Chevrolet Yeoman Station Wagon 1958 (2139)

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Division of General Motors LLC, Detroit - U.S.A.

Type: Delray Yeoman V8 Series 1200 Model 1293 4-door Station Wagon

Production time: October 1957 - October 1958

Production outlet: 170,473

Engine: 4637cc GM Chevrolet 283 Turbo Fire Small-Block V8 OHV

Power: 185 bhp / 4.600 rpm

Torque: 373 Nm / 2.400 rpm

Drivetrain: rear wheels

Speed: 160 km/h

Curb weight: 1780 kg

Wheelbase: 117.7 inch

Chassis: GM B platform "Safety-Girder" cruciform X-frame with separate all-steel body (by Fisher)

Steering: Saginaw semi-reversible recirculating ball

Gearbox: three-speed manual / II and III synchronized / steering column shift

Clutch: 10 inch semi-centrifigal single dry plate

Carburettor: Rochester dual downdraft

Fuel tank: 76 liter

Electric system: Delco-Remy 12 Volts 53Ah

Ignition system: Delco-Remy distributor and coil

Brakes front: Delco 11 inch hydraulic drums

Brakes rear: Delco 11 inch hydraulic drums

Suspension front: independent trapezoidal triangle cross-arms, long and short control arms, spherical joints, coil springs + Delco double-acting hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers

Suspension rear: beam axle, four-link with 1 upper control arm, 2 lower control arms, longitudinal thrust struts, stabilizer triangle, coil springs + Delco double-acting hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers

Rear axle: live semi-floating type

Differential: hypoid 3.55:1

Wheels: 14 inch steel discs

Tires: 8.00 x 14 4-ply

Options: 3859cc straight-6 GM Chevrolet 235 Blue-Flame 6 engine, 5694cc W-series Turbo-Thrust Big-Block V8 engine, three-speed overdrive manual gearbox, Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, Turboglide three-speed automatic transmission, Saginaw power steering, vacuum power brakes, power windows, power seats, radio, Air Conditioning, heater, defroster, dual exhaust system, whitewall tires

 

Special:

- Chevrolet was co-founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. Louis Chevrolet was a race-car driver, born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. William Durant, founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910 and wanted to use Louis Chevrolet's designs to rebuild his own reputation as a force in the automobile industry. As head of Buick Motor Company, prior to founding GM, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks in promotional races.

- By 1916 Chevrolet was profitable enough to allow Durant to buy a majority of shares in GM. After the deal was completed in 1917, Durant was president of General Motors and Chevrolet was merged into GM, becoming a separate division.

- The Yeoman, designed by Clare MacKichan's Design Team was based on the Delray passenger car Series with the quad headlights that helped simulate a “Baby Cadillac” and built for model year 1958 only.

- This Yeoman represented the entry-level selections in the 1958 Chevrolet Station Wagon lineup (featured minimal interior and exterior trim and limited options), not counting the Delray Sedan Delivery.

- For 1959, Chevrolet's Brookwood would now offer a 2-door Wagon and become the lowest priced Station Wagon.

- Beside this 4-door Station Wagon, it was available as 2-door Model 1291 Station Wagon, both with six-passenger seating capacity.

- They were assembled in Oakland (California), Tarrytown (New York), Flint (Michigan), Norwood (Ohio), St. Louis (Missouri), Arlington (Texas) and in Oshawa (Ontario - Canada).

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