Only 16,590 two-door Yeomans were built out of 187,000 Chevy wagons that year, making it the rarest of the 1958 lineup.
Median 205 hp across 11 similar cars
Lead trim: Yeoman 235 Blue Flame I6 · up to 250 hp
Chevrolet YeomanYEOMAN-1958 · 1958–1958
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FactOnly 16,590 two-door Yeomans were built out of 187,000 Chevy wagons that year, making it the rarest of the 1958 lineup.
The Chevrolet Yeoman is a station wagon produced for the 1958 model year in two-door and four-door forms, both with six-passenger seating. Based on the Delray passenger-car series, it was the entry-level selection in the 1958 Chevrolet wagon lineup, which also included the Brookwood and the Nomad, with minimal interior and exterior trim and limited options. For 1958 Chevrolet models were redesigned longer, lower and heavier than their 1957 predecessors, the first Chevrolet big block V8, the 348 cu in, was now an option, and the design (by Clare MacKichan's team) had a broad grille and quad headlights that helped simulate a "Baby Cadillac", with a fan-shaped alcove on the side panels and single tail lights on the wagon instead of dual (triple on the Impala). The Yeoman used Chevrolet's new "Safety-Girder" cruciform frame, and the Powerglide adopted the safer PRNDL shift quadrant in place of PNDLR. Of the 187,000 1958 Chevrolet wagons built, only 16,590 were 2-door Yeomans (not counting the Delray Sedan Delivery); the Yeoman was dropped with the Delray at the end of 1958, and for 1959 the Brookwood offered a 2-door wagon and became the lowest-priced wagon. Curb weights are given as 3,696 lb (2-door) and 3,743 lb (4-door) without saying which engine, so none is entered; the 283 is listed at 195 to 220 bhp and the 348 at 250 to 350 bhp, ranges with no single rating, so power is left blank.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeoman 235 Blue Flame I6 | 1958–1958 | 3.9 L Inline-6 | 145 hp | 215 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Yeoman 283 Turbo Fire V8 | 1958–1958 | 4.6 L V8 | 185 hp | 275 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Yeoman 348 W-series Turbo Thrust V8 | 1958–1958 | 5.7 L V8 | 250 hp | 355 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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