1947-’50 Chevrolet Suburban (1) - a photo on Flickriver

1947-’50 Chevrolet Suburban (1)

            A circa 1947-1950 Chevrolet Advance-Design Carryall Suburban 3100-series 3-door utility vehicle sits abandoned on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, Greece. Nothing much more than a heavily picked-over carcass, this example has no engine, gearbox, live axle, or in fact, anything else remaining other than a front steering axle, seized drum brakes and a steering column, with a few small pieces of stainless trim still on the dashboard. Gutted interior, most glass broken, lots of surface corrosion and large holes in the floors. The leftover odometer on the speedometer gauge read “22,270” miles. However, this has probably been turned over at least once, so the vehicle more than likely did over 122K miles or more.

The two-piece folding rear “liftgate” tailgate which was present at the back of this vehicle identifies this example as a [3116] model, where there was still a good piece of rear window glass. From 1951 onwards these vehicles had vent windows on the front doors, so this is a 1947 through 1950 model, but I cannot find any other distinguishing feature to be exactly specific about which exact model year this example is. The heavily faded/corroded paint has some slight telltale signs of light green/lime paint still visible (possibly even “Seacrest Green”), which was used on 1949-1950 models, but still not enough evidence to go on. Could not find the VIN plaque, being that the door was rusted completely shut.

Taken on: September 18, 2024

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Camera: Apple iPhone 8, 28mm, ISO 20 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 8
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	20
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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