Template:About The Chevrolet Beauville was originally a station wagon option for the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. The name was later resurrected as a full-size van option for the Chevrolet Van in 1970.
1955[]
In 1955 Chevrolet introduced the 4 door Beauville Wagon as an option for the Bel Air line. The Beauville wagon came standard with a 6 cylinder engine or a V8 mated to a manual transmission.
| Type of Beauville | Number made | Standard price |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 4 door Bel Air Beauville Wagon | 24,313 | 6 cylinder= $2,262 V8= $2,361 |
1956[]
In 1956 the Beauville became a wagon option for the Chevrolet 210 as well.
| Type of Beauville | Number made | Standard Price | Seating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 4 door 210 Beauville Wagon | 17,988 | 6 cylinder= $2,348 V8= $2447 | 9 passengers |
| 1956 4 door Bel Air Beauville Wagon | 13,279 | 6 cylinder= $2,482 V8= $2581 | 9 passengers |
Engines[]
Chevrolet Station wagons offered a wide variety of engines rated from the Template:Convert 6 cylinder to the Template:Convert V8. One base engine Chevrolet offered in 1956 was a Template:Convert 6 cylinder engine with a cast iron block and a compression ratio of 8.0:1. It was carbureted, with a Rochester single barrel carburetor and produced Template:Convert power at 4200 revolutions per minute. Another base engine offered by Chevrolet in 1956 was a Template:Convert V8 with a 2 barrel carburetor with Template:Convert at 4400 rpm. In 1956 two other Template:Convert V8s were offered but both had a 9.25:1 compression ratio, 4 barrel carburetors, and a dual exhaust. The Turbo-Fire 225 engine was equipped with 2 Carter 4 barrel carburetors and produced Template:Convert at 5200 rpm while the Turbo-Fire 205 engine had a single 4 barrel carburetor with a peak Template:Convert at 4600 rpm.
1957[]
In 1957 the Beauville station wagon was not offered in the Bel Air line, only in the 210.
| Type of Beauville | Number sold | Standard Price | Seating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 4 door 210 Beauville wagon | 21,803 | 6 cylinder= $2,563 V8= $2663 | 9 passengers |
In 1957 the engines offered by Chevrolet in the 210 Beauville were a 235.5 cubic inch 6 cylinder with Template:Convert, a 265 cubic inch V8 with Template:Convert, and a number of 283 cubic inch V8s, the most powerful being the super turbo-fire 283 reached Template:Convert. The super turbo-fire 283 was a fuel injected engine that was a $550 option back in 1957.[2][3]
References[]
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- ↑ {{cite web|author=sea@OldRide.com |url=http://www.oldride.com/library/1957_chevrolet_bel_air.html |title=1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR Information Specifications Resources Pictures |publisher=Oldride.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-07}}
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