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    1949 Chevrolet Suburban

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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    Picture a modern suburban soccer mom wrestling this vehicle into the parking lot at the local Starbucks. As if you could steer this thing with one hand (and no place to set down your vente Mochaccino Latte in those B.C. -- Before Cupholders -- vehicles).
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    My single favorite part is the headlight bezel with the eyelid WITH the logo. Don't know how he lost one, but that's a real shame.
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    Image of highlandmiata highlandmiata
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    10 - 1 that that 'burban is no longer rocking the thriftmaster, especially since it is a floor shift rather than a column shift. Likely has a 50's el camino engine.
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    discontinuuity promoted this comment Edited by highlandmiata at 07/25/09 11:59 AM highlandmiata was starred highlandmiata was unstarred
    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    Notice the single tail/brake light unit. Let me tell you I have driven several vehicles with this set up and folks don't know what hand signals are anymore, some even think you’re waving at them.

    About ten years ago I was driving a 48 Ford pickup with a similar setup and got pulled over by a cop for having a missing taillight. I explained to him that the truck was stock and in our state, one running light was all that was required anyway; he let me go. Moral,… know the law.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/25/09

    @Flathead Smith: The waving back is hilarious; I'm a bicyclist and signal nearly all of my turns, and (especially when turning right) people do tend to wave at me.

    Good on ya for knowing the law.
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    Image of clinto clinto
    07/25/09

    @Flathead Smith: My M38A1 doesn't have turn signals.

    It's not awesome in Atlanta traffic.
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    07/25/09

    @Flathead Smith: My grandmother got pulled over by a cop once (in the '50s sometime) because instead of signaling with her hand she was waving it wildly. When asked to explain herself, she said, "I started signaling for a right turn, but I realized I needed to turn left, so I was erasing the first signal."
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    Yeah, this one's got the neighbor's blue-with-white-fenders '54 pickup beaten, I think. Look at that color! I wonder what it was originally...
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    I love late '40s and early '50s vehicles. So much style. So little fluff. Air conditioning? You have windows. Radio? You might get an AM Motorola unit (Blaupunkt wouldn't fit a car with FM for another few years after this car was built). Power seats? Cupholders? Infotainment systems? Nope. Just basic get-you-and-your-stuff to where they need to go.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    07/25/09

    @engineerd misses Uncle Pete: Vent windows. FTW
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    Image of marc2068 marc2068
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    This would make a nice resto-mod,put a new diesel in it and some amenities(like a/c and nice sound system). Ok I am lying to myself.I would leave the body as is.
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    07/25/09

    @marc2068: I was thinking a modern Suburban drivetrain would get it moving pretty quick.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    This is an exemplary non-sport Utility Vehicle. Probably rode just fine with a load, in its' day. And most of what might go wrong on it could be fixed with tools no more sophisticated than a hammer.

    Of course, the brakes and bias tires meant you'd be taking your life in your hands every time you set out. But you can't live your whole life packed in bubble wrap, can you?

    And the designers of the HHR should have this truck tattooed on the inside of their eyelids. How could they have tried to copy so closely, yet missed so completely?

    Too bad this fellow's lost one of his eyebrows. Finding a replacement has to require a nationwide search. But otherwise, the truck looks remarkably intact. Good for another sixty years, easy.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    07/25/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I don't think the HHR was that bad. It doesn't have as well integrated of a design as the PT Cruiser, but the front and back end are okay. What I most dislike are the Monte Carloesque fender creases. They don't match the rounded contours of the rest of the car.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/25/09

    @DrLemming: The ran-the-car-through-a-planer look isn't attractive on anything that's not already square. Case in point, the New Beetle above... it originally had round-sided fenders to match its round body, but for '06 VW decided to really screw the pooch.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    07/25/09

    @FP - missing Pete and the SHOwagon: Yup. I hope that's not an indication of where VW may be going with a new-generation Beetle.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    07/25/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet:

    ***But you can't live your whole life packed in bubble wrap, can you?***

    Sure you can... see?
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    07/25/09

    @HoonThatFerrari:

    And...
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    07/26/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: You monster! Those helmets aren't big enough for wiffle ball. HAve you no concern for their safety?

    BTW, have you seen my lawn dart set? They make a really cool sound when they pop bubble wrap.
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    Image of The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    All those in-favour of automakers bringing back engine names like "THRIFTMASTER" please raise your Jalopocomment 2.0 Hand.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/25/09

    @The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: ::Hand up::

    Ford has the TorqueShift transmission. Also, they were going to call the EcoBoost engine "Twin Force". I like TwinForce better than green-appeasing EcoBoost.
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    Image of The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
    07/25/09

    @engineerd misses Uncle Pete:
    I always thought that "POWERSTROKE" was a fairly hilarious Ford product name...

    @jesusonthedashboard
    Ibid to that
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    07/25/09

    @The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: I nominate the Jeep Go-Devil and Hurricane names for a comeback, as well as the Chrysler Fire-Dome hemi. In fact, I don't think it would be bad if there were more F-head and hemi engines out there today.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    07/25/09

    @The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.:

    Sure, I'm right there with ya... and along with: "THRIFTMASTER", I'd like to nominate: "NEUTEREDHAMSTER", "HOONSTOPPER", and "WIFEMOLLIFIER"
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    Image of The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
    07/25/09

    @HoonThatFerrari:
    I can picture that day:....

    Good news!
    What?
    My Dacia Sandero has the improved 'NeuteredHamster' 4 cylinder!
    Excellent!
    I couldn't afford to upgrade to the WifeMollifier in my Kia Beige. (I'm sure Kia makes a product that should be called Beige.).
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    Magnificent beast. Oh, I'm sure it's hot, slow, and noisy, and the ride would rattle my fillings, but I'd love one nonetheless. The headlight visors with the Chevy logo are a nice touch - were these official accessories? The HHR was said to be inspired by these Suburbans. I can only conclude that Chevy did a better job first time around.
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    Image of clinto clinto
    07/25/09

    In reply to 1949 Chevrolet Suburban
    That is just plain awesome. I would love to have one of these. If my ship ever comes in, I am going to have the world's most eclectic car collection.

    Mine won't have any vise grips to open doors or roll down windows, though. I am using all my vise grips to hold brake calipers on.
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    Image of zaddikim zaddikim
    07/25/09

    @clinto: I too noticed the Vise Grips, but I'd leave them on the doors - bailing wire and dreams are the proper media for securing brake calipers.

    Besides - chances are this beauty has drums all around, so you can keep the Vise Grips on the doors where they belong.
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    Image of Chuckie_A Chuckie_A
    07/25/09

    @clinto: Yep...the vice-grips are the crowning touch.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    07/04/09

    In reply to 1949 Ford Takes Wrong Turn, Ends Up In The Crusher's Waiting Room
    This is the saddest thing I've seen since the E-type fire.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    07/04/09

    In reply to 1949 Ford Takes Wrong Turn, Ends Up In The Crusher's Waiting Room
    I can already hear the crusher operator exclaiming "Where is your god now?!?"
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    Image of nadnarb nadnarb
    07/04/09

    In reply to 1949 Ford Takes Wrong Turn, Ends Up In The Crusher's Waiting Room
    How hard is that to restore? Some paint and a twin turbo Viper engine swap and you're done.


    I say we all chip into a save the Jalops pot to make it happen.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    07/04/09

    @nadnarb: Keep your dirty Viper bits out of my Ford. You put that filth in a Mopar, not a ford.


    A 5.4L SC, or a 460 or even a s/c'd 6.0L SOHC V10.


    I'm very big on keeping the manufacturer close to the same.

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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    07/04/09

    In reply to 1949 Ford Takes Wrong Turn, Ends Up In The Crusher's Waiting Room
    I bet the flathead is gone if not something is wrong with it or this world we live in.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    07/04/09

    @FrankGrimes: Took the gallery photos yesterday afternoon. It's half price weekend at that junkyard- complete engines, air cleaner to oil pan, with all accessories- for $100.
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