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1966 Chevrolet El Camino FOR SALE / 136414

RK Motors:

A coveted big block, 4-speed El Camino, this
highly-optioned jewel is a concours restored
classic that’s won multiple national awards.
Looking for a choice collectible that puts
a unique spin on an old school favorite?
Take a look at this stunning Chevy!
During the car’s ground-up, concours restoration
its body was completely disassembled and massaged
into a laser-straight canvas.
Once the builders attained better-than-factory
panel alignment, correct Sandalwood Tan 2-stage
was accented with fresh trim that includes
optional bumper guards and an optional remote
outside mirror.
And presently, this Chevy rolls as a jaw-dropping
classic that complements multiple Antique
Automobile Club of America awards with a roster
of Vintage Chevy Club of America honors.
Naturally, the thorough restoration included
the installation of a correct Medium Fawn
and Light Fawn interior.
Firm bucket seats, featuring optional power
adjustment for the car’s driver, stretch
correct materials under deluxe belts.
An ornate dash frames rebuilt gauges above
factory Cruise Control, factory air conditioning,
and a Delco AM/FM radio.
The polished shifter rides a stainless-trimmed
console, and the driver spins an attractive
Chevrolet Rally Wheel around on a tilting
column.
Glance under the hood and you’ll find 396
cubic inches of dressed big block that follows
an L34-specific assembly stamp with a correct
casting number.
And a tough Muncie 4-speed sends power to
a GM 12-bolt.
Wrapping an excellent restoration around an
athletic drivetrain, this national award-winning
El Camino is a desirable, well-done collector
car.
For more information, call, click, or visit
RKMotors.com

Autocrossing a 1965 Chevrolet El Camino | Why I Drive #19

Hagerty:

[SOLD] 1964 Chevrolet El Camino 396 4spd For Sale

Chicago Car Club:

this is our 1964 Chevy El Camino this
video will cover a few different things
first off it'll be a slow paced
walk-around up the car and then
following that I will show close-ups of
all the cosmetic blemishes on it and
then there'll be some running and
driving Clips so this is a 396
four-speed car it runs a non
numbers-matching
396 crate motor with Edelbrock carve and
intake hooker competition headers but it
is a factory four-speed car it is a
factory bucket seat console car the
interior is unrestored the exterior has
seen one repaint in the correct aqua
looks to be an older respray but was
done to a very high standard when it was
done there's a couple little signs of
age you know a couple little blemishes
but you'll see those later on the chrome
is excellent throughout with really no
damage and no oxidation the glass and
light lenses are all clear and crack
free car originally came with tinted
glass it no longer has tinted glass
the d-o-t number on the tires indicates
that there for the 2014-15 inch Jegs
wheels
so here are the blemishes on the car
there are a couple really light little
dings on the hood that's the most major
one there you can see
and then down at the very bottom of the
door meets the rocker just some light
chipping
and the most major spot on the car there
is a paint crack on the passenger rear
quarter
it's not flaking away but there is a
crack and then there is a ding on the
trunk lid
as well as a couple little scratches
another ding there at the bottom of the
driver rear quarter and then a couple
chips at the midline on the driver door
those are chips not pings but overall we
can tell the finish of the paint's very
good and the car presents really well
another spot of age on the roof I mean
this is in direct sunlight so it looks a
lot worse but there is some clear coat
fading the interior is really really
nice original seats largely unrestored
interior this did come with a padded
dash with the factory the radio works
the blower motor works seats are in
really nice shape as are the door panels
with no kicked open markings or anything
Oh dom nur reads just over 20 mm it does
tick but you know it's a non original
motor so it's not all that relevant we
figure it's probably rolled over once
indicating 112

[SOLD] 1968 Chevrolet El Camino 327 For Sale

Chicago Car Club:

this is our 68 Chevy El Camino 327 so
this video will cover a few different
things first off there will be a very
slow paced walk around at the car
following that there will be a second
walk around in which I will show
close-ups of each of the cosmetic
blemishes under direct sunlight so we
purchased the car from a big-time El
Camino enthusiast in Michigan he had
owned the car for about five years he
had purchased it in 2013 from a
long-term owner in Pennsylvania
the previous owner actually did pull a
engine and transmission swap under his
ownership
it's a period-correct believed to be a
68 block but it's a 327 lightly modified
you'll see the details of that in the
listing paired with a turbo 350
automatic car presents extremely well it
was originally Matador red now it is
this reddish orange color we're not
usually one for you know incorrect
colors but this car really really looks
good the color suits it beautifully
black stripes on the hood rally wheels
bodies totally straight no real damage a
couple little chips you know things that
you'll see later in the video
the chrome is excellent throughout no
oxidation or damage mirror-like finish
the bed is in good shape as well it's
got a liner in there there were photos
of the bed with the liner out of it
there in the listing the glass and light
lenses are all clear and crack free car
truly runs and drives extremely well
it's a super well sorted car I mean
really on the road
no tendencies whatsoever of concern the
guy that we bought this from did all the
work himself and he was at not really
knew what he was doing this is a this is
an extremely well sorted car
see you down low the rockers are in
really nice shape
no bubbling in the paint
even at the lower corners this car looks
really good
the Bilt 327 that's in there actually
only has about 300 miles on it the guy
put it in last year put a few hundred
miles on it did the fine tuning and now
it's ready to go car is ready to be
ready to be used and appreciated so here
are all the blemishes on the car every
single one
you can see a little bit of oxidation
passenger side window
a little blemish there
in the passenger rear quarter where it
meets the door
a little scratch there
at the lowest point the passenger rear
quarter
then at the center of the tailgate
there's a little ding there
and that you can see that chip below
there as well
now onto the driver's side
there is a very very light scratch see
there in the sunlight
then you can see there's a chip down
there on the rocker or the corner of the
door and then there is a chip that has
been touched up right here on top of the
driver's fender
again chrome polish surface is all look
really good clean clean car
corners of the hood and see a tiny tiny
little blemish there
and then one more blemish on the
driver's top of the driver's door you
know where you'd rest your arm little
tiny bit of chipping in there door
panels are nice and clean no kicked open
markings no punctures or scuffs or
scrapes nothing like that on any of the
seats seats are extremely nice black
vinyl
adjustable steering wheel see the heat
works it's got an aftermarket radio in
there which also works and see the
speakers mounted there the dash dash
pads very nice no cracks discoloring or
big nothing like that
aftermarket tack mounted there in the
center aftermarket gauges underneath

1959 Chevrolet El Camino SOLD / 136351

RK Motors:

This exceptional first-year El Camino is a
choice classic that combines 502 cubic inches
of big block power with an upgraded suspension,
five forward gears and captivatingly cosmic
appeal!
The beneficiary of a body-off, nut-and-bolt
restoration, this Chevy is a razor-sharp head
turner that currently presents much better
than original factory fodder.
During the car's precise reboot, solid sheetmetal
was completely striped of its original Roman
Redc pigment.
With that shell removed, and its foundation
massaged into great alignment, bright BASF
base was sealed in quality Glasurit clear.
And that clear reflects professionally restored
trim that’s been accented with monochromatic
speed spears.
Peer through this Chevy’s curvaceous greenhouse
and you’ll find an attractive and timeless
interior that’s decked in awesome Red Houndstooth.
A broad bench is in excellent shape, showing
virtually no signs of wear.
A jet-inspired dash hangs Dakota Digital gauges
above modern air conditioning and a Lokar
accelerator pedal.
El Camino-themed floor mats frame a short
Hurst shifter.
And a stylish Lecarra steering wheel laps
a tilting column.
Check the car’s clean engine bay and you’ll
find 502 cubic inches of buff Chevy big block
which was sourced directly from GM Performance
Parts.
The impressive big block twists torque through
a Tremec TKO600 5-speed and is tamed by upgraded
brakes, steering, and suspension components.
rare exercise in massive power and flamboyant
style, this killer Chevy is a well-done classic
that’ll be a blast on the road and a hit
at the show.
For more information, call, click, or visit
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Did I Just Buy a $500 El Camino

Scotty Kilmer:

rev up your engines
are you looking for the perfect project
car my son bought this 81 El Camino for
500 bucks and he's planning on a full
restoration only time will tell how that
goes but it's a good beginning it's
difficult anyone you can see it's got
rough spots they're all gonna have rough
spots and it's missing pieces here and
there but still got a pretty solid body
it isn't covered with bondo it was in
New York State it would be but this is
in Tennessee now in this case it's not
the collector's item doesn't have the v8
engine as the v6 engine but you can get
them so much cheaper and truth be told
the guys driving the v8 they often rag
the heck out of them then you got to do
the engine and tranny and differential
over with these a lot of times you don't
have to still got the engine that came
with the v6 transmission rerun it's all
original and it's still ran and ran when
he bought it no yeah it needs a lot of
work listen to it bounces and squeaks
but for 500 bucks
it's a solid car and being a Chevy
parts are easy to find, soon after
he bought it what happened the starter
went bad you know how long it took him
to find the starter he drove down the
street to an autozone they had him in
stock know when he first bought it it
ran but it really didn't stop the brakes
went all the way to the floor and it
changed the brake booster and a couple
of the lines and again easy to find
those things remanufactured ones are all
over the place for these old Chevy's you
can get parts readily and since they're
so big working room is no problem these
things are easy to work on you feel like
working on cars let's say even if you're
a young guy maybe you're not into the
really old stuff but if you want to
learn how to fix cars best to start out
of the old one that's simpler and work
your way up to computers yeah it's not
the old split seats in the front and a
bucket seats or anything but back in the
day they served the very useful
purpose for guys Saturday night now
before he bought it it was sitting for
six months I hate to do this jumpstart
the old battery and it started right up
didn't change no didn't do anything
try that with a modern computerized car
these old things Hey
they were solid built and they were
simple now yeah you don't want to buy a
rust bucket but check this out it's a
body here's the frame looks rusty but
you can hear it's solid as can be
that's just surface rust it means
nothing
a fanatics gonna sand it down frame it
probably painted jet black but it's a
solid if this crunch then when you hit
it don't buy it you don't want one with
a rotten frame I personally love these
El Caminos for one reason a car pickup
truck station where you're not rolled
into one and if you're carrying stuff
look you can reach over pulling it up
it's not like a high up pickup truck
where your strainer or you got to climb
in you can reach right in even though
this is a v6 you can still tow stuff with it
really good all-around
vehicle I could never understand why
they just didn't keep making the things
myself and dads they really have a lot
of room and I really hey I love the
curved glass on the back and really
quite a bit of stuff for a car that's
old an old car like this especially if
you want to fix up nice put in a see if
you got the original AC that's gonna be
shot it is so old it is better to bolt
on new parts start from scratch you'll
have killer a/c just like in a brand new
car versus having a system that is
thirty or forty years old you know
that's gonna break down and truthfully
living in Houston Texas every single one
of my customers who bought a project car
that already had AC that was 30 years or
older they either spent a fortune fixing
the AC or nickeled and dimed on dances
they change one part and it would blow
cold but not cold enough then it would
stop and they had to change another part
better to put a whole new system at it
then it's like a new car at least the
air-conditioning
part is, as for the odometer mileage now I
really doubt if this has 13,000
miles
I'm guessing at least a hundred and
thirteen thousand maybe two hundred you
never can tell
and yeah the dash is cracked like Death
Valley and a paneling kind of follow
suit dogmatically it starts a little
rough of course it needs a little
exhaust work but look it's not smoking
out the back but yeah it smells like an
old Chevy there's no arguing that but
listening to the engine it's still
pretty smooth you take care of a six and
don't beat it at least these old ones
you can forget the new one but these old
ones they can hold their own it's not
that hard to throw a v8 one of these
things if you really want to go whole
hog and this one's already come with a
cool mod that's had chrome door on
lockers I like to say I pickup truck
where hey you can't easily pick things
on especially if they're heavy you gonna
take the tailgate out you can't just
slide stuff in and out Hey getting this
everything out of here
and it was even bigger is a royal pain
but not here yeah I'm being lower to the
ground these things Corner quite well
they're not like a pickup truck way high
up and there have a tendency to temple
over these things handle pretty well for
a vehicle their size on their age
gee I'm plans on bringing it I'll come
you know back in 2020 let's just hope
they don't screw it up like they did
with the Blazer so if you're looking for
a good project car and all anyone el
Camino might be the job for you, so if
you never want to miss another one of my
new car repair videos, remember to ring
that Bell

[SOLD] 1985 Chevrolet El Camino Choo Choo Customs For Sale

Chicago Car Club:

this is our 85 El Camino built by
choo-choo customs this is a one owner
car we purchase it from the daughter of
the original owner following his passing
car only has just over 61,000 miles on
it it remains in stock original
condition with the exception of the
passenger door which has been repainted
this video will cover a few things first
I'll do a slow-paced walk around here in
direct sunlight and then I'll do a
follow up walk around after that showing
close-ups of all the cosmetic blemishes
and then following the walk around would
be some running and driving clips
so the car show is really really nicely
with only some very minor chips wheels
and tires are both in excellent shape
the wheels just have a tiny tiny bit of
oxidation around the outer ring tires
are in great shape chrome is really nice
throughout
the bed has a liner in it but underneath
it shines nice and bright black just
like the rest of the car
the glass and light lenses are all clear
and crack free
or runs and drives really really nicely
it has the h code 305 the internet
automatic transmission as you can see
all the panel gaps are great
there's no mismatched coloring between
panels or anything
so now here are the cosmetic premises
the driver door is by far and wide the
worst spot on the car see a scratch down
there at the bottom as well as when they
repainted the passenger door didn't do
an excellent job behind the mirror you
can see one spot the visible paint run
and then you can tell the black around
the rest of the car is really really
nice
and then on the back the rear hatch has
a little bit of spider webbing you can
see it there close up that's just on the
back rear hatch not on any of the rest
of the car
little chipping there at the back of the
driver door doors open and closed nicely
with no fuss
so on to the interior there's really
nothing to knock on the interior other
than the head unit not functioning we
can hear the speakers kick on but the
head units not but the dash is perfect
no cracks no scratches no wear same with
the seats no scuffs nothing of the sort
extremely clean well presented the
carpets showed no Sun bleaching or
staining and will come with two to
customers floor mats as well there you
see odometer all the gauges are
functional 61 thousand miles is accurate
based on many moments of history and
condition
as you saw that tag right there the car
was converted to r134 air-conditioning
in 2013 still functional blows cold here
is the underbody really really dry I
mean no through rust at all barely
anything for a surface rust really just
on the exhaust but no damage karbas
garage kept and babied and it's very
evident so overall it's a clean low
mileage one owner a really nice example
in a good color way

El Camino - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed

Donut Media:

(tires screeching)
- The El Camino has been accused of being
the mullet of cars for too long.
Ha! Hilarious! Get it?
It's a sedan in the front,
and a truck in the back,
it's like a mullet!
I bet you haven't heard that one before!
You know what, pal?
The El Camino is truly one
of the most unique cars
to ever come out of Detroit.
From humble beginnings hauling hay
to later, hauling ass.
This is everything you need to know
to get up to speed on the Chevy El Camino.
(retro arcade music)
- Yeah, yeah yeah, I know,
the El Camino was not
the first car truck thing
to go on sale in the States.
Ford did it first, with the Ranchero 1957.
Ford marketed the Ranchero
as "more than a car,
more than a truck," and it was a hit,
and Chevrolet took notice.
- Well yeah, I noticed.
- The first El Camino
was brought to market
two years after the Ranchero in 1959.
Chevy sold over 22,000 units in
the first year of production,
but it got worse in
1960 and sales dropped.
Baby boomer families were growing,
so they needed more than two seats,
and the cargo space wasn't that great
compared to a real truck.
Basically, Chevy missed
out on both markets.
And the El Camino was
discontinued the following year.
- Wait, what?
What did he mean by discontinued?
- Meanwhile, the Ford Ranchero
was doing pretty good.
It was now based on the Ford Falcon,
just like the Mustang.
Chevy took note of Ford's
experimentation and said
"Hey, we can do that!"
Chevy brought back the El Camino in 1964
and this time its sister car
was the frickin Chevelle.
The Chevelle Super
Sport was one of Chevy's
first entries into the slowly escalating
muscle car arms race.
So it would make sense
to offer this performance
in the El Camino, right?
- Yeah.
Yeah blonders.
That's a good idea.
- Chevy didn't think so.
They did not offer the El Camino SS.
Yet.
Chevy was still determined
to market the El Camino
as a truck with the comforts of a car,
as opposed to a car with
the utility of a truck.
However, as the 1964 model year went by,
Chevy eventually offered
a 327 cubic inch V8,
making a decent 300 horsepower.
- Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
- From 1964 to like
1980, the design changed
every
single
year.
Every single year.
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980.
But the philosophy stayed the same:
practicality and luxury,
all in one, just like me.
- (wheezing laughter)
- The El Camino took
the undeniably beautiful
looks of the Chevelle and mixed it with
the practicality of a truck.
Chevy continued to give the El Camino
more and more power and it
got better and better looking.
Look at the 1968 and 1969 models.
Those are some good looking cars.
And if you say otherwise,
you're a (bleep) liar, Mark!
I know you're watching, Scott told me.
Scott told me you watch all my shit.
You follow me on Instagram, Mark.
Chevy sold the most El Caminos in 1968
because it was offered with Chevy's 396 V8
and it made 375 horsepower.
The gloves were starting to come off.
In 1969, Chevy finally gave the people
the El Camino SS,
(cheering)
with a special blacked out grill,
disc brakes and powerlocks and windows
just like a racecar.
But Chevy wasn't done,
because the 1970 El Camino SS
might be one of the most
unique muscle cars of the era.
While you can still get the 396,
Chevy raised the stakes with the 454 V8.
This colossal big block
made 450 horsepower,
and a whopping 500 foot pounds of torque.
That's enough power to pull
your neighbor's house down.
Don't ask me how I know that.
(bell rings)
It also came with a four speed
short ratio transmission.
Long story short, it hauled ass.
(engine revs)
Or, whatever else you wanted to haul,
because it had a truck bed in the back.
Like all good things,
including every
single
one
of my beautiful hamsters, the El Camino SS
met a swift end.
In 1971, Chevy saw the writing on the wall
with the looming gas crisis and started
to detune their big block offerings
to be more fuel-efficient.
This is also the part where the El Camino
gets noticeably less attractive,
but can you blame it?
It was in an abusive
relationship with Chevy.
How would you feel?
You'd probably get a little ugly too.
- This one, real (bleep) ugly.
- The gas crisis didn't
kill the El Camino.
Quite the opposite, actually.
Despite being the largest
and nearly the slowest
El Camino ever, the 1973 model
was by far Chevy's best-selling.
The next year the El Camino reached
the pinnacle of luxury with the
carpeted door panels and wood
grain instrument panel trim.
- That's fancy. That's fancy.
- Real fancy.
- If Chevy couldn't make
the El Camino more powerful,
well gosh darn it, they
were gonna make it fancier.
The fifth gen El Camino arrived in 1978
with a few different trim levels
including the Black Knight,
which I only mention
because that is literally
the most kickass name
for a trim level ever.
Chevy had to change the
name of the Black Knight
to the Royal Knight in 1979
because of copyright issues.
Wait, who owns the
copyright to Black Knight?
- Martin Lawrence is the Black Knight.
- When the gas prices of
the 70s came to an end,
Chevy ushered in the 80s
with a new El Camino,
with zero changes to the body
and only minor tweaks to the engine.
Thus began the twilight of the El Camino,
and no, I'm not talking about vampires.
The Elkie lived out its final
years with few highlights.
In 1985 Chevy started
producing the El Camino
in Mexico to save on costs,
but it didn't last long,
because the El Camino
finally left us in 1987.
Just like my dad.
The death of the El
Camino was a somber one,
but the fact that it wasn't
being sold in showrooms anymore
didn't stop people from loving it.
The El Camino is a folk
hero in the car world,
a solid performer who wasn't
afraid to get down and dirty.
If you have the chance to
buy an El Camino, do it.
- Just do it!
- There have been a million rumors
for a million years now that
Chevy's gonna bring back
the El Camino but I'm
not holding my breath.
- (heavy breathing)
- Would this ruin some of
the legend of this car?
That's always a possibility.
But the way Detroit is
pouring out new muscle,
a brand new El Camino could
actually be pretty tight.
That's everything you need
to know to get up to speed
on the Chevy El Camino.
Would you rather have a
classic one or a new one?
Let me know in the comments below.
Have you ever (bleep) in an El Camino?
You ever (bleep) in an El Camino?
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Chevrolet El Camino (reupload)

Przemek Michalak:

The El Camino was introduced for the 1959 model year two years after the Ford Ranchero.

According to Chevrolet stylist Chuck Jordan, GM Harley Earl had suggested a coupé pickup in 1952.

Like the Ranchero, it was based on an existing and modified platform, the new-for-1959 Brookwood two-door station wagon,
itself based on the completely redesigned, longer, lower and wider full-sized Chevrolet.

Highly stylized, it initially sold 50% more briskly than the more conservative Ranchero, some 22,000 to 14,000.

Unlike the Brookwoods wagon and a sedan delivery variant, the El Camino was available with any full-sized Chevrolet drivetrain.

It came in a single trim level, its exterior using the mid-level Bel-Air's trim, and the interior of the low-end Biscayne.

Its chassis featured Chevrolet's "Safety-Girder" X-frame design and a full-coil suspension, both introduced in the 1958 model year.

The 119-inch (3,000 mm) wheel-base was 1.5 inches (38 mm) longer, and overall length for all 1959 Chevrolets was up to 210.9 inches (5,360 mm).

The El Camino's payload rating ranged from 650 to 1150 pounds, with gross vehicle weights ranging from 4400 to 4900 pounds depending on powertrain and suspension.

The somewhat soft passenger car suspension of the base model left the vehicle level without a load, in contrast the Ranchero,
where standard 1100-pound rated heavy duty rear springs gave it a distinct rake when empty.

The quirky Level Air suspension option, in its second and final year, was listed as available, but was almost never seen on any Chevrolet model, much less an El Camino.

The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of wood.

The floor was a corrugated sheetmetal insert, secured with 26 recessed bolts.

Concealed beneath it was the floor pan from the Brookwood two-door wagon, complete with foot wells.

Box capacity was almost 33 cubic feet (0.93 m3).


Chevrolet reintroduced an all new, mid-size El Camino four years later based on the Chevrolet Chevelle.

The 1964 model was similar to the Chevelle two-door wagon forward of the B-pillars and carried both "Chevelle" and "El Camino" badges,
but Chevrolet marketed the vehicle as a utility model and Chevelle's most powerful engines were not available.

Initial engine offerings included six-cylinder engines of 194 and 230 cubic inches with horsepower ratings of 120 and 155, respectively.

The standard V8 was a 283 cubic-inch Chevrolet small block with two-barrel carburetor and 195 horsepower (145 kW) with optional engines including a 220-horsepower 283 with four-barrel carburetor and dual exhausts.

Added to the El Camino's option list during the course of the 1964 model year were two versions of the 327 cubic-inch small block V8 rated at 250 and 300 horsepower (220 kW)
the latter featuring a higher compression ratio of 10.5:1, larger four-barrel carburetor and dual exhausts.

El Caminos also featured Air shocks in the rear,as well as fully boxed frames.

The shocks were continued over all generations, the frames only thru 1967.

The 1965 El Camino received the same facelift as the '65 Chevelle, with a more pronounced V-shaped front end,
and a higher performance L79 version of the 327 engine rated at 350 hp (261 kW) that was also available in Chevelles.

In 1966, GM added a 396 cu in (6.5 L) V8 engine to the lineup rated from 325 to 375 hp (280 kW).

The 1967 El Camino followed the Chevelle's styling facelift with a new grille, front bumper, and trim.

Air shocks remained standard equipment on the El Camino, allowing the driver to compensate for a load.

The year 1967 also brought the collapsible steering column and options of disc brakes and Turbo Hydramatic 400 3-speed automatic transmission.

It was the second year the 396 (L35, L34, and L78) could be had in the El Camino (both 13480 300 Deluxe base and 13680 Malibu series).

Since the L35 396/325 hp engine was the base for the SS396 series, the number of L35 engines reported sold by Chevrolet in 1967 (2,565)
were sold in one of the two El Camino series, which were the only other series the engine could be ordered in.

Since the L34 (now 350 hp) & L78 (375 hp) were available in either El Camino series as well as the two SS396 body styles,
there is no way of knowing how many of these optional engines went to which body style.

Chevrolet introduced a longer El Camino in 1968, based on the Chevelle station wagon/four-door sedan wheelbase (116 in (2,946 mm), overall length: 208 in (5,283 mm));
it also shared Chevelle Malibu exterior and interior trims.

The interior was revamped including cloth and vinyl or all-vinyl bench seats and deep twist carpeting.

All-vinyl Strato bucket seats and center console were an $111 option.

Power front disc brakes and Positraction were optional.

A new, high-performance Super Sport SS396 version was launched.

The Turbo-Jet 396 had 325 bhp (242 kW) or 350 bhp (260 kW) versions.

Returning to the official options list for the first time since late 1966 was the 375 bhp (280 kW) L78.

It had solid lifters, big-port heads, and an 800 cfm Holley four-barrel on a low-rise aluminum manifold.

A three-speed manual was standard with all engines, and a four-speed or automatic was optional.

In 1968, the SS was a separate model (the "SS-396").

The 1969 models showed only minor changes, led by more-rounded front-end styling.

A single chrome bar connected quad headlights, and a slotted bumper held the parking lights.

New round instrument pods replaced the former linear layout.

For the first time, the Chevrolet 350 V8 was used in an El Camino.

The Super Sport group included a 265- or 325-horsepower 396-cubic-inch V8 beneath a double-domed hood, along with a black-out grille displaying an SS emblem.

More potent editions of the 396 engine, developing 350 or 375 horsepower (280 kW) also made the options list.

Options included power windows and locks.

Curiously, back-up lights moved from the rear bumper to the tailgate, where they were ineffective when the gate was down.

The 1970 models received sheet metal revisions that gave the bodies a more squared-up stance, and interiors were also redesigned.

The new SS396, which actually displaced 402 cu in (6.6 L) (although all emblems read 396) was available.

Chevrolet's largest and most-powerful engine of the time was also put into a select few El Caminos.

The LS6 454 CID engine, rated at 450 hp (336 kW) and 500 lb⋅ft (680 N⋅m) of torque, gave the El Camino 1/4-mile times in the lower 13-second range at around 108 mph (174 km/h).

For 1973, the El Camino was redesigned.

Matching the Chevelle line and using the wagon chassis, it was the largest El Camino generation.

Energy-absorbing hydraulic front bumper systems on these vehicles added more weight.

There were two different trim levels of El Caminos during this period.

The base model and SS option shared interior and exterior appointments with the Chevelle Malibu, while the El Camino Classic (introduced for 1974) shared its trim with the more upscale Chevelle Malibu Classic.

The chassis design was as new as the bodies with 1-inch (25 mm) a wider wheel track, front and rear.

The left wheel was adjusted to have slightly more positive camber than the right, which resulted in a more uniform and stable steering feel on high-crown road surfaces while maintaining excellent freeway cruise stability.

Clearances for spring travel were also improved for a smoother ride over all types of surfaces;
the coil springs at each wheel were computer-selected to match the individual car's weight.



The 1978 through 1987 El Caminos were produced in four trim levels: Classic, Black Knight (1978)/Royal Knight (1979–83), Conquista and Super Sport, and shared chassis components with the Chevrolet Malibu.

Chevrolet 90° V6 and Buick V6 engines were used for the first time.

The optional 305 cubic-inch small block V8 was rated at 150 or 165 horsepower (123 kW), and from 1982–1984, the Oldsmobile-sourced Diesel engine was also optional.

A new, trimmer El Camino was unveiled in 1978, adopting the new, more sharp-edged Malibu styling, and a one-inch longer wheelbase of 117 in (2,972 mm).

The front end sheet metal and doors were shared with the Malibu, and the rear tailgate and bumper was shared with the Malibu station wagon.

For the first time, though, the El Camino had a unique chassis – it was shared with no other Chevrolet.

The front end featured a new single rectangular headlight design.

The base engine was a 200-cubic-inch (3.3-liter) V6 that developed 95 horsepower (71 kW), except in California where, to meet emissions standards, the 231-cubic-inch Buick engine was the base engine.

It was not available on Malibu passenger cars (with exception to coupe and sedan Malibu 9C1 police vehicles).

Among GM makes, at least, the era of bigness was fading into history, overtaken by a new age of efficiency and economy.

Twin Turbo EL CAMINO -- (1/4 Mile & Review)

GuelphRacing:

- Check out this custom built 350ci twin turbo El Camino!
Found bracket racing at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga ON.
All right, so what's the setup here, what's the engine it's a 350 small block Chevy
Yeah, it's bottom-end. Zz4 crate bottom end heads are worked over two to one
I like to or to 160 valves a lot of port work done the intake sport matched
Bottom end is basically the Chevy performance
Crate motor it's forced crank aluminum pistons
Standard aluminum rods. It's nothing fancy, but it's a 4 bolt main strong bottom end
turbo cable
Look it's custom except for the headers. The headers is all CX Racing intercooler 6 Racing
Okay, and then all the exhaust for turbo work was done at SPI tuning I didn't done to us
They did a lot of work themselves. Yes, the fuel injection on top is
EFI buy Holly's not apply price Holly Holly EFI the sniper kit
It's the original one which wasn't built for boost, but I had to remap by Holly. They sent it back now
It's good enough for boost. It's built for about 600 horsepower. Everything puts over well over 600 horsepower down
So it's it's it's exceeding what its limitations are right now
So you clean 20 20 pounds 20 pounds blue the blue the left turbo but 15 pounds
We were running consistently ten sevens ten seconds ten sevens at 123 the 20 pounds
We were I let out at the thousand. Mm-hmm when I saw the smoke he had ran a 10-7 at 124 let up
So the thing was going for a low ten I was going for a while
Probably a load like a 10 to turbo couldn't hold it. No turbo just couldn't hold it
So now we know any better than just EBA turbos. Really? Yeah. Garrett again 37 bucks full of spares
The truck weights 3,200 pounds and made on seven pounds I made 435 and 609
Ok, so I've made good and made a ton of torque on 20 pounds
I have no idea what it makes 435 435 more times is six hundred foot-pounds of torque a la Tour diesel torque
This is it's basically truck net. The heads are worked over truck head
So they're made to make torque, but the amount of torque that are making was unexpected even by SBI
Mmm, yeah, the back end is still a Chevy ten bolt a ten and a seven and 1/2 inch 10 volt rear end
370 years Auburn center section Moser axles. The the diff is a th 350 built locally at all the transmission
I'm sorry. No, that's a guy got in golf that built this one. But okay locally built
It's been holding out since the turbo, but every of everything is held up. It's it's been a build for about four years
Okay started as a 16 second car running it as hard to stop just Ronnie as hard as I could what comes in these guys?
know what came in it was a it was a
289 or to a at 263 something very small because a 4.4 liter v8. Okay, and they were the Super Sport
They made a hundred horsepower
Yeah
Something. Yeah, so that was a super sport of that year
we say stigers on this at
twenty eight by ten and a half in the rear and then just standard four and a half by I
Think twenty six on the front, okay
It's uh, I think it's pro bracket tire right now. And this is a fiberglass for a full fiberglass front clip
I drive it on the street
It's got turning signals. It's got headlights. It's I've never had an issue with any
Exhaust work or any issues at the coughs. It's been a fun car to drive on the street
I got away with it cuz it's an old car. Yeah
You're gonna come up close to see that's fiberglass seams. It. Looks like it's just a different color exactly
It's treating train is a th 353 speed so it's just a standard of slab shift three-speed
Yeah, probably gonna go to a teach 400 next if this one doesn't hold out with this
It's everything's held up so far except for that turbo, but yeah, I don't need to replace it if I don't have to right now
Yeah, so what are you doing with this guy you race in a series racing. We just first time out up series
We did the CSCS today. Yeah a good time. I ran the Viet broke bracket class
Came second. I had to scroll off him. I find myself running faster than my own TT. I
Ran a hundred at ten nine at a Levin second
I was supposed to run 1100 at a 10-9 without knowing it doesn't ten-nine cuz I disqualified myself there
but no she was running great up until
the end of it today
Yeah first series for me
Woody, will you plans within future I want to do the Ontario Street outlaws
The rookie class Oh, they've got that rookie class going on. I've spoken to Paul himself
I want to I want to do it next year. So that's an 1150 index. That is yep. Yep
Yeah, run about this. It goes on the 7 pounds. It made ran 11 5 11 threes 11 5. It was consistent until 11:15
So it's about 7 pounds. That should do that. Just easily, you know, that's a cool class. There's a lot of cool cars, man
Yeah, maybe fun. Yeah, it'd be cool to see
Amen thanks for