75 Years of Chevrolet Suburban
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75 years of Chevrolet Suburban
(clockwise from left), 1936, 1946, 1951, 1966, 1972, 1990, 1999, 2002 and 2010 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition (center).
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1936 Chevrolet Suburban
Representing the Suburban's first generation (1935-36) is this model from 1936. You'd be familiar with most of the major controls, but this is clearly an antique. The single sun visor — for the driver — is wood. About the size of a current Chevy Malibu, the fact that it only has two doors isn't surprising ... it's not that large of a vehicle. Sitting behind the bus-sized steering wheel, you press the starter button on the floor and listen to the 6-volt electrics slowly turn over the low-compression 60-horsepower "Stove Bolt" six-cylinder engine. Acceleration is gentle, the three-speed manual gearbox is noisy, and the ride is bouncy. The manual steering provides plenty of feel, none of it is much good. The new-for-1936 hydraulic brakes don't provide modern stopping power, but they work. For such an old vehicle, this is significant.
Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics
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1966 Chevrolet Suburban
Equipped with a 327-cubic inch V-8, four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drive, this truck is just old, not an antique. No-feel power steering and grippy power brakes will be familiar to any baby boomer. With steel inner door panels, the Suburban is clearly still a work truck, and still has only two doors.
Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics
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1946 Chevrolet Suburban
After more than a decade of refinement, every dynamic sensation improves with the 1946 edition. Interior changes include
75 years of Chevrolet Suburban
(clockwise from left), 1936, 1946, 1951, 1966, 1972, 1990, 1999, 2002 and 2010 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition (center).
Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics
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Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics
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1936 Chevrolet Suburban
Representing the Suburban's first generation (1935-36) is this model from 1936. You'd be familiar with most of the major controls, but this is clearly an antique. The single sun visor — for the driver — is wood. About the size of a current Chevy Malibu, the fact that it only has two doors isn't surprising ... it's not that large of a vehicle. Sitting behind the bus-sized steering wheel, you press the starter button on the floor and listen to the 6-volt electrics slowly turn over the low-compression 60-horsepower "Stove Bolt" six-cylinder engine. Acceleration is gentle, the three-speed manual gearbox is noisy, and the ride is bouncy. The manual steering provides plenty of feel, none of it is much good. The new-for-1936 hydraulic brakes don't provide modern stopping power, but they work. For such an old vehicle, this is significant.
Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics
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1966 Chevrolet Suburban
Equipped with a 327-cubic inch V-8, four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drive, this truck is just old, not an antique. No-feel power steering and grippy power brakes will be familiar to any baby boomer. With steel inner door panels, the Suburban is clearly still a work truck, and still has only two doors.
Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics
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1946 Chevrolet Suburban
After more than a decade of refinement, every dynamic sensation improves with the 1946 edition. Interior changes include