Vehicle Description
1956 Chevrolet Suburban 3100 painted in a beautiful dark blue and
Cameo Ivory with a tri-tone Bel Air interior and powered by a
rebuilt 283 V8 and a Tremec 5-speed transmission for your driving
pleasure.Here is the story from the restorer, who later bought the
Suburban from the gentleman for whom he did the work:"I was
approached by a customer with this nice 1956 Suburban and he wanted
it restored back to as close to original as we could." "He used it
for only about 4 years, only putting 175 miles on the truck, taking
his two boys and their friends to soccer." " I don't even think he
burnt a full tank of gas. The truck is just like the day I
delivered it to him""So let me tell you about the restoration....We
took the body off the frame, had everything sandblasted, epoxy
primed all the bare metal and did the body work on top of that.
We used all the best product that we could get, painted it with
base coat clear coat and then wet sanded it and buffed it for many
hours.
The truck is a dark blue and it shows very straight.
The frame was painted with a semi-gloss rust shield and is pit
free.
The underside of the body was primed and a red oxide colored paint
was used to duplicate the red oxide color from the original
primer.
The engine was sent to a machine shop and totally rebuilt by doing
new valves, pistons and bored 30 over. The engine is a 283 upgraded
from the original 265 but still period correct and looks and runs
great.
The transmission is a Tremec 5 speed that the customer asked
for.
That transmission is the only thing that is not period correct to
the truck.
The interior was all painted with a Cameo White and the seats were
done with a 1957 Chevy Bel Air fabric.
The headliner is done with a 1955 Nomad waffle material.
The suburban has all new glass with all new weatherstripping.
The battle ship linoleum was replaced with a vinyl look-alike
material.
All the seats have seat belts.
The tires are a light truck tire and there are 5 of them with the
original style dog dish hubcaps."
"...You would be hard pressed to find another 1956 Suburban this
nice."
EXTERIOR
: Dark blue and Cameo Ivory two tone paint that is show quality All
new chrome, stainless and brightwork All new glass including the
sliding side windows Excellent panel fit and lines Dual outside
mirrors Folding rear gate with pop up window Wide whitewall tires
Painted to match steel wheels with Chrome caps
INTERIOR
: Three rows of seating with correct flip forward seat for rear
entry Show quality paint on interior All new dash bezels and chrome
knobs Factory am radio New Bel Air style black and silver interior
New rubber flooring Restored iconic steering wheel
MECHANICS
: Highly detailed engine bay Freshly rebuilt 283 c.i. engine Tremec
TKO 5 speed manual transmission All new wiring harnesses New
radiator and cooling system
UNDERCARRIAGE
: Nut and bolt suspension rebuild Amazing attention to detail New
exhaustAmerican Dream Machines
At American Dream Machines, we typically have over 100 quality
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from Corvettes to Cadillacs, Camaros, Mustangs, Mopars, GTOs,
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Dealership. We are one of the largest full service classic car
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