There’s no question that the government gets some of the coolest vehicles. A 6.6-liter, Duramax-diesel-powered Cadillac limo? Good luck finding that in a showroom. Then, there are the Chevrolet Suburban HDs that trawl the streets of Washington, D.C. I see those pop up for sale occasionally, but right now, a small fleet of them is up for grabs—complete with full armor and Lingenfelter superchargers.
I first saw a pair of the Suburban HDs on Facebook, with the post saying they were in Texas. Ben Kelsey, the seller, explained to me that he bought them directly from an armored car manufacturer. Not long after, Northeast Auto Imports posted an identical truck—and it’s one of four!
As it turns out, each of these 2019 Suburban HDs was leased to the government for Secret Service and Capitol Police duty. Most of them are practically the same, though one of Kelsey’s is an LS trim without armor, and one of Northeast Auto Imports’ ‘Burbs is painted white. (Kelsey’s non-armored car also lacks a supercharger.)
“When I bought [the first one], I did not realize it was armored,” Kelsey …
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Author: Caleb Jacobs
