Was the Suburban a Chevy or a GMC? Don't GOOGLE it
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Suburban Trivia
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I swear, nobody better look and tell....
I'm not saying yet....need more answers...
I'm not saying yet....need more answers...
Both, until the 99-up bodystyle. Then the GMCs became Yukons.
you could've knocked me over when I saw the emblem I got today...Suburban / GMC....that must be a first in automotive history that two different divisions made the same vehicle and named them the same
Seriously? I think we've had more GMC Suburbans than Chevy ones.
I think the Chevy came out it like 36, and GMC a couple years later.
Ok, a quick consultation with Wikipedia says I was close, the Chevy came out it in 35, and the GMC in 37.
I think the Chevy came out it like 36, and GMC a couple years later.
Ok, a quick consultation with Wikipedia says I was close, the Chevy came out it in 35, and the GMC in 37.
OK...so I am a Suburban idiot...I always thought they were Chevy's....
Just out of curiosity, what did you think the GMC "4 door Blazers" were called?
yeah the Suburban has been on both Divisions for quite a long time, GMC even had a Suburban XL not too long ago, before the Yukon I think.
Chevy started that name before GMC did.
Chevy started that name before GMC did.
Shoulda been something else...Blazer / Jimmy Suburban / Suburban .... go figure
1935 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban.
But yes, for 67-91, you could buy a Chevy Suburban or a GMC Suburban. Don't Google, use the Brochures.
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But yes, for 67-91, you could buy a Chevy Suburban or a GMC Suburban. Don't Google, use the Brochures.
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Wonder what was different? They had to offer something different.
Imagine a Chevy Corvette and a Pontiac Corvette....
Weirder yet, GM didn't trademark the name Suburban. Dodge also had a Suburban in the 50's I think. wiki says 1955, The coronet station wagon was sold as a "Suburban". The name was more generic back then I guess.
Trimlines and dealerships.
The options and colors and fabrics were slightly different from Chevy to GMC -- again, go look at the Brochures and compare.
As for the product lines, a Chevy dealer sold the full line of cars and trucks. Hell, back in the early/mid-70's you could get anything from Chevy, ranging from a compact(ish) car through a pickup to an RV and up through a semi.
GMC dealers only sold trucks, so they would be coupled with e.g. a Cadillac or Pontiac (or Buick or Olds) dealership that sold only cars and wanted to also do trucks. All under the GM umbrella, but "different" (in name) than the bowtie dealership.
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There was a Plymouth "Suburban" station wagon also...my dad had a '59 when I was still in diapers!..I can remember the huge tail fins!..
I thought the only difference between a GMC and Chevy was the hub caps and grille,and a few emblems...didn't know GMC had specific color options,I knew they had different exterior and interior trim packages..
I also own 4 Sears "Suburban" garden tractors!..surprised GM didn't squawk about Sears using "their" name on them..
I thought the only difference between a GMC and Chevy was the hub caps and grille,and a few emblems...didn't know GMC had specific color options,I knew they had different exterior and interior trim packages..
I also own 4 Sears "Suburban" garden tractors!..surprised GM didn't squawk about Sears using "their" name on them..
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1/2 ton status
Not sure about other states, but in New York "Suburban" is used as a body style on your registration. Coupe, Sedan, Suburban, Etc
my 86 'burb was titled as a station wagon...
gotta check the 90 ...
on the old Truckin' USA tv show Ed Bruce showed an old GM factory film showing GMC's and Chevys coming off the same assembly line...
gotta check the 90 ...
on the old Truckin' USA tv show Ed Bruce showed an old GM factory film showing GMC's and Chevys coming off the same assembly line...
How about 67-72 trucks, there wer GMC version which used leaf springs in the rear then there was the Chevrolet which used coil springs and trailing arms. The chassis's were made at different plants so if you wanted to install leaf springs in the rear of a Chevrolet there are no holes in the frame for the leaf spring hangers you would have to position the spring hangers and drill your own holes or weld the hangers to the frame and vice versa with the GMC there was no crossmember for the trailing arms or holes where one would bolt in.
60-66 was that way for sure...I don't think it was til '73 that the only difference was badging. The 60-66 had the GMC only V-6 too.
There, fixed it for you. There were four different sized V6 engines that were available and they were the 305, 351, 401, and the 478 V6.
How about that 702 V12?
