That doesn’t look like any 1973 Chevrolet you’ve ever seen roaming the streets in the States, does it? Not in the least. There are hints to it’s GM origins…the taillights look like later 1950s pieces and the dash is without a doubt from the mid-1960s truck lines, but the rest of it? If you debadged it, many would think that you had stumbled on some rare kind of Studebaker wagon that nobody knew about. What is sitting before you is a 1973 Chevrolet Veraneio, a Brazilian/South American take on the Chevrolet Suburban. Fitted with the ancient-tech Stovebolt six cylinder and a three-on-the-tree manual transmission, the Veraneio has a reputation as a durable and tough wagon. So how in the world did one wind up in Miami? Obvious answer: it was driven here, it had to be. 
For a 1973 model, it sure seems a lot more like a 1960 model inside. But remember the market this truck was sold in…this is considered a large vehicle, the kind used by government officials and the police. The big six would’ve been the top choice in places that almost never saw V8 engines. And it’s durable as all get-out. This one has been treated to a cost-no-issue restoration job and is ready to move on to a new home…at least, once a set of new tires get fitted.
It’s a little polarizing but there is always a draw to a vehicle that was not normally sold in the United States market. What do you think?
Craigslist Link: 1973 Chevrolet Veraneio
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