![]() ![]() The chassis was Chevrolet’s “Safety-Girder” X-frame design which was introduced in 1958. During 1959, Chevrolet introduced the bat-wing Chevys and the El Camino was available with any of the trim and drivetrain options that the other cars had. When the El Camino production began in 1959, the Ford Ranchero had already been in production for two years. Chevrolet would respond to this competition with the 1959 El Camino. In 1957 Ford introduced the Ford Ranchero. During this time GMC had the Suburban Carrier with all the same features. Later, from 1937 to 1939, Studebaker manufactured the Coupe’ Express.Ĭhevrolet introduced the Cameo Carrier pickup truck in 1955, and while it was a type of light-duty pickup like the Chevrolet Task Force, it had fiberglass rear fenders, a great interior, slick two-tone paint and a V8 engine and automatic transmission. In 1935 the Australian subsidiary of General Motors’, Holden, came out with a Chevrolet coupe utility as well. While the body style of the El Camino didn’t make its debut on the North American market until 1957 with the Ford Ranchero, the first company to actually build a coupe utility was Ford Australia back in 1934. The El Camino had the body of an Impala with the Sedan pickup-truck back end and was one of the most iconic muscle cars of the 60’s and 70’s. ![]() Sports-styled Walnut Grain Plastic Steering Wheelħ.Known as the “business in the front, party in the back” vehicle to some, the classic Chevrolet El Camino combined both style and functionality in one vehicle. Transmission Oil Cooler (Discontinued December 1964) Superlift Rear Shock Absorbers with Automatic Level Controlģ.08:1, 3.36:1, and 3.70:1 Rear Axle Ratio w/ Positraction Manual transmissions were either 3 speeds or 4 speeds and the only available automatic transmission was the 2 speed Powerglide.Ībout 34,700 1964 Chevrolet El Caminos were produced.Įlectric Control Drivers Bucket Seat (Available May 1965)Ĭustom Deluxe Rear Seat Belts (Available March 1965)Ĭustom Rear Seat Belts (Available March 1965) Buyers who wanted more power could opt for a V8. Base power was had by one of two six cylinder engines. To complement the wide variety of available colors were the available drive train combinations that could be opted for on the 1965 El Camino. The buyer could have ordered a number of different El Camino exterior colors including Tuxedo Black, Ermine White, Mist Blue, Danube Blue, Willow Green, Cypress Green, Artesian Turquoise, Tahitian Turquoise, Madeira Maroon, Evening Orchid, Regal Red, Sierra Tan, Cameo Beige, and Crocus Yellow. Each configuration could be ordered with a six cylinder or V8 engine.Įl Camino interior colors were Aqua, Red, or Light Fawn. ![]() It featured classier trim such as bright body sill moldings, wheel opening moldings, bright roof drip moldings, windshield pillar moldings, door frame moldings, and chrome hood molding. The El Camino Custom was similar in trim to a 1965 Chevelle Malibu. The base level El Camino was similar in trim to a 1965 Chevelle 300 and lacked body side moldings. The 1965 El Camino trim was available in two levels including the base model El Camino and the El Camino Custom. The 1965 Chevrolet El Camino didn’t differ that much from the previous year, but the El Camino grille, bumper, parking lamps, and fenders were restyled. ![]()
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