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1957 Chevy 3100 Suburban Driver, Mostly Original Survivor on 2040-cars

Year:1957 Mileage:12345
Location:

United States

United States

In this auction offered to you is a good running and driving 1957 3100 Suburban. Other than the fold out side windows, and Thomas bus seats in the rear, its an original survivor. The original 235 runs great and the 3 spd on the column shifts nice and smooth. It seems to have been "customized" in the 90's with the ever popular Hammer wheels and silver paint job. There are a few bad spots in the paint and a few bubbles underneath the paint but appears to be pretty solid underneath the paint. Its a great start to an awesome surf wagon or rat rod or just a good old driver like it is. The Michelin tires are in good shape, brakes are good, runs good, oil pressure is good, glass is good, the swing out windows even lock, what more do you need? The front seats are the worst part of the interior, they need to be covered but the rear seats are great and it has new carpet. The floorboards are solid as well as the wood section in the rear by the barn doors. Its a great old truck just like it is, the reserve is low and the highest bidder will get an awesome, super hard to find 57 Suburban. But....if you think like we do at Rusty Nuts Originals, we think it needs a lot and we want to build it for you. We have some suspension ideas, whitewalls, a small block conversion and some surfboards in mind. Give us a buzz at the shop at 864 387 6887 or shoot us an email at andy @ rustynutsoriginals . com to talk about what you want to do with it! We are a full service shop and offer everything from whitewall grinding to clip conversions, air ride, and drivetrain transplants. Visit our website to view some of our work and what we can do for you and this Suburban. If you like it just the way it is, great, its a great old truck and anyone would be proud to have it!

Check out a quick Youtube walk around of the truck here.....   http://youtu.be/Y7spZKY96C8

As with all of our auctions, this truck is also for sale locally and we reserve the right to end the auction at anytime. Shipping is entirely the winning bidders responsibility but we will do everything we can to assist in making the process easy.

 

 

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