Chevrolet Usa Kingswood Estate 1969- 1972
From 1969 to 1972, the Kingswood was based on the Impala, and was available only with a V8.
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1969 Chevrolet Kingswood station wagon |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Chevrolet Kingswood Estate |
| Model years | 1969-1972 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size |
| Body style | 4-door wagon |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | GM B Body |
| Related | Chevrolet Brookwood Chevrolet Nomad Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Caprice Chevrolet Biscayne |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 454 cu in (7.4 L) V8 |
| Transmission | three-speed manual (1969-1971½) Turbo-Hydramatic 3-speed automatic (optional 1969-1971½, standard 1971½-1972) |
It was considered a little more deluxe than the Chevrolet Townsman and Chevrolet Brookwood, but lacked the exterior woodgrain paneling of the Caprice-based, top-line Kingswood Estate. Throughout this period, the Kingswood was available in both two- and three-seat models; in 1969 and 1970, a power rear window was standard equipment for the latter, optional for the former. In 1971 and 1972, the power rear window was standard for both models.
Midway through the 1971 model year, the Turbo-Hydramatic transmission was added to the standard equipment list, eliminating the outdated three-speed manual transmission. Turbo-Hydramatic had been ordered on virtually every Kingswood built during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
For 1973, Chevrolet eliminated the Kingswood Estate/Kingswood, and their sister nameplates Townsman and Brookwood designations for its full-sized station wagons. With the Belair, Impala, and Caprice nameplates again becoming dominant on station wagon models. The Belair nameplate would drop out in 1975, and the Impala Sedan/Wagon nameplate would continue until it was dropped after the 1985 model year (with the name returning only in sedan form in 1994).