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At least in this picture it is only a soda she's drinking.

1972 Suburban

Gratuitous shot of the Suburban from our walk on Sunday, starting in Sunnyside (Washington Irving's home) to Lyndhurst Mansion. The last weekend for so many leaves still hanging on. The truck continues to run well - on the to-do list is fix rear oil seal leak at the axle (very soon); tighten up or replace power steering gear; various oil leaks around engine (new gaskets for timing cover and oil pan). It's been a pleasure to drive - and it about as rare as a Ferrari around here - about the same gas milage too? We've seen twice a 1979 Jeep Cherokee around town. It's not like California - but even in CA the older cars are getting rarer - although I just found this blog with some fantastic stuff from Alameda - click here...

1972 Suburban

Well, here she is - our 1972 Chevrolet Suburban. I've owned a lot of cars over the years but this is the first Chevrolet, not to mention Suburban. It's in great shape overall - there are a few updates and additions I'll do but it drives great as is. It's about 17 1/2 feet long, and on the trip down from Keene, NH (we call her Keene Green) we got about 12 MPG - have to do some more testing for local MPGs. I'm hoping we have her for a long time to come - hoping to keep fixing her up so she's better and better. Tara said she felt this was the start of us doing things our own way -- I said "start?" For those that are interested - C20 (3/4 ton), 350 cubic inch V8 with the 350 turbo transmission, original 16.5 inch wheels, three rows of seats, rear A/C (currently not working...but should be back online soon), born in Flint Michigan.

Coming soon...

(photo by Tara)