The 1959 Brookwood's two-door wagon body didn't just sell as a wagon — Chevrolet reshaped it into the brand new El Camino that same year.
Median 145 hp across 9 similar cars
Lead trim: Brookwood 348 V8 three two-barrels (1960; 335 hp)
Chevrolet BrookwoodBROOKWOOD-1959 · 1959–1960
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FactThe 1959 Brookwood's two-door wagon body didn't just sell as a wagon — Chevrolet reshaped it into the brand new El Camino that same year.
For 1959 Chevrolet again came up with a totally new car, with all-new sheet metal, headlights placed as low as the law would allow, cat's-eye tail lights and flat, wing-shaped tailfins. The car was built on a 119 in wheelbase and was 211 in long, 11 in longer than the 1957 model, which made Chevrolet the longest car in the low-priced range where two years before it had been the shortest, and it was 3 in wider outside with 5 in more width inside through thinner doors; the GM X frame had no side rails. Chevrolet eliminated its entry-level Delray-based Yeoman and the Biscayne-based Brookwood became its least expensive wagon, now in two-door or four-door bodies, both six-passenger only, with the Parkwood (6-passenger) and Kingswood (9-passenger) as the middle wagons and the Nomad still the top Chevy wagon. A variety of speed options, such as fuel injection, special cams and higher compression, gave horsepower ratings up to 315. For 1960 the models were refinements of the 1959 style with a more restrained front end and the return of the double-cone tail lights of 1958; fuel injection was no longer available, but the 348 cu in engine reached a rating of 335 at 5800 rpm with three double-barrel carburettors, a special cam and an 11.25:1 compression ratio, all sold as a package. The two-door 1959 and 1960 Brookwoods are preferred by hotrodders and collectors over the four-door and were the basis for the new-for-1959 El Camino; 1960 marked the end of Chevrolet's full-size 2-door wagons, and of Chevrolet 2-door wagons altogether until the 1964 Chevelle 300 2-door wagon. The page gives no engine list for this generation, so only the wagon body and the 1960 348 package are entered.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood 348 V8 three two-barrels (1960; 335 hp) | 1960–1960 | 5.7 L V8 | 335 hp | 362 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Brookwood wagon (2-door and 4-door, six-passenger) | 1959–1960 | — | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
The '71-'72 Brookwood's tailgate vanished on command: the glass slid up into the roof while the lower gate dropped flush below the load floor.
The Brookwood name barely lasted a year — GM retired it after 1961 and renamed its wagons after their own series instead: Biscayne, Bel Air and Impala.
The 1959 Brookwood's two-door wagon body didn't just sell as a wagon — Chevrolet reshaped it into the brand new El Camino that same year.
Chevy's full-size redesign for 1958 skipped the chrome arms race — while Pontiac, Olds, Buick and Cadillac piled it on, Chevrolet's more restrained look helped make it America's best-selling make that year.
Rivals
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