Chevrolet Brookwood

Chevrolet Brookwood
1960 Chevrolet Brookwood
Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
Production	1958–1961 1969–1972
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size
Layout	FR layout

First generation
1958 Chevrolet Brookwood
Overview
Model years	1958
Assembly	Arlington, Texas, United States Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Designer	Clare MacKichan
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door station wagon
Platform	GM B platform
Related	Chevrolet Delray sedan delivery Chevrolet Biscayne Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Yeoman Chevrolet Nomad
Powertrain
Engine	235.5 cu in (3.9 L) Blue Flame I6 283 cu in (4.6 L) V8 348 cu in (5.7 L) V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 2-speed Powerglide automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	117.5 in (2,984 mm)
Curb weight	6-cyl 6-passenger: 3,748 pounds (1,700 kg) 6-cyl 9-passenger: 3,837 pounds (1,740 kg) V8 6-passenger: 3,751 pounds (1,701 kg) V8 9-passenger: 3,839 pounds (1,741 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Townsman (6-passenger) Chevrolet Beauville (9-passenger)
Successor	Chevrolet Parkwood (6-passenger) Chevrolet Kingswood (9-passenger)

Second generation
1959 Chevrolet Brookwood
Overview
Model years	1959–1960
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door wagon 4-door wagon
Layout	FR layout
Platform	GM B platform
Related	Chevrolet Biscayne Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Parkwood Chevrolet Kingswood Chevrolet Nomad Chevrolet El Camino
Dimensions
Wheelbase	119.0 in (3,023 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Yeoman

Fourth generation
1971 Chevrolet Brookwood ambulance
Overview
Production	1969–1972
Model years	1969–1972
Assembly	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door station wagon
Platform	B-body
Related	Chevrolet Biscayne Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Caprice Chevrolet Kingswood Pontiac Bonneville Pontiac Catalina/Laurentian Pontiac Parisienne Oldsmobile 88 Buick LeSabre
Powertrain
Engine	250 cu in (4.1 L) I6 (1969 only) 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 454 cu in (7.4 L) V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic automatic
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Biscayne wagon (1968)
Successor	Chevrolet Impala wagon (1973)

The Chevrolet Brookwood is a series of full-size station wagons produced by Chevrolet from 1958 to 1961, and again from 1969 to 1972. It debuted in 1958 as Chevrolet's mid-range model in its station wagon lineup, positioned between the less expensive Yeoman and more luxurious Nomad station wagons. After the Yeoman was discontinued in 1959, the Brookwood was subsequently demoted to entry-level status, before going out of production altogether in 1961. It made a brief reappearance from 1969 and 1972, once again as the least-expensive wagon in Chevrolet's lineup.

Introduced in 1958 as Chevrolet's mid-priced station wagon, Brookwoods were trimmed in line with Chevrolet's mid-priced Chevrolet Biscayne models. The Brookwood offered for the 1958 model year was a 4-door station wagon, available in either six- or nine-passenger models.

For 1958, Chevrolet models were redesigned longer, lower, and heavier than their 1957 predecessors. The first ever production Chevrolet big block V8, the 348 cu in (5,700 cc), was now an option. Chevrolet's design for the year fared better than its other GM offerings, and lacked the overabundance of chrome found on Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Cadillacs. Complementing Chevrolet's front design was a broad grille and quad headlights that helped simulate a 'Baby Cadillac'; the wagon's tail received a fan-shaped alcove on both side panels, similar to the sedan's, but wagon's housed single tail lights instead of dual (triple on Impala) to accommodate the tailgate. Despite being a recession year, consumers made Chevrolet the No. 1 make of automobile (beating Ford, which held the title in 1957) and the Bel Air was at the core of Chevrolet's popularity. The Nomad station wagon name also reappeared in 1958 when the vehicle bowed as the premium four-door Chevrolet station wagon, lacking the unique styling of the 1955-57 Nomads. A new dash was used. The value of a drag coefficient for 1958 Chevy wagons is estimated by a-c, is Cd = 0.6.

For its first year, Chevrolet's 6 and 9-passenger Brookwood wagons replaced 1957 Chevrolet 210 Townsman 6-passenger 4-door wagon and 1957 Chevrolet 210 Beauville 9-passenger 4-door wagon as their mid-range station wagon model between their plainer 1958 only Yeoman and the now 4-door only top-of-the-line Nomad. Like the 1958 Nomad, the 1958 Brookwood was also 4-door only. The next year Brookside would become the base model wagon and offer a 2-door effectively replacing Yeoman. Buyers could order any engine and transmission choice, including the 348 V8 and the fuel-injected 283 V8 engines.