Chevrolet Brookwood
Chevrolet Brookwood was the name of various station wagons that were built by Chevrolet between the 1958 and 1972 model years .
Year by year
1958-1961
In 1958 the Brookwood was introduced as a combination model of the Biscayne in the middle price segment. This year the Brookwood was available as a 5-door station wagon with 6 or 9 seats.
In 1959, Chevrolet no longer offered its entry-level model from the previous year, the Del Ray - and thus also its station wagon Yeoman . This made the Biscayne and, in conjunction with it, the Brookwood the brand's entry-level model. The Brookwood was now available as a 3- or 5-door station wagon, but only with six seats. The 3-door station wagon was to become the basis of the El Camino, which was newly introduced in 1959 . Unlike the Brookwood, the El Camino could be ordered in different equipment levels according to the entire range of passenger cars (including the Impala ).
In 1960, Chevrolet offered the same range of models. In 1961 the 3-door station wagon was phased out; but the nine-seater came back. From 1962, Chevrolet no longer offered the Brookwood and the brand's station wagons were again called like their limousine counterparts: Biscayne, Bel Air and Impala .
1969-1972
In the 1969 model year, each Chevrolet station wagon was given its own name, which differed from that of the sedan series. The Brookwood was in turn the station wagon of the Biscayne and thus the cheapest station wagon model, followed by the Townsman , the Kingswood and the Kingswood Estate . The Brookwood could be ordered with a six-cylinder in-line engine or a V8 engine. In 1970, the styling of the car did not change much, only the six-cylinder engine was no longer available and the front of the vehicle was slightly modified so that the upwardly curved bumper from the previous year had to give way to a more traditional arrangement.
In 1971, Chevrolet completely overhauled its large models, including the Brookwood. He also got the new rear door from GM with power windows. Unlike the rear doors from the 1969 and 1970 model years, the rear window in the 1971 model had to disappear into the roof, whereas the rear door itself was moved under the loading floor. After customer complaints about difficulties moving the heavy rear doors by hand, GM also fitted its lower-priced models with electrical actuation.
In the middle of the 1971 model year, all large station wagons, including the Brookwood, were fitted with the TurboHydraMatic automatic system , which was previously available at an extra charge . But even before that, almost all Brookwoods were ordered with the automatic transmission, although they were designed as rather inexpensive models.
In 1972 the Brookwood also received the new front styling of the Chevrolets and could be ordered with lots of extras, such as: B. four large hub caps or vinyl roof . In 1972 Chevrolet offered the 4-door sedan and the 5-door Brookwood station wagon in the Biscayne range.
In 1973, Chevrolet made the Biscayne and Brookwood disappear from the model range in the USA. Only in Canada a sedan and a station wagon were offered under the name Biscayne until 1975.
From 1969 to 1972, the Brookwood was built at the Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario .
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literature
- John Gunnell (Ed.): Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1946-1975. Revised 4th edition. Krause Publications Inc., Iola WI 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X .