6/23/2023 0 Comments 60s el camino![]() ![]() Interestingly the El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of wood which was a corrugated sheet metal insert providing box capacity of almost 33 cubic feet. The softer passenger car suspension of the El Camino gave it a lower profile look in contrast to the Ranchero where standard HD rear springs gave it a distinct rake when empty. Its chassis featured Chevrolet's "Safety-Girder" X-frame design and a full-coil suspension on a 119-inch wheelbase. The similar but less flamboyant 1960 model started at $2366 for the six-cylinder model another $107 for a Turbo-Jet 283V8 two-barrel. The initial El Camino was based on the new-for-1959 full-sized Chevrolet Brookwood two-door station wagon that was now longer, lower and wider. As a result, the market timing seemed right this time even though the concept was not new given the Studebaker Coupé Express and the stylish Hudson utility coupe pickups of the 30’s and 40’s. The El Camino design had been influenced by the earlier introduction of Chevrolet's Cameo pickup and similar Dodge, Ford, and International pickups offering passenger-car styling features like flush-side cargo boxes with fiberglass rear fenders, two-tone paint, a relatively luxurious interior for the times, as well as an optional V8 engine, automatic transmission, and power assists. The first generation was based on the full size Chevy and introduced as a more highly stylized response to the success of the more conservative styled Ford Ranchero. The Chevrolet El Camino is the automobile based coupé utility/pickup that was produced in 1959–-87. LMC is proud to offer for sale this 1960 Chevrolet El Camino. ![]() Roman Red and White with Red/White interior If you want to inspect it live, this Chevy is parked in El Paso, Texas.Chevrolet El Camino Camino 1960 General description : eBay seller elpasoconnection isn’t willing to sell this pickup for beer money, as they hope someone would eventually agree to pay $7,000 for it. If you believe that a 1960 El Camino sells for cheap, you’re very wrong. The engine under the hood is obviously gone, but this shouldn’t necessarily be a problem, given how most El Caminos end up restomoded and therefore use another powerplant. In other words, not only that it’s very rusty, but this El Camino also lacks many parts, therefore making it even harder to give it a second chance. The interior is also entirely missing, and the front seat in the picture comes from a Pontiac. ![]() While on the outside the body looks in an average shape, the floors already come with the typical holes in them, so if you believe the vehicle is worth a second chance, be ready for some serious patches. There’s rust pretty much everywhere you look, and it’s not just on the surface. This El Camino comes with nothing bad news, and at first glance, it has almost nothing that could convince us it’s worth a second chance.įirst of all, let’s state the obvious and tell our readers the pickup comes in a very, very, very rough condition. In addition to refining its iconic models like the Impala and the Corvette, Chevrolet also invested in a new pickup, this time the Greenbrier, based on the Corvair and at some level supposed to replace El Camino. ![]() The GM brand discontinued the El Camino, trying to focus on the models that brought home the bacon. ![]()
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