More-door rarity

The Biscayne was originally produced for the fleet market and was effectively a no-frills model, available as either a two-door or four-door model. Price in 1960 with all the options fitted was $2423. In 1960 there were 287,000 Biscaynes built and most were sold with the 135bhp, 236cu in Blue Flame straight-six engine, coupled to a three-speed manual gearbox. There were other engine/gearbox options as upgrades, which often put them into the same price bracket as the slightly higher specification intermediate Bel-Air and the flagship Impala model.

The main differences between the Biscayne and the Impala were only superficial items, like less exterior trim/brightwork; and with the interior, where the seats and carpets were not as plush.