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In 1959 the two-door Utility Sedan appeared, a version lacking a rear seat and being intended as a delivery vehicle. In total, there was 2 different body styles, 2-door sedan and 4-door sedan. The Chevrolet Biscayne had a price of $2,365, the entry level Biscayne Fleet Master had a price of $2,295 and the top level Impala had a price of $2,772.
4-door sedan 4-door hardtop 2-door convertible: Platform: GM B platform: Related: 1958 Chevrolet Delray 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne 1958 Chevrolet Impala 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman 1958 Chevrolet Brookwood 1958 Chevrolet Nomad: Powertrain; Engine: 235.5 cu in (3.9 L) 145 hp Blue Flame I6 283 cu in (4.6 L) Small-Block V8 348 cu in (5.7 L) Big-Block 250 ...
4-door wagon: Layout: FR layout: Platform: GM B platform: Related: 1959–1960 Chevrolet Biscayne 1959–1960 Chevrolet Bel Air 1959–1960 Chevrolet Impala 1959–1960 Chevrolet Brookwood 1959–1960 Chevrolet Kingswood 1959–1960 Chevrolet Nomad 1959–1960 Chevrolet El Camino: Powertrain; Engine: 235 cu in (3.9 L) Blue Flame I6 283 cu in (4 ...
The Delray was Chevrolet's price-leading, no-frills model, with the more expensive models being the Biscayne, Bel Air and Impala (the last being a sub-model of the Bel Air for 1958). It now had GM's X-frame. [11] It was offered as a 2-Door Sedan, 2-Door Utility Sedan, 4-Door Sedan, [12] and as a Sedan Delivery. [13]
The two-door variant would become the basis for the new-for-1959 El Camino. Unlike the Brookwood, the El Camino could be ordered in trim levels corresponding to the entire full-sized car line including the Impala . 1960 marked the end of Chevrolet's full size 2-door wagons, and the end of 2-door Chevrolet wagons all together until the 1964 ...
The Chevrolet Kingswood was a 4-door station wagon produced by Chevrolet in 1959 and 1960, ... The 1962-'64 Biscayne, Bel Air, and Impala wagons were very similar to ...
The GM B platform was introduced in 1926 with the Buick Master Six, and the Oldsmobile Model 30, and had at least 12 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, for the 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991 model years; along with interim styling changes for 1942, 1969, and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines.
The "1959" Motorama was held from October 16–22, 1958, at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, before moving on to Boston. Shown in these two east coast cities were General Motors Firebird III and the Cadillac Cyclone. The final Motorama show was held in 1961 in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.