Daverb, Nice custom!

 

i think it's a 49 Suburban "SS"

 

I don't get something, our beloved HHR's have thick A-pilliars right, and they are supposed to mimic the style that the '49 Surburban had, looking closely at the above picture...I do not see a thick A-pillar, I instead see a very thin one, so where did the thick A-pillar on the HHR come from?

 

[QUOTE=Wheelie7;218487]I don't get something, our beloved HHR's have thick A-pilliars right, and they are supposed to mimic the style that the '49 Surburban had, looking closely at the above picture...I do not see a thick A-pillar, I instead see a very thin one, so where did the thick A-pillar on the HHR come from?[/QUOTE

I believe it is for safety. Older cars had the tops crush down when they rolled. The heavy A-pillar on most new cars add strength and rigidity to keep the roof from doing a number on us if it happens to roll over.

 

Heres a couple more pics.

 

Now that is NOT right at all, I can tell you from THAT last picture that who ever restored that suburban did not use genuine GM parts, the side view mirrors are a dead giveaway of that, Those mirrors were taken off from a FORD F-150 from 2 generations ago!

 

Dave, that is cool, but it's a '46-'48 Sedan Delivery not a panel. It was based on the Chevy car not the truck like the Suburban was.

 

I posted a thread on this over a year ago...
some of the links may not be good anymore, but there's a lot more pix here.
gotta love old GM's. and old cars in general. I've had four.
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/show...light=heritage

 

Here is another '49

 

triva time.

the 41 through 46 trucks were called "art deco "

what did gm call the 47-55 trucks?

1955,1/2 -59?