Chevrolet Beauville


The Chevrolet Beauville is a station wagon built from 1955 through 1957, based on either the Chevrolet Bel Air or Chevrolet 210 sedan. The name was later resurrected as an option for the 1971 Chevrolet Van.

1955

In 1955 the 4-door Beauville Wagon was based on the Bel Air and 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: $2,4479 passengers
1956 4-door Bel Air Beauville Wagon13,2796-cylinder: $2,482 V8: $2,5819 passengers

Engines

Chevrolet station wagons offered a wide variety of engines rated from the 6-cylinder to the V8.
The base engine 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 rpm. The entry-level V8 in 1956 was with a 2-barrel carburetor and produced at 4400 rpm.
In 1956 two other V8s were offered; both had a 9.25:1 compression ratio and dual exhaust. The Turbo-Fire 225 engine was equipped with two 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.