4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1957–59
NAMED MODELUnited States

Suburban 4x4 (1957–59, NAPCO and factory)

The first four-wheel-drive Suburban: the Task Force Carryall of 1957–59 with the NAPCO Powr-Pak fitted at the factory, a driven front axle and a divorced transfer case, for ranches, oil companies and rural services.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLESuburban 4x4 (1957–)BUILT BYChevrolet (General Motors)IN SERVICE1957–59PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 129.5″

The record

Chevrolet listed four-wheel drive as a factory option on the Suburban and light trucks from 1957 using NAPCO’s hardware; the K-series of 1960 replaced it with Chevrolet’s own. The 1957–59 4x4 Suburbans are the rarest of the line.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERChevrolet (General Motors) ↗
Flint and other plants
MANUFACTURED1957–59
ENGINE3.9-litre 235 six; 4.6-litre 283 V8
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEK5 Blazer, Tahoe and Suburban
FAMILYK5 Blazer, Tahoe and Suburban
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE129.5″
BODY STYLEwagon

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Chevrolet Suburban ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2NAPCO ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft