If Chad and I were ever going to start a limo service, buying this truck and rehabbing it would be on the top of the “list of stuff to do”. Hell, if I had any extra money, buying this thing and getting it road worthy would be on the top of my current “list of stuff to do”. Imagine the hilarity of cruising this city-block long 1965 Chevy Suburban which was converted in the 1960s by Stageway for use as a limo. Initially, I thought the thing had eight doors but then remembered that this was the era of the “three door” Suburban and sure enough, all of the doors were added to the passenger side. Imagine how much cooler the driver feels when he gets to walk around to the other side of the truck and be the only one able to lay claim to a left hand door. That’s power, my friends. POWER!
The seller claims that the engine is a small block of either 283 or 327 cubic inches. That’s all fine and dandy. It isn’t like you could put an engine with any real snot into this thing because the driveshaft is approximately elevendy thousand inches long. The roof rack is awesome and covers more square footage than many small suburban homes. The windows on the left side of the truck look like they were bought from a boat supply house or something. On the good side, there is no evidence that the frame is sagging and rot seems fairly minimal, but the track seems to have sat for a long time very close to the ground. Could be trouble down below.
What the hell do you tow this home with, a Kenworth and low boy trailer? What is the turning radius? Would it have any value bagged and rolling on Alcoa wheels? Will it become someone’s deluxe meth lab and sight seeing bus? There are lots more questions than answers, but we want it. All ninety hundred feet of it.
Thanks to Kris for the tip!
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CL AD LINK: A 1965 STAGEWAY SUBURBAN LIMO
Too cool! It wasn’t until 1967 that GM added a third door, prior to that all the factory Suburbans had two doors.
I’m thinking the doors came from the 61-63ish era, where the windshield post slanted back. And with those aftermarket windows I betcha a nickle this thing started life as a panel truck.
Texas-size version of the somewhat-infamous Plymouth “nunrunner”…LMAO. Would be a cool escort vehicle for LSR or mud-bog endeavors.
Imagine the G forces you would feel in the back seats if you were able to get this thing to do Donuts?!
I sold this Suburban about 5 years ago, lol. I had a matching red one, rumored to be the only two built that year. This one went to Miami OK, the red one I sold to a Saturn/Chevy dealer in Bowie MD. Too funny to see it here. They both ran and were somewhat driveable at time I sold them.