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| The '''Chevrolet Townsman''' was a full-size [[station wagon]] produced by [[Chevrolet]] from 1953 to 1957 and again from 1969 to 1972.
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| ==1953-1957==
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| [[Image:1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Townsman.jpg|thumb|right|1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Townsman station wagon]]
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| The Townsman name was first used in 1953 on the [[Chevrolet 210|210 series]] four-door station wagon. For 1954, the name was shifted to the luxury [[Chevrolet Bel Air|Bel Air]] series station wagon, which featured Di-Noc woodgrain paneling. In both years, all Townsmans were eight-passenger models. In 1955 and 1956, the Townsman was once again a 210, but in 1957 it was available as both a 210 and a Bel Air. All 1955-1957 Townsmans were six-passenger models. A 235.5-cid inline six-cylinder engine was standard power in all five years, with V8s available beginning in 1955.
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| ==1969-1972==
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| [[Image:1970 Chevrolet Townsman.jpg|thumb|right|1970 Chevrolet Townsman station wagon with 454-cid V8]]
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| During the second run, the Townsman was based on the rear-wheel drive [[GM B platform]]. It came in both six- and nine-passenger versions and only [[V8]]s were available, ranging from 327 to 427 cubic inches in 1969, and 350 to 454 cubic inches from 1970 forward. The sedan equivalent in this period was the [[Chevrolet_Bel_Air#1966.E2.80.931975:_Low-line_model|Bel Air]]. It was considered a little more deluxe than the [[Chevrolet Brookwood]], but not quite as nice as the [[Chevrolet Kingswood]] and [[Chevrolet Kingswood Estate|Kingswood Estate]], which were Impala- and Caprice-level cars, respectively.
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| In 1971, a power rear window was made standard as well as a tailgate that disappeared beneath the floor, optionally also under electric power. That year wheelbase also increased from 119" to 125", the longest of any Chevrolet regular passenger car ever produced.
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| Midway through the 1971 model year, Turbo HydraMatic transmission was made standard equipment on all full-sized station wagons, including Townsmans.
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| For 1973, Chevrolet eliminated the Townsman and upper-level Kingswood/Kingswood Estate designations for its full-sized station wagons. The Bel Air nameplate continued to be applied to all full-sized wagons through 1975 in the United States, and 1981 in Canada.
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