On 6 Nov 2000, at 17:32, GremlinGTs@aol.com wrote:
Gerry: they sound to me like panelvans - not suburbans. As far as I
know and have read and observed - "all" suburbans had the
notched floors to accept seats. Now -- I think the seats themselves
- at least the 2nd/3rd seat configuration - were optional. I've seen a
hell of a lot of panelvans with windows cut in. But as Jim said, who
knows what they did on the line......
> I guess most of the Subs I see here are more commercial vehicles,
> they
> have no seats in the rear, no mounting places for them, just the
> wooden floors. Could be they were more popular out west where it was
> hotter, and they needed them for passenger comfort, whereas in the
> East, they used them more in the city for commercial use ( mine has a
> florist sign painted up on the top front edge of the roof ), and you
> wouldn't want someone breaking into them by sliding the glass back to
> reach into the truck. Purely speculation, but I've yet to see any rear
> seats or mounting pads in any of the 10 or so Subs I've seen, and that
> includes most of the ones I've seen fully restored at Carlisle truck
> show, although I think that one '58 at Carlisle I have on my website
> does have the sliding glass. More the exception around here than the
> rule, I presume. Do all you Sub owners out there have rear passenger
> seats in your trucks? Mine had none, and no mounting holes drilled or
> left open that I could see, and of the 2 or 3 at Leon's, none have
> rear seats , and only this one had sliding glass. I'll bet the sliding
> glass was common in those Subs used as passenger vehicles, whereas the
> commercially used ones preferred the solid glass for security reasons.
> Oh well, wish I could find more of the sliding glass options around
> here! Most of the panels and subs in Leon's have commercial paint jobs
> on them, promoting plumbing, electrical services, etc. Maybe one day I
> can go out west to pick thru some less rusty parts trucks , LOL.
>
> Jerry
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
>
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