Chevrolet Beauville

This article is about the 1955-57 station wagon. For the 1970-1995 van, see Chevrolet Van.

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 140 hp (104 kW) 6 cylinder to the 225 hp (168 kW) V8.

One base engine Chevrolet offered in 1956 was a 235.5-cubic-inch (3,859 cc) 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 140 brake horsepower (100 kW) power at 4200 revolutions per minute. Another base engine offered by Chevrolet in 1956 was a 265-cubic-inch (4,340 cc) V8 with a 2 barrel carburetor with 162 brake horsepower (121 kW) at 4400 rpm.

In 1956 two other 265-cubic-inch (4,340 cc) 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 225 hp (168 kW) at 5200 rpm while the Turbo-Fire 205 engine had a single 4 barrel carburetor with a peak 205 hp (153 kW) 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

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