Generation Gap: Chevy Suburban Edition [1935 - 1966]

"Amoore100" (amoore100) 04/20/2016 at 20:41 • Filed to: Generation Gap, Chevy, Suburban

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Welcome to Generation Gap where we ask you about your favorite generation of a certain multi-generational car nameplate. Then, explain why your choice is right to the rest of us uneducated folks.

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The Chevrolet Suburban. Perhaps the longest running nameplate in American automotive history, this people hauler has made it from its original form as a big, pretentious workhorse to its modern form as a big, pretentious icon. Whether it be a station wagon, a panel wagon, or a gigantic SUV, you have to admit the Suburban commands respect. Today, we begin with the first five generations, vehicles that definitely leaned towards the van/wagon side of the utility spectrum.

Here are the options:

First Generation [1935 - 1940] Carryall

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Second Generation [1941 - 1946] Art Deco

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Third Generation [1947 - 1955] Advance Design

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Fourth Generation [1955 - 1959] Task Force

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Fifth Generation [1960 - 1966] C/K

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Die-Trying > Amoore100 04/20/2016 at 21:07

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fourth gen...... because 1957

S65 > Die-Trying 04/20/2016 at 21:35

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It’s Ok.

Die-Trying > S65 04/20/2016 at 21:50

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between it and the gmc, its about one of the meanest looking trucks they made.

Birddog > Die-Trying 04/20/2016 at 22:13

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That was a tough call for me. I had to go with the 60-66 though.

hike > Amoore100 04/21/2016 at 00:06

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I don't love trucks, but I'd rock a 4th gen with a big loud v8. That thing looks bad ass.

shop-teacher > Amoore100 04/21/2016 at 00:20

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I love the 4th and the 5th, but must pick 5th when forced to chose. Suburbans are better the squarer they get.

Amoore100 > shop-teacher 04/21/2016 at 00:27

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Definitely. I call it the Volvo theory!

Nothing beats a good, angular two box design.

shop-teacher > Amoore100 04/21/2016 at 07:10

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Indeed!

Die-Trying > Birddog 04/21/2016 at 09:06

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they look awesome too, specifically the 1960 & 61 with the monster eyebrows, and grille.

Pickup_man > Amoore100 04/21/2016 at 10:11

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That’s a tough one, from a purely stylistic standpoint the second gen is clearly the best looking one IMO, but when I think of old Suburbans the first thing that comes to mind is a rough and tough SUV that has some good offroading potential, the perfect combination of sport and utility, the second gen just says utility to me, so fifth generation it is!

Amoore100 > Pickup_man 04/21/2016 at 21:32

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Yeah, there’s a reason the second was known as the ‘Art Deco’ Suburban! I can definitely get behind that mindset, the fifth gen was the last panel van Suburban and it definitely had much more off-road capability than the previous generations!