The Chevrolet Beauville was originally a station wagon option for the 1954

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. The name was later resurrected as a full-size van option for the Chevrolet Van in 1970. Both were related to the lower trim level Chevrolet Townsman.

1954

In 1954 Chevrolet introduced the 4-door Beauville Wagon as an option for the Bel Air Line. It came standard with a 6-cylinder engine and featured woodgrain trim around the side windows.

1956

In 1956 the Beauville became a wagon option for the Chevrolet 210 as well.

Engines

Chevrolet Station wagons offered a wide variety of engines rated from the 6-cylinder to the V8. One base engine Chevrolet offered in 1956 was a 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 power at 4200

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. Another base engine offered by Chevrolet in 1956 was a V8 with a 2-barrel carburetor with at 4400 rpm. In 1956 two other 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 at 5200 rpm while the Turbo-Fire 205 engine had a single 4-barrel carburetor with a peak at 4600 rpm.

1957

In 1957 the Beauville station wagon was not offered in the Bel Air line, only in the 210. In 1957 the engines offered by Chevrolet in the 210 Beauville were a 235.5-cubic-inch 6-cylinder with , a 265-cubic-inch V8 with , and a number of 283-cubic-inch V8s, the most powerful being the super turbo-fire 283 reached . The super turbo-fire 283 was a fuel-injected engine that was a $550 option back in 1957.

References

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