CC-El Camino

One of the weirdest vehicles that came in to production has got to be Chevy’s El Camino. It came in to production in 1959. The El Camino is a car and truck mix. Its front end was a car while the rear end was a truck bed. It was based off of Chevy’s Impala platform. The El Camino was in production from 1959 to 1960. Then Chevy discontinued it for four years. Then in 1964, it was put back in production. This time it was based off of one of Chevy’s well known muscle cars, the Chevelle. Even though it was based off of the Chevelle, it didn’t have the high performance engine options that the Chevelle had. The 1964 El Camino had three engine options. The first two were 283 v8’s. One produced 195 horsepower while the other produced 220 horsepower. The third was a 327 v8 that produced 250 horsepower. The 1965 model had two new engines added to the lineup. They both were 327 v8’s. One made 300 horsepower while the other pumped out 350 horsepower. In 1967 the El Camino only had two engines in the lineup. They were both the new 396 v8’s. One made 325 horsepower while the other made 350 horsepower. In 1968, a 375 horsepower version of the 396 v8 was added to the lineup. The lineup of these three engines lasted until 1970. In 1970 there were completely new engine options. These options were the 350 v8 that made 300 horsepower, two 402 v8’s that made 350 horsepower and 375 horsepower, and two 454 v8’s that made 360 horsepower and 450 horsepower. In 1971 the 1970 engine options dropped in horsepower, but still produced a decent amount. Then they were decreased again. Only the 454 v8’s produced a decent enough amount of horsepower. By 1973, the El Camino was on the decline and would eventually end. The El Camino was one of the weirdest vehicles created and lasted an impression on the people of the muscle car age.