Chevrolet Beauville


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

1955

In 1955 the 4-door Beauville Wagon came standard with a 6-cylinder engine or a V8 mated to a manual transmission.
Type of BeauvilleNumber madeStandard price
1955 4-door Bel Air Beauville Wagon24,3136-cylinder= $2,262 V8= $2,361

1956

In 1956 the Beauville became a wagon option for the Chevrolet 210 as well.
Type of BeauvilleNumber madeStandard PriceSeating capacity
1956 4-door 210 Beauville Wagon17,9886-cylinder= $2,348 V8= $24479 passengers
1956 4-door Bel Air Beauville Wagon 13,2796-cylinder= $2,482 V8= $25819 passengers

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 revolutions per minute. 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.
Type of BeauvilleNumber soldStandard PriceSeating capacity
1957 4-door 210 Beauville wagon21,8036-cylinder= $2,563 V8= $26639 passengers

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.