slightly new styling inside and out,
new 3.90:1 rear-end ratio,
available 4-speed Hydra-Matic transmission, new options and accessories.
On-Line Documentation
- The Old Car Manual Project
- Old On-Line Chevy Manuals
- 1954 Truck Shop Manual
- 1929-54 Master Parts Cat
- 1929-57 Master Parts Cat
- 1954 Chevy Specifications
- 1954 Model ID
- 1954 Engine ID
- 1946-60 Chevy Engine Specs
Historical Resources
- Chevrolet Trucks
- Carryall Suburban
- GMC Trucks (early)
- GMC Trucks
- General Motors
- Chevrolet Engines
- 1912-1966 Engine Colors
- Hydra-Matic Transmission History
Restoration Parts Suppliers
- Jim Carter Classic Truck Parts
- Classic Parts of America
- American Classic Truck Parts
- Chevs of the 40's
- Langdon's Stovebolt
- Patrick's Antique Truck Parts
- Rockauto.com
- NAPA PartsPRO SE
Specialty Parts Suppliers
- Inline Tube
- Classic Tube
- Totally Stainless
- MSC stainless hardware
- Nutty Company
- McMaster-Carr hardware
- Eaton Detroit Springs
- Restoration Specialties
- Ficken Wiper Service
- Weitzel's starter/generator
- Accuspray turbine HVLP
- HobbyAir I respirator
- Pertronix Electronic Ignition
- PPG Product Catalog
- Obsolete Chevy Parts Co.
1954-55 Z-Series GMC COE
1955 Z-series GMC 350 COE (1954/55 series, 2-ton, Cab Over Engine):
Once again, thanks go to the oldGMCtrucks discussion board where a GMC
COE for sale by Travis Weedman in eastern WA state was posted in the
Swap Meet in 2006.
Larry Garrett kindly rode his motorcycle a few hundred miles to take pictures and confirm the good condition of the truck.
Grigg Mullen flat-towed the COE from WA to my garage in NY by way of the ATCA National Truck Show in Summer 2007. This 25' flatbed truck is the biggest toy I've ever had and it will undergo a restoration (and become a small-truck hauler).
Repair of the broken COE Manifold Assembly
Replacement of Eaton 2-speed Rear-Axle Bearings
Informational Albums
- Finding engine casting codes on high-pressure 235/261 truck engines
- Finding engine casting codes on low-pressure 235 truck engines (and maybe 216 engines)
- Rocker Arm lubrication in 216/235/261 engines
- 1/2 ton Hydra-Matic transmission rear-mount
- 52-55 Suburban anti-sway bar
- 47-55 Suburban headliner
- 47-55 Suburban body mounts
- 1954-55 original green-green deluxe interior
1954 Suburban Albums
- Suburban Before Des's Metal Work
- Suburban After Des's Metal Work
- Moving the Suburban for painting - it takes a village
- Putting the Suburban back together
- Getting Painted - sorry, I lost all the photos
- The Suburban at its 50th Birthday Party
- 50th Birthday Party Pictures
- Souping Up the 1960 261 for the Suburban