There’s no doubt that Ben’s Suburban is a real deal barn find! As a matter of fact, he’s the one that parked it in the family barn 23 years ago. He even learned how to drive in it! It’s covered just 25k miles since new, but it’s going to need a full restoration after its time in the barn. Being a K20 means this 4×4 is a 3/4 ton truck and is powered by the big 292 cui inline six. Rust looks to be an issue, but Ben says that the frame is solid. If you’d love to give this rare Suburban a good home, please contact Ben via the form below!
Asking Price: $9,000
Location: Moline, Illinois
Mileage: 25,949
Title Status: Clean
Seller’s Description: This 1968 Chevy Suburban is a rare 3/4 ton 4×4 ( 3 door). Only 299 were built in 1968 by General Motors! It was factory ordered by my great Uncle in 1968 and It has always been a member of our family. I learned to drive it when I was just 9 years old ( that was 1979) It has been parked in the back of our barn since 1995. I backed it into the barn myself. All numbers match and it has 25,949 original miles.
Body Condition: Needs a full frame off restoration and the body panels and rockers are rusty. The frame is solid. All numbers match. Motor, transmission and all powertrain components are 100% original. Miles are actual and original – 25,949 original miles.
Mechanical Condition: Parked since 1995. Ran beautifully when I backed it into our barn on our family farm. The motor turns over freely. Large industrial 292 straight six motor and 4-speed manual transmission. Serious inquiries only!
We want to thank Ben not just for listing this rig with us, but for sending us photos of it still in the barn and of it cleaned off! While it’s always fun to see a find fresh out of the barn, it’s even better to see it cleaned up so you know what you’re buying. And, if you have a classic in your barn that needs a good home, please consider listing it here on Barn Finds!
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Back in 68 they used some pretty good steel. Sure is a LOT of rust for only 25k miles. I own a 92 F350 with 248k miles, live in the middle of the rust belt and it doesn’t have 10% of the rust this thing has.
Why can the photos in these listing not blow up so we can see better, would be better for seller and buyers
You should be able to click on the photos in the gallery and have them open full-size.
Could be a nice truck. To bad the owner dont have a clue how to store a vehicle. You wrecked a perfectly good truck and now trying to bank off it. Good luck.
It’s probably worth about $4000. He could pay to have it restored and that would cost about 25 to 30k. Then he could sell it for about 30k .
There is nothing on this truck that you wouldn’t have to redo completely.
Why would you pay $4000.00 for it? What would you be buying?
This could be a good project but for the likes of me half of my budget would be lost just to buy it and get it home. A lot of body parts to replace; I don’t think I’d be doing much patching. The engine and drivetrain will last through the next millennium as long as you don’t get in too much of a hurry. I might add that for me this would be a good business truck as well as pleasure after it’s done.
I paid 2700. For my 68 suburban. It was in a lot better shape than this one. It ran and drove with a 327 v8 . I did most of the work myself. I put over 12k into it and did the body, rust repair and paint myself. I now wish I would have built a k5 blazer. They are about the same amount of work to restore and sell for a lot more.
The condition does not support the low mileage claim. Since this was in the seller’s family since new, he/she should offer an explanation. The rust appears to be more consistent with heavy use rather than poor storage. It’s been repainted at least once, and the overall condition suggests an odometer that’s rolled over with every repaint.
Just wanted to respond Tons few of the comments I have read regarding this Suburban. It was purchased new and I have the title . It was used on our farm but only short trips to the corn and soybean fields. It was always parked outside and it was driven year round in salt and snow. I remember the winter of 1978 / 1979.
In the mid 80s it was painted by a local body shop but not the best quality. What you see in the photos is a bunch of the red primer. In 1995 we parked it in the barn. The odometer has never rolled over and I can assure the buyer that these are the original miles and I’m willing to sign an a legal affidavit concerning that odometer. The frame is solid !!
It will need extensive body work— fenders, inner fenders, fuel tank, quarter panels and rockers. —- This truck was never wrecked and it never left a 10 mile radius of our farm. Luckily it went in the barn or it would be much worse for condition.
It looks like it’s been driven in snow a lot. When these vehicles were made rust prevention was not a concern. They have multiple areas that once leaves get in they hold water. The odometers probly been rolled over at least 2 times . The inline 6 cylinder engines do seem to last forever .
With all due respect to the owner, and my apologies in advance, there is no way on earth this is a 25 thousand mile truck. Condition is everything, and the condition here is very poor. Why repaint a truck and it’s engine (poorly) after only 25K? The interior belies your statement of mileage as does the engine and compartment, as does the complete rust through. Restoration costs will put anyone far under water. Even if you did only the minimum to make this drivable and safe your costs will exceed value. If you don’t care about making it nice and are willing to drive it without some cosmetic work, you’ll barely break even when you go to sell it, if that. And, pardon me, but an affidavit is meaningless in this context. What are my options here if I buy this and I prove you wrong? There are none. If you’d like to put up a Surety Bond, you might have some takers, but not at 9K.
You know what they say is the worst thing you can do to your engine, right? Start it.
“It was used on our farm but only short trips to the corn and soybean fields”
This can do major damage to an engine over a long period of time.
I don’t think the low numbers on the dash have any relevance to the condition of the vehicle or the price.
Is it priced high because of the 4X4 system it has?
Only 299 of these were made folks . Go find one. Not too common and this information is straight from Haggerty.
Not trying to get involved in any lengthy debates here. Simply trying to answer and clarify a few of the questions and concerns brought up in this thread.You have to understand that this vehicle was not purchased new in 1968 to ever be a collectible Chevy . It was purchased to be driven around a small town farming area.
The miles are original and I know the odometer is original. I drove this Suburban as a kid and it’s certainly not a powerhouse. I have stated that the body is rough as it saw 27 years of use here in the snow belt. It was not parked until 1995. I know it was painted because it had rust concerns back in the 1980s. . It sat outside and was driven in the Midwest where our winters are long and harsh. Snow, salt and rain = rust. No games or gimmicks here. No time for that.
Anybody want to professionally ( frame off) restore this vehicle for me.
Certainly have toyed with the idea and willing to discuss.
Miguel there was a time when this thing was the bomb, the 292 was an engine built for building torque, keep the rpms in their proper place and and they went for a very long time. Along with the transfer case in this time frame they were gear driven no chain in them. Great pieces from a different time, the rest of it just needs to go away!
Sorry. No way. About 400 bucks. Another Barrett Jackson victim
I remember a certain auction in Nebraska a few years back…people came from all around to buy these low mileage vehicles…that had been stored out in the “Back 40,” for decades. Rotted, trees growing through them. And glassy-eyed bidders happily paying “Crack smokers” prices.
Lambrecht or some such. They had a few cars stored indoors, but that was not majority. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
wish the amer. auto industry went w/a cross flow design in those 6 cyl. They did Down Under and had a 40 yr run on some great motors (see Barrera as the last iteration, I believe).
Long Live the 6 cyl (beemer, MB:
Like that 292! I’d have had dat under ur “Special” subheadin above!
‘Slant 6’ got me 300K mi (had it in 2 Dart wagons).
‘falcon i6’ now has over 200K of hard woods work (’66 bronk log skidder for last 33 yrs). Low rev tq kings.