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Chevy Suburban’s Baby Pictures on Display in New Photo Album

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The original 1935 Chevy Suburban

The original 1935 Chevy Suburban

A black 2015 Chevy Suburban just became the 10 millionth vehicle built at GM’s Arlington Assembly plant. To mark the occasion, and to celebrate the vehicle’s 80th birthday, GM has released a whole photo album of images that show the Chevy Suburban throughout the decades.

As the longest continuously produced vehicle in automotive history, the Suburban has a lot of snapshots in its scrapbook—so let’s get to them…

The First Generation: 1935-36

The Suburban was born the same year as Elvis Presley and canned beer—1935. The original ’35 model had a two-door body style, could seat eight, and was powered by a 60 hp “Stovebolt” inline-six-cylinder engine.

1935 Chevrolet Suburban

The 1935 Suburban

1935 Chevy Suburban

The Second Generation: 1937-40

The second-gen Suburban featured more Art Deco-inspired exterior design, and bumped the Stovebolt’s horsepower up from 60 to a whopping 79 ponies.

The Third Generation: 1941-46

The Suburban goes to war! As America entered WWII and production of almost all civilian cars and trucks came to a halt, the Suburban’s body style was drafted into military duty.

1941 Chevrolet Suburban

1941 Chevrolet Suburban

1941 Chevrolet Suburban

The Fourth Generation: 1947-55

As the boys came back home from fighting overseas, Chevy’s truck line got its first significant redesign since before the war, and the Suburban’s torque was boosted to 174 lb-ft at 1,200 rpm for greater towing capability.

1949 Chevy Suburban

1949 Chevy Suburban

1949 Chevrolet Suburban

The Fifth Generation: 1955-59

The 1955 Chevy Suburban got a mid-model year refresh that introduced revolutionary new styling, ditching the running boards and adding a wraparound windshield. Also introduced for the first time in the “second series” model was the legendary Small Block V8. The 1957 model offered factory-installed four-wheel drive for the first time, with the NAPCO-supplied “Powr-Pak” system.

1955 Chevrolet Suburban

1955 Chevrolet Suburban

The Sixth Generation: 1960-66

The sixth-gen Suburban entered the swinging sixties with all-new styling, and a choice of engine options that ranged from a 230-cubic-inch inline-six to the 283 and 327-inch versions of the famous Small Block V8. It was during this decade that Chevy also introduced the C and K designations to denote 2WD and 4WD models, respectively.

1960 Chevrolet Suburban

1960 Chevrolet Suburban

1965 Chevrolet Suburban

1965 Chevrolet Suburban

You can also read up on the last four decades and six generations of the Suburban here.
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