A highly unusual 1960 Chevrolet Biscayne wagon has surfaced online, marking the second time in two years that this obscure configuration has appeared after decades out of view. The latest example was found sitting in an open field before being recovered by a YouTube creator, offering a rare look at one of Chevrolet’s least common body styles from the era.
The discovery involves a two-door station wagon, a format once common among American automakers but already fading from the market by the late 1950s. Chevrolet had offered several versions throughout the Tri-Five period, including the 150 and 210 Handyman models and the Bel Air Nomad. After 1957, the company shifted to the Yeoman, then transitioned the two-door wagon to the Brookwood name for 1959 and 1960 before discontinuing it again until its brief Chevelle-based return in the mid-1960s.
Production records show that just 14,663 two-door wagons were built for 1960, but this particular Biscayne stands apart even within that slim total. Although it wears the exterior appearance of a standard Brookwood, its interior layout mirrors a Sedan Delivery configuration, featuring only two seats and a long, flat, wood-lined cargo surface extending behind the front bench. Traditional Sedan Delivery models lacked rear side glass and used a one-piece liftgate, making this wagon’s combination of side windows and roll-down tailgate glass especially uncommon.
Its features, color and layout strongly suggest it once served in a government fleet—possibly as a Forestry Department vehicle or even a military base car. In either case, few of these hybrids between a wagon and a delivery vehicle were produced, making it an unusual survivor.
Time, however, has not been kind. The car shows severe wear after years of exposure, with heavy rust, missing trim, and a devastated interior. Whether an engine remains under the hood is unclear, though any untouched powertrain would almost certainly require a full rebuild. Most wagons of this type left the factory with Chevrolet’s 235-cubic-inch Blue Flame inline-six, a 135-horsepower workhorse commonly used across the lineup in 1960.
Restoring the Biscayne would be challenging given its condition and limited market value, but the rarity of this government-spec configuration gives it an appeal that extends beyond typical collector expectations. For now, its future remains uncertain, but its reappearance highlights just how unusual these wagons were—and how few remain today.