Chevrolet Suburban Turns 85 in 2020

Published on November 5, 2019 in Galleries by Guillaume Rivard

The biggest Chevy of all is the auto industry’s longest-running nameplate and the first vehicle to reach 85 years of continuous production.

The bowtie company began testing an all-steel wagon body mounted on a commercial chassis in the mid-1930s. This research and development resulted in the launch of the Suburban Carryall in 1935—the first heavy-duty, truck-based wagon of its kind.

Initially popular among commercial customers, the Suburban hit mainstream fame in the early 1990s as part of the SUV boom. Today, it’s sold as a long-wheelbase variant of the Tahoe. Both will be completely redesigned for the 2021 model year and a debut is scheduled for December 10. In the Suburban’s case, we’ll be talking about the 12th generation.

Here is a photo gallery illustrating the evolution of the Chevrolet Suburban through eight decades and a half…

1935 Chevrolet Suburban

1935 Chevrolet Suburban

1936 Chevrolet Suburban

1937 Chevrolet Suburban

1943 Chevrolet Suburban

1946 Chevrolet Suburban

1948 Chevrolet Suburban

1949 Chevrolet Suburban

1952 Chevrolet Suburban

1953 Chevrolet Suburban

1955 Chevrolet Suburban

1956 Chevrolet Suburban

1965 Chevrolet Suburban

1965 Chevrolet Suburban

1966 Chevrolet Suburban

1967 Chevrolet Suburban

1972 Chevrolet Suburban

1974 Chevrolet Suburban

1985 Chevrolet Suburban

1991 Chevrolet Suburban

1992 Chevrolet Suburban

1992 Chevrolet Suburban

2001 Chevrolet Suburban

2003 Chevrolet Suburban

2006 Chevrolet Suburban

2007 Chevrolet Suburban

2012 Chevrolet Suburban

2015 Chevrolet Suburban

2016 Chevrolet Suburban

2017 Chevrolet Suburban

2019 Chevrolet Suburban