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Chevrolet's burly Suburban still truckin' in its 75th year

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Chevrolet's burly Suburban still truckin' in its 75th year

The Suburban, unlike the Hummer has a good image, although sales down 65.6% since 2004.

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Terry Box - DENTONRC - May 3, 2010

It may survive, but it's heyday is over. Pictured: 1936 Suburban...some say this is the first SUV. --Ed.

Four-dollar-a-gallon gas couldn't kill the Suburban.

Neither could modern crossover vehicles, king-cab pickups or bling-thing Escalades, though all cut into its market share, leaving the venerable Texas-built SUV with a bit of a limp.

Nonetheless, the Chevrolet Suburban – once proclaimed the National Car of Texas – turns 75 this year, making it the granddaddy of the auto industry, the longest-running nameplate in a notoriously mercurial business.... [Read More]
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