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The Chevrolet Bruin (and similar GMC Brigadier) were heavy-duty trucks made by General Motors between 1978 and 1988. The Bruin & Brigadier were both conventional rigs using the 9500 series cab introduced in 1966; this cab was better-finished and more stylized than a typical big-rig cab but larger than the pickup-based cab used on the contemporary C40-C65 series. Diesel engine choices included Caterpillar, Cummins and Detroit Diesel powerplants.

"Bruin" followed the pattern of "frontier beast" names given to heavier Chevrolet trucks such as the Chevrolet Bison (heavier) and Chevrolet Kodiak (lighter). "Brigadier" followed the pattern of "military rank" names given to GMC's heavier trucks. Unlike the Titan/Astro & Bison/General, the Bruin/Brigadier found suitable replacements in the form of the Kodiak/Topkick

For some reason, the GMC version was more common than the Chevrolet version.

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-[[Image:1959 Chevrolet Parkwood.jpg|thumb|right|1959 Chevrolet Parkwood station wagon]]
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-The '''Chevrolet Parkwood''' was a [[station wagon]] built by the [[Chevrolet|Chevrolet Motor Division]] of [[General Motors]] from 1959 to 1961. As the station wagon equivalent of the [[Chevrolet Bel Air|Bel Air]] passenger car series, it represented the middle member of the Chevrolet station wagon lineup of those years, above the lowest-priced [[Chevrolet Brookwood|Brookwood]] models, but below the luxury-leader [[Chevrolet Nomad|Nomad]].
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-All 1959 and 1960 Parkwoods were six-passenger models, whereas the [[Chevrolet Kingswood|Kingswood]] (Chevrolet's other Bel Air equivalent during those two years), had seating for nine. The Parkwood became available in both passenger configurations for 1961, when the Kingswood name was dropped. (The latter name returned for 1969.) The Parkwood name was also dropped for 1962, when all Chevrolet station wagons began sharing series names with their passenger-car linemates. Throughout its three-year production run, the Parkwood was available with either a six-cylinder or [[V8]] engine.
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+</gallery>The '''[[Chevrolet]] Bruin''' (and similar '''[[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] Brigadier''') were [[heavy-duty]] [[truck]]s made by [[General Motors]] between 1978 and 1988. The Bruin & Brigadier were both conventional rigs using the 9500 series cab introduced in 1966; this cab was better-finished and more stylized than a typical big-rig cab but larger than the  pickup-based cab used on the contemporary C40-C65 series.  [[Diesel engine]] choices included [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]], [[Cummins]] and [[Detroit Diesel]] powerplants.
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+"Bruin" followed the pattern of "frontier beast" names given to heavier Chevrolet trucks such as the [[Chevrolet Bison]] (heavier) and [[Chevrolet Kodiak]] (lighter). "Brigadier" followed the pattern of "military rank" names given to GMC's heavier trucks. Unlike the [[Chevrolet Titan|Titan/Astro]] & [[Chevrolet Bison|Bison/General]], the Bruin/Brigadier found suitable replacements in the form of the [[Chevrolet Kodiak|Kodiak/Topkick]]
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+For some reason, the GMC version was more common than the Chevrolet version.
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