Chevy El Camino First Year

Introduced in the 1959 model year in response to the success of the ford ranchero pickup its.
Chevy el camino first year. The chevrolet el camino is a pickup coupé utility vehicle that was produced by chevrolet between 1959 60 and 1964 1987. 136800k184974 the el camino is a coupé utility vehicle that was produced by chevrolet between 1959 60 and 1964 1987. Though the ranchero was a steady seller the first incarnation of the el camino was not and chevy discontinued it after just two years. Among the first hybrid vehicles in the history of the automotive industry the chevrolet el camino a combination car truck featured the practicality of a pickup truck while maintaining performance car status.
Standard v 8 in 1964 was a 283 small block but two versions of the 327 small block were soon added. Air adjustable shocks were available and were installed on the el camino for the first time this year. A new el camino based on the powerful chevelle emerged four years later and proved to be a winner. After selling 22 246 el caminos that first year only 14 163 found new homes in 1960 and chevy pulled the plug.
It was the last year of arguably the best series of el camino and the first year of ford s all new torino based ranchero. In 1964 the company introduced a new version this one. 1967 models received a new grille and front bumper as well as an optional vinyl roof. Second generation 1964 1967 chevrolet introduced an all new el camino in 1964.
Unlike a standard pickup truck the el camino was adapted from the standard two door chevrolet station wagon platform and integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. Unlike a pickup truck the el camino was a. Wrapping windshield flat top extreme sculpturing the first el camino was a study in magnificent extremes. Showcase vintage models like the el camino in their showrooms while awaiting a possible new release.
1970 chevrolet el camino ss vin. Yet again chevy decided to make some appearance changes to the elky. Muscle car madness reached its peak in about 1970 but the aftereffects were still burning bright in 1972. Ford was first in the car truck parade with the 1957 ranchero but you could argue that chevy had its own car truck back in the late 1930s when it offered a truck bed attached to the trunk of chevy coupes.
It would be placed on a 3 year hiatus after 1960. A first generation 1959 el camino. It seems yearly redesigns were the trend for the chevrolet of the 60s. It was a pivotal year for the car truck platform known as el camino for chevrolet and ranchero for ford.
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