I always thought it was funny that everyone lambasted the hell out of Pontiac for all of the plastic cladding on their cars, so GM put the exact same garbage on the Avalanche.
LOL man they are bringing decent prices for shitboxes!!! I have a 60 Elky Project that I want to finish, but I wanna drive NOW! I got my dad his 71Ss 454 and he damn near daily drives it. So now I got a G-Body. I will never own the big ole ugly years.
I had a GF one time who was a teacher. Had summers off so she mowed lawns, excellent tan, decent workout, made some cash. Me thinking I'm a good guy offered to buy her a 72' El Camino that a guy I knew had to haul her lawn care stuff. She flipped the F out at the idea. I will have one some day for that reason alone. It won't be "nice". I'm thinking 70s Streetfreak, all jacked up with aluminum slots and N-50s on the rear. Tunnelram or something as equally impractical sticking through the hood.
I dunno, I could probably be persuaded to drive this one... https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/cto/d/stillwater-1968-el-camino/7136965559.html
Utes aren't my thing but timely this thread popped up after I saw this: https://www.hotrod.com/articles/street-freak-home-built-1959-chevy-el-camino-wows-sema-fans/
I'm usually pretty good at stringing a few words together, but that ugly motherfucker has rendered me speechless.
About as ugly as a name and number scratched into a shit house door at the county fair...and that HP through a 700R4 has me cringing...
Caleb and I just got done with a 64 C10 project. The 700R4 makes it a lot more useable for that very reason. Now get over here and buy some race bikes from me. The c10 needs a blower.
I think of the Taco as a daily driver / Everyman pickup. Did the El Camino fit the same market space?
Call or text me! I know there’s a 150r over there but what else ya got? I’m almost ready to start fixing stuff up again
That's my opinion. Love the El Camino, doesn't handle so great, love the taco, handles great for what it is.
I’m pretty sure the designer at GM who made the Avalanche spent considerable time sketching out toy trucks at Nylint. Poor fucker couldn’t even get a job at Tonka, it’s only natural he’d land at GM.
Don't know what year it was, but I saw a VERY clean El Camino last night at an intersection after leaving Burger King. Made me think of this thread. Probably headed home from some car club night at a local parking lot....they have them a lot in this area during the Summer on Friday nights. White with a black rally stripe in the middle....that baby was pristine.
Just having this one finished up. Small block stroker w/supercharger , independent rear suspension. It was originally done by a friends father around 25 years ago, I purchased it around 7 years ago after sitting in our storage building for as long as I can remember. Needed to be restored again but since its been inside the whole time it wasn't that difficult. Color change and some wheels and good to go. I was never and El Camino fan but always liked this one.
