. I usually hang out in the square body forums but recently picked up a 63 suburban. A good buddy got it from Washington state a few years ago, and it sat outside for a while. Im doin some work for him and so we worked out a trade.

Im told it is a 1963 Chevy suburban, but I'm not sure. Has a Chevy cluster and rear door handle, but GMC horn button. Has rear leaf springs, not coils. The vin tag was removed and replaced with a state of Washington vin tag. Has a different front clip, and it has a GMC grille...so I dunno. Maybe some of you experts can let me know if there are any other places for a vin. Has a little bit of rust in the lower kick panels, but rest of the truck appears to be solid. Will need a n ew front clip. Couple dents here and there, but heck its 60 years old. No plans as of yet, just wanted to get it inside. It doesn't have a motor, but I do have an L76/6l80 drivetrain set that could fit in it in short order...ha ha ha.

Bubba

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-24-2022, 01:11 AM

Nice find! The dash is 100% Chevy. My guess is that the truck probably got wrecked at some point and a previous owner found a GMC front end to replace it with

**1957 Chief** · 12-26-2022, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Nice find! The dash is 100% Chevy. My guess is that the truck probably got wrecked at some point and a previous owner found a GMC front end to replace it with

Yes sir, that was my initial thought.

Bubba

12-23-2022, 05:59 PM	#1
1957 Chief Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 462	New Burb owner Hello folks, new to the 60-66 truck line, but not new to the board. I usually hang out in the square body forums but recently picked up a 63 suburban. A good buddy got it from Washington state a few years ago, and it sat outside for a while. Im doin some work for him and so we worked out a trade. Im told it is a 1963 Chevy suburban, but I'm not sure. Has a Chevy cluster and rear door handle, but GMC horn button. Has rear leaf springs, not coils. The vin tag was removed and replaced with a state of Washington vin tag. Has a different front clip, and it has a GMC grille...so I dunno. Maybe some of you experts can let me know if there are any other places for a vin. Has a little bit of rust in the lower kick panels, but rest of the truck appears to be solid. Will need a n ew front clip. Couple dents here and there, but heck its 60 years old. No plans as of yet, just wanted to get it inside. It doesn't have a motor, but I do have an L76/6l80 drivetrain set that could fit in it in short order...ha ha ha. Bubba Attached Images

12-24-2022, 01:11 AM	#2
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,488	Re: New Burb owner Nice find! The dash is 100% Chevy. My guess is that the truck probably got wrecked at some point and a previous owner found a GMC front end to replace it with __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson



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