General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden also produced a Chevrolet coupé utility in 1935, and Studebaker produced the Coupé Express from 1937 to 1939.
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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. Davy E.The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959––1987.
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The black color motif is complemented by silver for the dash inlay and center console, with the former fitted with a full suite of custom gauges. The cabin space is equally well upgraded, and sports a black upholstery treatment for the custom bucket seats, carpeting, door panels, and dash.
This ’68 Chevrolet El Camino is also equipped with a custom air ride suspension setup, while a set of custom drilled and slotted disc brakes slow it at all four corners. The 454 breathes through a custom exhaust system and mates to the 700 R4 automatic transmission with overdrive.
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There’s also an aluminum radiator to keep it cool, plus a variety of polished engine parts to add to the underhood glitz. This Chevrolet El Camino is also equipped with a 454 V8 engine, which is topped by a set of Demon tri-power carburetors and aluminum heads. The bodywork and trim are show-quality level stuff, and it looks good riding on a set of Cragar wheels polished to a brilliant finish. The hard, crisp exterior lines are covered in Corvette Yellow paint, which is complemented by black stripes that run the circumference around the vehicle. This particular ’68 Chevrolet El Camino SS is a California car which received a full ground-up restoration. Such is the case with this 1968 Chevrolet El Camino SS, which is offered with a long list of goodies, all for a significantly reduced price. Between new parts, labor, and other miscellaneous upgrades, project cars can very quickly rack up some pretty steep bills.
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