1964 Chevrolet Suburban

Gateway Classic Cars of Scottsdale is pleased to present for sale, on consignment, this super cool 1964 Chevrolet Suburban 1/2 Ton. The history of this truck was reported to us by the current owner. Built in February of 1964 out of the Oakland California plant, this truck was purchased by the Lafayette California School District as a maintenance truck. It was equipped with a 292 cubic inch six cylinder engine and a column shift 3 speed manual trans and factory air conditioning. Original paint code was 526 Ivory (top) with paint code 510 Turquoise Metallic (bottom).

After being assigned to the Maintenance Department, it was painted Standard School Bus Yellow and fitted with fore and aft safety hazard warning lights on the roof. Holes were drilled in the front bumper to install crosswalk safety mirrors. This vehicle was kept and maintained by the school district until 1985 where it was sold via public auction with approximately 62,000 miles on the odometer.

The second owner was a "free spirited young man" in his mid 20's from Concord California. He decided a Root Beer Brown was a better suited exterior color than the "look at me Yellow" and had a less than professional paint job done to the truck. The rear seats were discarded to make room for a mattress and privacy curtains installed to help from interrupting his slumber. The column shifter was replaced with a floor mounted unit and the air conditioning was removed and discarded. He kept the truck until 1991 and sold it with approximately 67,000 miles on the odometer.

The 3rd and current owner used it lightly to transport himself to work and back, a round trip total of 12 miles on occasion as he had other vehicles to use. After retirement, the Suburban started getting some attention starting in 2015 but was met with delays due to health issues. In 2020 the 292 was pulled and replaced with a rebuilt, late model 350 cubic inch V8. Electronic ignition was installed with a 4 core heavy duty aluminum radiator and hi flow electric fans. The transmission is a rebuilt TH-350.

There is additional information on this well written and documented restoration in the file that the sales staff would be happy to share with you. Contact them today to get the details!