Charles L. Dowdell, post: 397516, member: 82 wrote: Paden:
1959 Chevy/GMC Suburbans did not have a rear passenger side door....
I thought I remembered a rear passenger side door, maybe not. And I do remember those fold-up jump seats so well...:)
paden cash, post: 397518, member: 20 wrote: I thought I remembered a rear passenger side door, maybe not. And I do remember those fold-up jump seats so well...:)
That one looks like a 2wd, as it sets pretty low to the ground. That tailgate would hold a lot stuff though. The 4wd's were a lot higher, which made it hard to get upon the tailgate, especially if the front end was facing downhill. When I went to work for the Bureau of Reclamation, in 1960 our work vehicle was a 1957 Chevy Suburban 2wd and I think it had panel rear doors and not the tailgate. It was a 6 cylinder and I remember one day we were going out to our job site southwest of Casper, the wind was whooping it up to about 50 or 60 mph and we were heading into it. It could barely get up to 40 mph it was so underpowered. Later on, 1962, when I started running crews, I got a 1958 Chevy Suburban 2wd for my vwork vehicle and I also think it had panel rear doors and not the tailgate. But, I may be wrong about the rear doors, it's been too many years and too many vehicles since then.
I may be getting the 2 Chevy's rear doors confused with the 2 Dodge Power Wagons, 1962 & 1963, that I got later in 1962 that did have rear panel doors. Those 2 Dodges are a story unto themselves.
55yrs ago I winked at the spitting image of Natalie Wood and she came across the floor and sat in my chair where she remained as my muse for many years.
The draw of city lights sent her packing for to follow some sweet talking city slicker that left her a widow some 40yrs later.
Still looking for a dream in those lights with her image in tow.
That was one trainwreck I have felt saved from to this day.
I was living my dream then and remain in control of that destiny while she is still looking for hers.
It it is out there, She will find it from her belief and perseverance of her goal.
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Oh, my. The bullets we have dodged! I was a very shy lad and no Romeo but my short list of significant acquaintances today include those dealing with breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, polio-related dementia, a lymph gland problem, a kidney disease, heart attack and stroke.
Our survey chariot was that three door something-or-other of which you speak. And it was an ugly brown color.
The back doors opened like refrigerator doors, left one to the left, clockwise, right one to the right, wittershins.
It was a 4-speed(?) stick shift on the floor and had a low gear so low we never used it.
And it held all FIVE of us.
