DeSoto Suburban
The DeSoto Suburban - also known as the DeSoto Powermaster eight passenger sedan - was a heavy passenger car that Chrysler manufactured under the DeSoto brand from 1946 to 1954.
history
The DeSoto Suburban was the long version of the DeSoto 6-cylinder model series Deluxe , Custom and Powermaster .
The Suburban differed from the other through his long DeSoto chassis with 3543 mm (139.5 in) wheelbase , on which a 4-door sedans - body was constructed with a three windows side line 8 could carry passengers at the factory. This was achieved with additional folding seats , a special feature were the rear seats, which when folded forwards resulted in an extended level load space.
All Suburban had as the models Deluxe and Custom and the PowerMaster before 1953 Chrysler long-stroke series - six-cylinder - petrol engine with vertical valves ( "L-Head") and 3813 cc (237 cubic inches) displacement , the 109 bhp (81 kW) at 3600 / min developed. This was enough power to move the almost 2-ton wagon to cruising speed; the Suburban could glide at sufficient speed with this engine, but was not suitable for lightning starts.
Most of the Suburban had a roof rack ex-works according to customer requirements . Since there were no station wagons from the three model series, the Suburban was the car of choice for customers who required large transport volumes, especially for the taxi industry . In its time, the Suburban was often seen as a towing vehicle for caravans , for which it was particularly suitable due to its long wheelbase and its very high dead weight.
The Suburban also formed the basis of DeSoto's luxurious Pullman model, a rare model that was created less in series than on special customer requirements . At the end of the 1949 model year, however, the Pullman was discontinued because it was cheaper to deliver the wagons with long chassis to specialized wheelwright shops and have them converted there than to build corresponding vehicles yourself.
Despite the popularity in the taxi industry - DeSoto the second most popular manufacturer after the leader was Checker planned Chrysler in 1955, the transformation and removal of the model in its own brand (- Imperial ), which at the same time made conversion of DeSoto cars on V - eight-cylinder engines, the End of the DeSoto model with long chassis meant end of 1954.
literature
Gunnell, John (editor): The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 , Kraus Publications (1987), ISBN 0-87341-096-3 .
