19/06/2008 22:12. Chevy's Suburban brand was introduced to the public back in 1936. Since then, it has become one of the most popular truck brands General Motors has ever produced. Interestingly, it wasn't until 1973 that buyers could purchase a four-door Suburban, which is about the time this vehicle class began to catch on as an alternative to the family station wagon. In 2000, an all-new Suburban hit the streets featuring a 5.3-litre V8 that developed 285-295 horsepower. Also available was a 290-330-horsepower 6.0-litre V8 used in three-quarter- ton models only. The following year a big-cube 8.1-litre motor was made available. A completely new 2007 Suburban was launched in early 2006.

Suburbans could carry and tow just about anything imaginable. In the people-moving department, there was room for up to... // Welland Tribune