![]() ![]() It’s nice to see a non-SS model occasionally. SS models seem to be the ones restored most often. I wasn’t negatively affected by the fact it wasn’t an SS model. It was still fairly original and I liked that it hadn’t been modified over the years, with the exception of a massive sound system and 17” Cragar S/S mag wheels. I found this 1968 El Camino sitting for sale on the oval track at the Charlotte Auto Fair in the Spring of 2011 and it won me over. I went without an El Camino for about 15 years and realized I was really missing having one. That was one amazing ride– a high performance “winged” truck! One of the ’60 models had a 348 cubic-inch 3X2 engine with a 4-speed from the factory. Over the ’80s and ’90s, I was lucky enough to own 2 different 1960 El Caminos. After I got my driver’s license I was finally able to buy my first used ’72 Red El Camino. And then in my Hot Wheels collection as a kid, my favorite car was the burnt orange “Custom Fleetside” that appeared to be an El Camino, but was actually designed after a ’67-’68 Chevy truck front clip with an El Camino style roof line and bed.įast forward a number of years to the late ’70s. I can remember my next door neighbor in the early ’60s, who worked for the phone company, had a “work truck” 1957 Ranchero that I always loved. ![]() My infatuation with El Caminos and the concept of a car-truck hybrid design started at a very young age of probably 7-8 years old. im glad there are people out there who love the 73-77's though.Subtle mods and a stunning paint job make this 1968 El Camino unique but yeah man.not feeling the dash either, its like they tried to go lambo or ferrarri with the leather wrap on the dash, but the seats are still the worst. dream car for me is a 70-72 monte carlo, 68-69 chevelle, 68-72 cutlass/442, or 68-72 skylark/gs.too bad your in OK, i'd LOVE to take that olds off your hands, too bad i dont still live in texas. I love the chevelles, but we already got two of them in the fam. Everything else in the interior looks OK to me. Wow, I just noticed that everyone is knocking the seats, but what is an eyesore for me is the dashpad! Someone needs slapped for that crappy job. I'm probably gonna end up keeping it mainly because I'm an Olds guy & can't bring myself to part with my only BBO powered car. I also got a 72 Cutty project with a 455 that I'm up in the air about selling since I already have 2 Chevelles. That's the reason I traded Dan (BlackChevelleSS) two 71 Chevelles for a 73. For some reason I'd rather have the later models. I've owned several A-bodies, my first one was a 70 Chevelle. Rago wrote:LOL TWB, I'm probably the only guy to say I'd rather have a G3 believe it or not. i love my elco, and ill never get rid of it. not to mention all the work ive done to it to get it as nice as it i wouldnt have even been able to afford cause id still be paying off any of the cars i mentioned above for a couple more years.so i cant really complain, these cars aren't the best looking stock, but with the right stance they still look better than 95% of the stuff on the road, and with the money you save in buying a less popular car, you can get them going so fast that the only thing anyones gonna see is your tail lights as you fly by them anyways. To be honest, i wasnt a huge fan of the cars myself, until deals to by a 67 barracuda fastback, 71 charger, and several other cars went bad, and the 64 1/2 mustang convertible my grandparents planned on giving me to inherit that they bought new in 1963 had to be sold to pay to put my grandfather in a home due to alzheimers (or however its spelled), i settled on my 74 el camino, which was planned on being a turn and burn my girlfriends dad built with leftover parts from other projects, and i can honestly say im glad i did, sure, its not a 70 challenger, olds 442, or gto judge, but its never let me down, i can haul stuff, and ive had a lot of great memories in it the last two years. Look here for the love/hate comments previously mentioned: I don't agree with how they portray our cars as "ugly" (repeatedly), but at least someone is giving us recognition. The latest issue with the list of budget muscle has this site as one of the resources for these cars. He used us for what he needed & never came back, but he does at least give G3GM props every now & then. ![]() ![]() Yeah Johnny Hunkins is/was a member on here. TWBouska wrote:BTW guys, if you havent already, you should start keeping up with popular hot rodding, they show the 73-77 A body a lot more love than hot rod or car craft, im actually thinking about switching my subscription from hot rod runs out in december. ![]()
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