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We Remember The 1956 GMC Suburban Pickup: History Alley

The Chevrolet Suburban of today with its large, roomy interior stands in stark contrast to the Chevrolet/GMC Suburbans of yesteryear. A great example of this is a mint condition 1956 GMC Suburban Pickup at the GM Heritage Center. Yes, a Suburban pickup.

Known as the GMC version of the Chevrolet Cameo pickup, the Heritage Center’s blue Suburban has many of the same styling and features. It is a relatively rare pickup with total production of about 1,000 units from 1955 to 1957.

This light blue pickup, fully loaded for the time, is a Deluxe Cab with chrome bumpers, grille, white sidewall tires, V8 engine and a 4-speed Hydra-Matic transmission. For the time, the powertrain pushed out a respectable 180 HP. Its styling, virtually unchanged from 1955, features sleek sides, unique tail lights and a panoramic windshield.

GM produced both a GMC pickup version and a Chevrolet station wagon body version of the Suburban from 1955 to 1957, while this pickup was offered for $1,923 in 1956. If only pickups were still priced like that.

Tim is a married father of three living in Western Nebraska. He is the editor and contributor to several automotive sites. He spends a lot of time reading, writing and talking cars/trucks with fans, insiders and manufacture reps. When he isn't talking about cars, he is usually out playing golf - a never ending obsession to see how far the little white ball will fly.

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  1. this is a great truck. I am the owner of a cardinal red/Bombay ivory 101-8 suburban. and have owned it for most of
    its life. I will send pictures by email to anyone

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