92 and older Suburban thread for pictures

[BigBlue89]

This thread it for any pictures for the good old squar and big and beefy Burbs of yester years

[capev86]

actually, the cutoff would be 1991 and older. and just so you know, you posted this in one of the 67-72 truck categories.

my dad has owned 4 Suburbans

72 C10 custom deluxe "highlander" w/ 350/350 (1983-1991)




1984 C10 custom deluxe 350/700-r4 (1990-2002)


1987 Sierra C1500 350/700-r4 (1999-2010)


1999 C1500 base 350/4l60 (2010-????)
(sorry, no photo)

my 1972 C20 custom deluxe 307/3 on the tree (2009-????)
oh....the camper in all those photos is a 1971 Holiday Trav'ler 21ft and so far it has been pulled by all the trucks mentioned above except mine.


burb my uncle had back in the 80's....4x4, 400 small block


one of the "monster" burbs at the New England nationals last summer

[BigBlue89]

sick Burbs, your blue c20 is a hell of a truck. Good looking paint and looks like flawless chrome. I wouldnt trade anything for my Burb what do you think of her?

[capev86]

what do you think of her?

nice truck. not that i don't like pickups and blazers, but suburbans always pique my interest. had 'em in the family for 30 of my 33 years. i met the owner of the 1935 prototype at the 2009 vintage truck show in Barrington, NH. he had a 41 (2nd gen) burb with him at the time that sported a front disc brake swap and a bread delivery truck drive train (4cyl cummins and pontiac 3 speed automatic). he said he uses the 41 to tow the 35 to shows (when not on loan to various museums).

Good looking paint and looks like flawless chrome

it's more of a 20 foot truck, just looks perfect in the photos. there are a bunch of little spots that have bubbled up since the repaint in 1996. i have a few other projects to get out of the way first, but i do plan to do a complete body off on it in a few years. i have a really nice set of tripod mirrors like on my dad's 72. i don't care how many people like 'em.....those "sport" mirrors are total @$#%& on a truck that actually gets used as GM intended. yeah, no trailer queen here. this is for pulling said trailer queens. oh...and i salvaged the roof lamps off my dad's burb (found it in a junkyard already stripped of all the other goodies). they will complete the rig and look awesome at night, especially with the trailer hitched up.

but if you just need a daily driver, i'd look for a 92-99 (preferably a 95-99 with the nicer interior). the aerodynamics are soooo much smoother and quieter than the 73-91. i found my dad's current ride (99 1/2 ton 2wd) on craigslist for $2500 three years ago with a bit over 150k on the clock. pretty clean body and runs great. 3.42 rear so a good compromise between economy and power and when you combine it with the standard 5.7 and 2wd you have a rig that can get 22mpg if you keep the speed down on the highway.

it is a base model (ugly headlights), easy to maintain 9 passenger tan vinyl interior with solid front bench in nice shape and rubber floor. but it does have a full gauge cluster with tachometer. so far the (factory correct) mods include tow hitch, tow hooks, cd stereo (w/ aux input wired in), and still pending are 3/4 ton 6 pack rear leaf springs. future mods may include a tilt column with cruise control and maybe power mirrors.