10 Wild Facts About Harry's '87 Chevy Suburban - Dante's Peak
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In the 1997 disaster film "Dante's Peak," the 1987 Chevy Suburban plays a vital role as the reliable vehicle of choice for the protagonist, volcanologist Harry Dalton. As Harry navigates the treacherous terrain of the eponymous volcanic peak, the Suburban becomes a symbol of resilience and adaptability, perfectly embodying its rugged reputation. With its robust build and spacious interior, the Suburban serves as both transportation and sanctuary amidst the chaos of impending disaster. As Harry and his team race against time to warn the town of the impending eruption, the Suburban's dependable performance underscores its significance as a lifeline in the face of nature's fury. Throughout the film, the 1987 Chevy Suburban emerges as more than just a mode of transport, but as a steadfast companion in the fight for survival.
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Ahh yes I remembered this movie. Definitely one of my favorites back in the day
A memorable rig for sure 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 definitely an underrated disaster movie. I grew up watching Pierce Brosnan movies specifically his time as James Bond so seeing him in a movie like this was pretty new.
@@jaybeematthewbacarro9001 Indeed 😉👍
I thought the movie itself was a disaster....😎
The movie that united James Bond with Sarah Connor! As mentioned, there were bigger disaster movies at the time, but Dante's Peak has aged well. And the customised Surburban was cool.
Indeed 😉👍
This movie made me want a square body suburban or k30 crew cab.
On the subject of natural disaster movies, would a video on Bill's Dodge from Twister happen to be in the works someday?
Indeed and yep, that Dodge has been on my list since the beginning, will probably get to it this summer 😉👍
I still want that K30.
I own the green 84 2500 4x4 diesel cucv suburban and its for sale!!
@@CarStarz42that green 84 cucv burb is mine
@@wilsonmotorsww Nice and good luck with the sale 😉👍
Cool movie, loved the Suburban. How about the other crew cab Harry drove through the lava with. That was a cool truck too. Thanks.
Might try to find some info on that one later on, thanks 👍
I like 👍 all of the 🚗 and trucks 🛻 that you talk about
Funny thing just months pre production mayor Wando drove an old forest service crew cab. Lots of changes were made to script.
I believe it was a dodge D150
As a GM and Chevy enthusiast, this is the first time hearing about the R And V destinations, for 2wd and 4wd.🤔
Generic Motors people always think they know everything........
Yeah, they did some weird stuff there with the designations there for a bit for sure. I think most GM folks choose to ignore all that silliness and just us the original K and C instead 😉
@@johncholmes643 and grumpy old bastard have nothing better to do than hate! Hi hater!🤣
@CarStarz42 R and V designation was created for 1987 to differentiate between the 1973-91 square body trucks and SUVs and the 1988-99 GMT400 full size trucks and SUVs. The GMT400 used the C and K designation.
Just wait until you learn about the D-series trucks
Another one of my favorite movies 😊❤ excellent video 🥰😍❤️
Thanks, It's a great film for sure 😉👍
One of my teachers in college who hated GM, ended up trading in his Civic and getting a Suburban. Couldn't find a Japanese vehicle that could haul what he wanted. The Dante's Peak Suburban is a beast.
Lol and indeed 😉👍
This is another awesome video, my friend! I like this movie it's Twister but with a volcano 😂
Thanks and yes it is exactly that! 😉👍
way cool video. love how you keep coming up with vehicles i know and am truly interested in but not even thinking about till i see your video. cool facts about the Suburban in general in this package. as always, excellent video my friend. thank you.
Thanks, glad to hear you are still enjoying the channel 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 one of the best channels on Y/T if ya into cars & trucks.
@@rockzhard2009 Thanks much 😊
I remember my grandfather had a 1988 V10 GMC Sierra with a fuel-injected 454. Which, according to him, was the first model year that GM offered throttle body fuel injection for those models. Kind of surprising since by that time most of GM’s competitors had already made the switch from carburetors to electronic fuel injection.
Cool and close, they started using fuel injection in '87 though 😉👍
@@CarStarz42lots of fun memories in that vehicle. He used to tow a camp trailer with it and at the same time keep his motor boat on top of the Suburban with the outboard motor and all of our camping gear in it. We’d drive straight through the Mojave Desert from Los Angeles to Mammoth almost every summer. That thing was a gas guzzler but it was a trooper.
@@dave1986R Nice 🙂👍
I loved Dante's Peak, killer movie, still have the VHS!!
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Dante’s Peak is the reason why I now currently own a 1988 Suburban V/10. Was planning on turning it into a Dante’s Peak replica as well and also as an overlanding rig as it’s a perfect platform to build onto.
Nice 😉👍
I absolutely loved those trucks! I drove a 1987 Suburban, all white with a modified 350, but only 2 wheel drive. It was a phenomenal vehicle. I still miss it.
Indeed and nice 😉👍
I must’ve watched Dante’s Peak dozens of times as a kid. This movie is still a guilty pleasure for me and my girlfriend. It definitely makes me want a square-body Suburban kitted out like Harry’s. My family had a 1991 Suburban with a conversion kit for a long time, absolutely loved that truck.
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I got to drive those military blazers back in 85 in W Germany, blast from the past. Great video👍🏻
Very cool and thanks 😉👍
This movie is the reason I love suburbans to this day
Cool 😉👍
The R and V models is what GM did to keep the Square Body trucks/SUVs sold when the C/K series went to the rounded body, known as the GMT400 platform
Yeah, they kinda made a mess out of that whole thing in my eyes. Why not just simplify and stick with one thing GM? Ugh, lol.
@@CarStarz42I get why they did that, but I agree, it was absolutely confusing
Thank you for explaining this cause this is the first time I have ever heard of the R and V destinations.
I knew of the C for 2wd and K for 4wd, but never heard of the R and V.🤔
@@crw3673same here
@@crw3673 You're welcome, yeah; its odd how they kept changing up the names. They should of just left it be and kept it simple.
Great movie. Only made me love squarebodies more when I was a kid. Now I have five of em lol
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I just bought this greenlight 87 suburban k20 and boat from flying j truck stop in Texas off i 40 outside of Amarillo Texas I'm a truck driver and I collect greenlight and hotwheels and other 1/64 scales this cost me $ 14 dollars there
Nice find 😉👍
Great job! I plan on building an apocalypse suburban on my channel later this year, and a lot of the inspiration is from this one.
Thanks and that's very cool 😉👍
Very nice work thanks for your time 👍👍👍👍👍😊
glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
Hello from the UK, this is the one I've been waiting for. Thank you!!
Howdy and glad to hear that 😉👍
I live in Idaho thanks talking about us!
It is a very lovely state indeed 😉👍
I forgot about this one. I love this truck!
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I just found this channel and I'm in love
Glad to hear that friend, just sorry that the channel is on pause for now as I used to put out videos weekly until UA-cam made unjustified changes to their policies. See the most recent video about the problem if you want more info. Thanks
CARSTARSSS,,,, Z.. GREAT VIDEO!! AND INFO.. AND MOVIES..YEP!!! MY SON MAX 8 YR.S AND I LIKE THE OLDER CHEVY SUBURBAN.. FACT NUMBER 5 THE MILITARY ONES ARE GREAT,,, MYSELF BEING IN THE ARMY.. MAX SAYS COOOL!!! THX.
Cool, glad you guys are enjoying the channel 😉👍
Very cool love that movie and burb!
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U do all the coolest cars love the channel
Glad to hear it 😉👍
How you pick the subject car, then do the research and ultimately put it all together deserves it's own video mate.
Lol, glad you are enjoying the channel 😉👍
Hey again
I think the suburban is one of the best SUVs made when it comes to capability.
Howdy again and indeed 😉👍
Thanks for the mention. Our research showed 5 trucks were used not four. Good video
Thanks, yes I saw that on the old website, but you guys counted your replica as one of them and as good as that build was, it wasn't built for the movie; it was built long after, so I couldn't count that one of course. Awesome build though guys😉👍
Very cool video and great faxs about the Chevy Suburban from movie Dante's Peak . I do have a question about the Snorkel and were does it hook up to the engine? ?.
Thanks. Snorkels are really nothing more than a long sealed intake duct, so it hooks up to the top of the throttle body just like regular air cleaner would, but with better sealing to make sure no water would enter in. The main problem being that one has to cut a hole through the fender and then of course the tall intake tube can be a bit of a blind spot too. Some more extreme rigs will even raise up the exhaust system's rear outlets as well.
@@CarStarz42 Your Welcome and thanks for the heads up and answer to my question.
@@ericgaudet5488 No problem 😉👍
That was one sweet rig. That river crossing was awesome, but it's sad that it couldn't really do it. I love the square body Blazers and Suburbans and I will always prefer solid axles. I just wish they weren't open diffs and didn't need lockers. I drove our '77 Blazer when I was in high school in the 90s. It had a 4' lift, 35in tires and my Dad swapped the 3/4 ton floating axles off a Suburban. It had a Dana 44 in front and a Corporate 14 bolt in the rear with an NP205 transfer case.
Nice 😉👍
My grandpa had a 87 in blue and swore by the 5.7 so much that when GM dropped it as on option for the Sub he wrote a letter.He has been a supplier of lifts and chargers at dealerships here in Vegas for 43 years and he has driven it all,and still Suburban is his go to for the haul from Vegas to Beaver Utah mountains trailer and snowmobiles 78 years old and still going hard.
Impressive 😉👍
Finally!
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My dream vehicles is this one and the Dodge Ram from Twister that Bill Paxton drove in the movie
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I owned a m1009 it was a fun vehicle,now I have a 73 k5 2wd
Nice 😉👍
Great to see Dantes Peak get some love. Id love to see you do a video on thr Tremors Jeep Gladiator pickup!
Yep, that one is on the to do list already as well 😉👍
Nice
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Hi...in 2000 Modelhaus sold the Suburban 1981 resin conversion kit. I dont know if its still on sale around because is discontinued...till 2016, and I saw a monogram with a short suburban body, with red cross decals in the wide side windows. Its a very olde kit, hard to find, but 2 of them can built it through scratchbuild.
Yeah, there have been kits in the past that would work, but just none on the current retail market is the point I was making in the video 😉
Love this movie, working on a 3d printed 1/25 version of this awesome truck
Post it on your channel!
Very cool, yes; as Brandon said, we would all love to see that when it's finished 😉👍
Greenling has a 1/64 1991 Subruban that is part of their First Responder series
Yeah, I saw that too; very cool 😉👍
This suburban is literally my dream car
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We sold our 96 suburban 12 years ago. Loved that thing. Sold it to a neighbor with over 350,000 miles on it. And the people we sold it to still have it. Lots of power and absolutely god awful mileage. Those big blocks are indestructible.
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Watching this movie right now
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I used to have a 1985 (same vintage as me) GMC Suburban, crate 350, factory 4-speed 4WD. It didn't have many miles and lived in Ocala, Florida all its life til I bought it, so it was CLEAN. How I wish I'd known how expensive square Suburbans would get, I'd have kept it forever instead of trading it for a car in like 2005 when I couldn't afford to drive it. I always planned on getting another one, but I'll never be willing to pay what a nice one costs these days.
Yeah, a tale of many for sure there. It's pretty crazy how expensive even 80s vehicles are now!
Omg I have not seen this movie in forever
It got overshadowed by many other disaster films for sure, but was pretty good 😉👍
My dad had a factory 1988 2wd suburban with a factory 6.2 diesel. They're rare but they're out there.
Cool 😉👍
Man, back in the 80's I was in my 20's. I wish I could've had bought one, but couldn't afford it. 😢 Now try to buy one in mint condition. 😮 Thanks for the great video. 👍🏻
Thanks and yeah, even 80s stuff in good shape these days is very expensive indeed!
The best part is I live a few hours from Wallace ID where all of the town scenes are filmed
Nice, I'd like to check that place out sometime and ID in general as I do have some family in that area, but never been to visit before.
I daily an 86 c20 burb.
Go anywhere, do anything.
Great truck.
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Love the look of the Chevy suburban from the movie Dante's peak, but it would be great though if they have scale models of it in the 1/64 level, that would be great.
Indeed, I'd buy that too 😉👍
Awesome! Always got to keep up on those vehicles that will ride on fire and under water. You know, you've got to do Hamilton's character's LandCruiser too.
Lol, indeed; gotta love the movie magic there 😉👍
The C/K series didn't end in 1987 but continued on with the new body style pickups. GM would continue to manufacturer the square body under the R/V designation (fleet sales for 3/4 ton and 1 ton) while the new body was officially re-badged C/K x500. While no longer used by GM, some states still classify GM trucks by the C/K designation. For example, my 2013 Sierra is registered as a GMC K1500 as the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles continues to use C/K as a simple 2wd/4wd designator. Also worth noting Silverado and Sierra were names for trim package designators prior to 1998 thus a 1991 Silverado 2500 4x4 didn't exist because it was a 1991 V2500 in the Silverado trim.
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How about Graff's (Charlston Heston) K5 Blazer in Earthquake. Eight forward gears and three reverse and a t-top.
Sounds interesting, I'll add it to the list to look into, thanks 😉👍
I've never seen this movie, but it's impossible not to imagine 007s Aston Martin DB5 being on a trailer behind that Suburban. They have Pierce Brosnan in this movie, for crying out loud!
Lol, very true! 😉👍
Think I'll have to do a greenlight conversion because i have that hitch & tow diecast 😊
That would be very cool indeed 😉👍
Been waiting for this one but want the 87 V30 1 ton forestry services truck they drove through the lava lol.
That one was cool too; pure utility there! 😉👍
Those generation Suburbans, K5 Blazers, Jimmys, pickups, & medium duty series models were built from 1973 - 1991 except the half ton & three quarter ton plain cab pickups were finished in 1987, & the one ton plain cab pickups were finished in 1989.
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A mechanic at a Ford dealership in Squamish BC, Canada had one of these for years. I havent seen it in about a year. I believe it was sold so its whereabouts are unknown now.
Cool 😉👍
would you be interested in covering the 1965 Jeep Gladiator J200 from tremors 1 and 2? i find it to be a cool truck and would love to hear more about it from your point of view.
I do indeed already have that one on my big to do list, thanks 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 +1 for that one
@@portersorensen8814 Yeah, I love that truck and both of the first and second movies in general; the later movies with the awful CGI though, not so much, lol.
Can you please do a video on the blazer from "jaws"?! It didn't have a ton of screen time, but my father and I are trying to restore a '73 (wrong year, I know) blazer and it's difficult to find details on. Thanks!
I'll add it to my big list to look into as you are the first to mention that one 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 thank you!
This truck is literally the reason i mounted some old square IPF lights on the roof of my old hilux 😂
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Can't forget the green k30 or (d30 cucv 1008 military version considering the front bush bumper and long dana front diff lock rims) utility bed truck that caught fire and kept going
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I was hoping youd mention the lava eating one scene.
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speaking of GM trucks you tried The Driver (1978) ? a red Chevy truck used in a spectacular car chase (one of the best put on film ) at the end of movie, some goofs in that movie you see it it has floor shifter but in closeups shots they used steering wheel shifter.....
That one is indeed already on my to do list, thanks 😉👍
Last Action Hero....Red 56 F100 small window!
Indeed, I have that truck on my to do list as well 😉👍
Trident offers this body style of Suburban in 1/87 H.O. scale that would be a great base for a replica!
Cool 😉👍
67 Plymouth Satellite from the Movie Tommy Boy.
Yep, right here... ua-cam.com/video/2DJsOXGlCS0/v-deo.html
Revell is releasing a K5 Blazer fom the Netflix show "Stranger Things". Hopefully they do Suburban and pickup versions too.
That would be cool indeed 😉👍
I need a 54" green/yellow smith and wesson clamp on light bar for my retired 83 chevy park ranger truck.
Sounds like a cool project for sure 😉👍
Yes, if you momentarily thought that the cast of Dante's Peak included Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilaton when they had color in their hair, natural (hah!!!!) or otherwise, you are correct. Both were in the film. I leave it to viewers to google.. Thanks for posting this video.
Lol, indeed 😉
Someone bought one of those movie suburban and seen that rig driving around council bluffs Iowa for awhile, and now I dont know what happened to it now
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A guy bought it off Ebay when movie cars disposed of it. He loved it and kept it garaged. When he died his family members talked his wife into letting them drive it (quickly deterated). Then a father and son bought it and resold it.
A friend had a 1984 Chevy Blazer 305 ci automatic , with a lift kit and big tires, when he first got it ,the local 4wd club people pretty much laughed at it, according to them it was too big , and being automatic was not suitable, etc, etc. The attitude was that it would be inferior to their Land Rovers, Toyotas, etc. It turned out that it proved to be far superior , and went everywhere they did , but faster and more surefooted , he towed plenty of them out of bad situations.
Lol, yeah; that is a common opinion amongst those type of folks who often find themselves with their feet in their mouths after see just what "big" can do for you 😉👍
1987 was also the year GM registered the name a decade after Plymouth discontinued thier Suburban model.
Interesting👍
The best known of this was in style in movie theater was in twister
Indeed, they had a very similar feel to them indeed.
'Harry are you going to find the mayor's kids who grandmother is stuck on mountain while everything turning into disaster' you bet in his suburban will go through all of obstacles to saved the kids but unfortunately just as we get them (including grandma) we lose the only good suv to escape from the volcano by lava folks anyway thanks carstarz for today's video on 87 suburban dose prove how capable well bulit off road can be in emergency situations like this my friend anyway thanks once again and have a nice weekend bye now.
Indeed, lol. Yep, have a good one too 😉👍
@CarStarz42 thanks buddy and one more thing to ask you didn't know that another 90s action tv show existed where the hero drives a nice cobra (kitcar incase you know😅) whose one man fighting for justice type show and yes carstarz the name of show is cobra anyway i got to go bye now.
@@milfordh.mercado2787 That could only be the super short lived "Cobra" show. I do have that on my list to look into too already. Thanks 😉👍
@CarStarz42 🫡🫡 you too buddy.
Of course they had stock engines. Movie & TV vehicles don't have to actually go fast, they mostly just have to look like they're going fast and that's usually down to the camera work. Reliability is far more important because you don't want an entire movie crew standing around tapping their feet waiting on you.
Not always the case there, but usually so 😉
At the next fact for dante peak you have to do harrys v30
Yeah, I'll probably get to some of the other cool vehicles in this movie at some point too 😉👍
Can you do tonys Cadillac from scarface? And reds f350 truck from black dog?
I do indeed have those on my big list to look into already, thanks 😉👍
When will we get a video about the dodge trucks in twister
Soon enough, seems to be a hot topic recently. Probably because of that new similar "Twisters" movie coming out in a couple months. Still not sure how I feel about that from the trailer, but we'll see I suppose.
And actually the 5.7, 6.2, & 6.5L Diesel's were all available to the public & The M1009 was the blazer & M1008 Was the 1&1/4 ton D30 pickup
Ok
I thought the suburban in the movie was equipped with a 6.2 diesel, not a 5.7 350. does anyone else remember hearing a diesel rattle in the movie?
Definitely not a diesel, would have been even more beastly if it were though 😉👍
Twister Dodge Ram please, is my dream truck !
Wish granted as of a few minutes ago... rumble.com/v4sonmb-10-wild-facts-about-bills-95-dodge-ram-4x4-twister.html
I still have a 1993 S10 Blazer 4x4
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The movie was ok, but I found the suburban super badass
Indeed the opinion of most as the movie itself was essentially a knock off of Twister, but with a Volcano instead of a Tornado 😉
@CarStarz42 Then again, I grew up in a 7th gen suburban so I biased
My 1985 chevy Suburban head the 6.2 L diesel motor. By time that truck has died, it had over 500,000 mi.
Impressive! 😉👍
How about Joe's Twister Jeep Comanche or Bill's Ram Truck ?
Yep, both are already on my large to do list, thanks.
I have no doubts. I've seen a lot about the ram just not the jeep.
Not sure how a submerged ecm would keep operating when the cab flooded
Waterproofing I suppose 😉
I own the green 84 cucv suburban in this video
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Fact: when he drove it over LAVA, the saddle tank full of GAS hanging off the frame just behind the cab should have exploded!
A lot of "other things" should have happened in that scene if it were real, but fortunately it was not 😉
@@CarStarz42 what? You didn't know 16 gauge sheet metal floorboards can protect you from molten rock? And there's DEFINITELY not any gasses coming off that molten rock that's superheated which would've seared their lungs, killing them... Or killing the engine of that truck when that snorkel sucked it into the carb. I could go on for a long time just on that one scene. Fun movie, horrible research done by the writers, though.
@@ScottLafray-dd2fp Lol, it's a stretch indeed 😁
This automobile caused HARM to other Human Beings!
Lol, ok.
That is 1 thing I did not know about the movie And stunts involving Trucks Men in my life Have really truck use And not just going to get groceries.
Yep
2025 Suburban? We've barely started 2024!
Indeed, that's typically the way the auto industry does it, staying at least one model year ahead 😉
We will never get rid of our 02 burban
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Converted Suburbans were just bodies on a M1008 platform. Used as command cars.
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C'mon let's get a EM-50 urban assault vehicle!
It is certainly on the list and probably not too far off 😉👍
Fact . when Ford and Dodges were dropped from military purchaces the military let their contracts expire, Chevys military contract was dropped before expiring.
Interesting tidbit, thanks.
I always wondered..... ¿Did he entered in the river in 2wd?
So the same current who roll a car, cannot unstuck it 😂😂😂
It was implied that it was in 4WD anyways considering that we can see the front tires pulling a bit upon exiting the river, but who knows, lol.
@@CarStarz42 It was curious, i was 9 when the movie go out in cinemas, and remember the protagonist pointing to the snorkel, telling the woman to don't worry.....
I just seen something like that in the final Chase of "man from u.n.c.l.e." where the protagonist cannot follow a land Rover With the bad Guy and the damsel in trouble, even when It got a "ultra 4" vehicle (in the 1960's 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂) because the Air intake is low
I love this movie but can never stand the river crossing because he never even tries to put the thing in 4wd
I believe it's implied that it was already in 4WD since you can see the front tires pulling when they drive up the rocky bank on the other side. 😉