![]() Van Nuys, California, United States, ( Van Nuys Assembly) Norwood, Ohio, United States, ( Norwood Assembly) Lakewood, Georgia, United States, ( Lakewood Assembly) Janesville, Wisconsin, United States, ( Janesville Assembly) īaltimore, Maryland, United States, ( Baltimore Assembly)įlint, Michigan, United States, ( Flint Assembly) The original El Camino and Ranchero would compete directly only in the 1959 model year. In 1959, Chevrolet responded with the El Camino to compete with Ford's full-sized Ranchero. of an automobile platform based coupé utility. In 1957, Ford introduced the Ranchero, and established a new market segment in the U.S. The body style did not reappear on the American market until the release of the 1957 Ford Ranchero.īoth the coupé utility and the similar open-topped roadster utility continued in production, but the improving economy of the mid- to late-1930s and the desire for improved comfort saw coupé utility sales climb at the expense of the roadster utility until, by 1939, the latter was all but a fading memory. General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden also produced a Chevrolet coupé utility in 1935, and Studebaker produced the Coupé Express from 1937 to 1939. Bandt went on to manage Ford's Advanced Design Department, being responsible for the body engineering of the XP, XT, XW, and XA series Ford Falcon utilities. Ford designer Lew Bandt developed a suitable solution, and the first coupé utility model was released in 1934. įord Australia was the first company to produce a coupé utility as a result of a 1932 letter from the wife of a farmer in Victoria, Australia, asking for "a vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays". The concept of a two-door vehicle based on a passenger car chassis with a tray at the rear began in the United States in the 1920s with the roadster utility (also called "roadster pickup" or "light delivery") models. Renamed Caballero in 1978, it was also produced through the 1987 model year. GMC's badge engineered El Camino variant, the Sprint, was introduced for the 1971 model year. Production resumed for the 1964–1977 model years based on the Chevelle platform, and continued for the 1978–1987 model years based on the GM G-body platform.Īlthough based on corresponding General Motors car lines, the vehicle is classified in the United States as a pickup. ![]() Introduced in the 1959 model year in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero coupé utility, its first run, based on the Biscayne's B-body, lasted only two years. 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. This vehicle is for sale locally and we reserve the right to end the auction early.The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959––1987. We will also assist the shipping company with the loading of the vehicle. Out of state buyers, we will provide inside storage for a reasonable amount of time after full payment is made to allow for shipping arrangements. *** PayPal deposit is required within 24 hours of auction end - full payment due 3 days after auction end *** The little number next to your user name is your feedback score*** ***If you have a feedback score of less than 15 please email or call prior to bidding or your bid will be removed. For more info, or to see the car in person please call (203) 912-2206. If you need more time for either of those pleasearrange that with me before bidding. A $500PayPal deposit is required 24 hours from auction end, and full payment due 3 days from auction end. If you have a feedback score of less than 15 please contact me before you bid, if you're a serious buyer you should have no issue with that. Please read everything in this listing before bidding. Please scroll to the bottom of this listing to see a YouTube video tour of the car running and driving. People stop and check it out where ever it goes. With a little bit of finishing work this would be a really cool car. It does also have a small rotted spot in the bed by the driver rear wheel well. changing a floor pan in this car is pretty easy though. The car has new quarters, it will need some floor work on the driver side. It will need a longer steering shaft, the 4 wheel drive linkage hooked up and some general going through before it would be complete. The guy that was building the car passed away before he could finish. The car starts right up and runs and drives the way it is, but it will need some finishing here and there to be perfect. The car is sitting on an 87 K5 Blazer frame, it has brand new wheels and brand new 33" BFG tires. 305 V8, automatic transmission, true SS car. Lifted 1987 Chevy El Camino SS monster truck. 1987 Chevrolet El Camino Monster Additional Info:
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