17:
253:
263:
70:
The
Suburban also formed the base car for DeSoto's Custom Limousine model, an automobile seldom built on speculation, but more realistically upon customer orders. DeSoto dropped its limo build-outs at the end of the 1949 model year, finding it cheaper to sell and ship the cars to third-party vendors
54:
The
Suburban differed from other DeSotos in that the four-door sedan rode a 139.5 in (3,543 mm) wheelbase, creating a car that was capable of carrying eight passengers as shipped from the factory. The car accomplished this eight-passenger capacity through the use of factory-installed
59:. Suburbans were powered by Chrysler's inline six-cylinder engine, which delivered sufficient power to move the factory-complete car; at nearly two tons, the vehicle mated to this engine was capable of cruising speeds, but not jack-rabbit starts.
62:
Most
Suburbans were shipped with an optional rooftop luggage rack. With no station wagon in its line-up, the Suburban was at once a car for consumers who needed a large-capacity automobile, and a car almost ready-built for the
144:
266:
137:
113:
36:
from 1946 through the 1954 model year. The
Suburban was a continuation of DeSoto's long-wheelbase models, first introduced in 1946.
292:
130:
75:
74:
Despite its popularity with taxi firms, DeSoto being the second most popular manufacturer to the industry leader
287:
256:
82:
into its own distinct series spelled the end of the long-wheelbase
Suburban at the end of the 1954 model year.
79:
297:
193:
153:
33:
233:
218:
48:
178:
109:
91:
213:
208:
203:
198:
16:
183:
281:
44:
40:
228:
223:
188:
29:
56:
163:
64:
15:
78:, Chrysler's planned 1955 restyle and the spin-off of Chrysler's
126:
39:
While in production, the
Suburban was available under the
122:
171:
106:The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975
138:
8:
145:
131:
123:
7:
262:
14:
261:
252:
251:
1:
104:Gunnell, John, ed. (1987).
314:
247:
160:
293:Cars introduced in 1946
20:1950 DeSoto Suburban ad
108:. Kraus Publications.
21:
19:
164:Chrysler Corporation
51:model designations.
71:for customization.
22:
275:
274:
199:Diplomat (export)
92:Plymouth Suburban
305:
265:
264:
255:
254:
147:
140:
133:
124:
119:
313:
312:
308:
307:
306:
304:
303:
302:
288:DeSoto vehicles
278:
277:
276:
271:
243:
167:
156:
151:
116:
103:
100:
88:
26:DeSoto Suburban
12:
11:
5:
311:
309:
301:
300:
295:
290:
280:
279:
273:
272:
270:
269:
259:
248:
245:
244:
242:
241:
236:
231:
226:
221:
216:
211:
206:
201:
196:
191:
186:
181:
175:
173:
169:
168:
162:A division of
161:
158:
157:
152:
150:
149:
142:
135:
127:
121:
120:
114:
99:
96:
95:
94:
87:
84:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
310:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
285:
283:
268:
260:
258:
250:
249:
246:
240:
237:
235:
232:
230:
227:
225:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
210:
207:
205:
202:
200:
197:
195:
194:DeSoto (1961)
192:
190:
187:
185:
182:
180:
177:
176:
174:
170:
165:
159:
155:
148:
143:
141:
136:
134:
129:
128:
125:
117:
115:0-87341-096-3
111:
107:
102:
101:
97:
93:
90:
89:
85:
83:
81:
77:
72:
68:
66:
60:
58:
52:
50:
46:
42:
41:DeSoto Deluxe
37:
35:
31:
27:
18:
238:
105:
73:
69:
61:
53:
38:
32:produced by
25:
23:
234:Series S-10
219:Powermaster
166:(1928–1961)
49:Powermaster
298:1950s cars
282:Categories
179:Adventurer
98:References
67:industry.
57:jump seats
30:automobile
214:Firesweep
209:Fireflite
189:Airstream
257:Category
239:Suburban
204:Firedome
86:See also
80:Imperial
65:taxi cab
267:Commons
184:Airflow
76:Checker
172:Models
154:DeSoto
112:
45:Custom
34:DeSoto
28:is an
229:Eight
110:ISBN
47:and
24:The
224:Six
284::
43:,
146:e
139:t
132:v
118:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
