Chevrolet Kingswood First generation

Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Model years	1959 to 1960
Class	motor car
Body style	4-door wagon
Layout	FR layout
Platform	GM B platform
Wheelbase	119.0 in (3,023 mm)

The Chevrolet Kingswood First generationwas a station wagon that Chevrolet offered in the 1959 and 1960 model years. 

History

The car was based on the rear-wheel drive GM-B platform .In the model years 1959 and 1960, there was the Kingswood with inline six-cylinder or V8 engine. This was one of the Bel Air Combi models the car was built on a 119 in (3,000 mm) wheelbase and was 211 in (5,400 mm) long, which was 11 in (280 mm) longer than the 1957 model, making the Kingswood the longest car in the low-priced range, as was his sister model, the Parkwood . While the Parkwood had only two benches (6 seats), the Kingswood offered three benches with 9 seats. The Safety-Girder cruciform frame introduced in '58. Similar in layout to the frame adopted for the 1957 Cadillac, it featured box-section side rails and a boxed front cross member that bowed under the engine, these "X-frames"From the equipment were both station wagons in the middle segment, better equipped than the simple Brookwood , but not as good as the top model Nomad .

Alterations were made for 1960. The new front end, and  lights of the 1959 model were replaced by double tail lights.  Fuel injection was no longer available, the use of three double-barrel carburetors, a special cam and an 11.25:1 compression ratio, also avaliable.

Also later in the model years 1969-1972 the Kingswood name reappeared.

Engines

• 235 cu in (3.9 L) Blue Flame straight six
• 283 cu in (4.6 L) 195 bhp (145 kW; 198 PS) to 290 bhp (216 kW; 294 PS) Turbo Fire small block V8
• 348 cu in (5.7 L) 250 bhp (186 kW; 253 PS) to 350 bhp (261 kW; 355 PS) W-series Turbo Thrust big block V8