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[[File:1956 Chevrolet 210 Wagon.jpg|thumb|1956 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 [[Straight-6|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.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! 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    (V8 and 6-cylinder Have different Chrome strips) 
| 13,279
| 6-cylinder= $2,482 V8= $2581
| 9 passengers
|}

===Engines===
Chevrolet Station wagons offered a wide variety of engines rated from the {{Convert|140|bhp|kW|abbr=on}} 6-cylinder to the {{Convert|225|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} V8. 

One base engine Chevrolet offered in 1956 was a {{convert|235.5|cuin|cc|sing=on}} 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 {{convert|140|bhp|kW}} power at 4200 [[revolutions per minute]]. Another base engine offered by Chevrolet in 1956 was a {{convert|265|cuin|cc|sing=on}} [[V8 engine|V8]] with a 2-barrel carburetor with {{convert|162|bhp|kW}} at 4400 rpm.

In 1956 two other {{convert|265|cuin|cc|sing=on}} 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 {{convert|225|hp|abbr=on}} at 5200 rpm while the Turbo-Fire 205 engine had a single 4-barrel carburetor with a peak {{Convert|205|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 4600 rpm.

==1957==
In 1957 the Beauville station wagon was not offered in the Bel Air line, only in the 210. 
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! 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
|} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carsandstripes.com/chevrolet-1957.asp |title=1957 Chevrolet |publisher=Carsandstripes.com |date=2007-05-02 |access-date=2009-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328073534/http://www.carsandstripes.com/chevrolet-1957.asp |archive-date=2009-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1957 the engines offered by Chevrolet in the 210 Beauville were a 235.5-cubic-inch 6-cylinder with {{Convert|140|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, a 265-cubic-inch V8 with {{Convert|162|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, and a number of 283-cubic-inch V8s, the most powerful being the super turbo-fire 283 reached {{Convert|283|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.  The super turbo-fire 283 was a fuel-injected engine that was a $550 option back in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|author=sea@OldRide.com |url=http://www.oldride.com/library/1957_chevrolet_bel_air.html |title=1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR Information Specifications Resources Pictures |publisher=Oldride.com |access-date=2009-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theclassicchevrolet.com/1956_chevrolet_engines.htm |title=The Classic Chevrolet facts about 1956 Chevrolet Engines |publisher=Theclassicchevrolet.com |access-date=2009-05-07}}</ref>  

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