1966 Suburban with boat.

[landman]

This is the inspiration.

[landman]

This is the makings. It will either be a mahogany cruiser or a matching fiberglass runabout like in the first photo. I which case it will have 1959 appendages.

Edited October 31, 2021 by landman

[Oldcarfan27]

A 59 Cadillac fiberglass boat would look neat like that!

[Zippi]

That looks like a fun project.  I like the 59 Caddy.

[slusher]

Looks like a fun and challenging build. I always enjoy following your builds Pat..

[landman]

6 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks like a fun and challenging build. I always enjoy following your builds Pat..

The Suburban will be out of the box which should be refreshing, then the boat. I may have to build a couple of engines "while the paint dries". 

[NOBLNG]

3 hours ago, landman said:

The Suburban will be out of the box which should be refreshing, then the boat. I may have to build a couple of engines "while the paint dries". 

This should be interesting….especially the boat!?

[Modlbldr]

Great idea Pat! I think it would be good to do a replica of the boat from your first picture. That has an interesting style to it.

Later-

[alan barton]

Car/boats are the coolest!  I have my '57 Bel Aqua in Tim Boyd's Chrysler Vee thread somewhere on here and have had this '57 Thunderboat on the back burner since earlier this year.  I combined a pullback toy T bird, about 1/28th scale, with a toy cabin cruiser hull that was narrowed significantly. There is a shipload of bodywork still to be done but I hope it might help you with your ideas.  I will look forward to your version as I have followed your work for a long time and am expecting something very cool!

Cheers

Alan

[landman]

Here goes, if the paint doesn't act up, we have one color down.

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Another cool project Pat!  Your Suburban reminds me of my grandfather's truck when I was a kid, he had a small plumbing and heating business and his truck was a 62 GMC panel, the tail lights were similar.  I really like that truck era, it really marked my childhood! ?  By the way, the mahogany motorboats from that era were works of art!

[landman]

The chassis is ready.

[kilrathy10]

This is totally cool... Too awesome... Love this project...

[landman]

Paint.

[Smoke Wagon]

Beautiful paint job. That two tone will really class up that Burb.

[landman]

Interior. Not sure about the wisdom of painting the dash body colour but it is what it is.

[landman]

As for the boat, it will be the fiberglass top, with both interiors , the engine enclosure covererd and a transom opening added for an outboard motor.

[NOBLNG]

Good progress. It’s nice to have such a well equipped shop to do all this work in!?

[landman]

Made a boo-boo with the rear window, will have to make new ones. Started cutting to make a second hull. Wish me luck.

[Oldmopars]

On 11/13/2021 at 5:17 AM, landman said:

Interior. Not sure about the wisdom of painting the dash body colour but it is what it is.

I love what you are doing with this. Looks great. 
As for the dash. They were never body color from the factory. They were always a more satin/flat interior color. I know this because I own a 1:1 and my family has owned several. 
However, many have been painted body color during restoration as it does look good. 

[espo]

I like the whole Tow / Boat idea. You mentioned a problem with the rear window ? 

[landman]

43 minutes ago, espo said:

I like the whole Tow / Boat idea. You mentioned a problem with the rear window ? 

Yes I smeared it with glue while installing the rear panel. I made a new one.

 

[FLHCAHZ]

This is really cool.  The Suburban looks great and am looking forward to seeing your progress on the boat  

[landman]

Thank you Chaz. The boat trailer is more than barebones. A few items will need to be scratchbuilt. The work on the second front interior is proceeding.

[landman]

The glass is finally in. Started adding stuff to the body.