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Best model year for the el Camino?

Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:35 pm
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:35 pm
I saw a sharp one at a restaurant today. I wouldn’t mind having one.

I kind of dig the ‘72.

This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 11:38 pm
Posted by Popths
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:40 pm to
69-72
Posted by Ping Pong
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:41 pm to
Posted by saturday
Pronoun (Baw)
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:43 pm to
I thought I would see every model of the El Camino in the OP so I could make my decision...
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:47 pm to
The 1970 SS is probably best of the bunch.


The 68 SS may be a bit better looking however.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:50 pm to
That’s killer
Posted by CockHolliday
Columbia, SC
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:51 pm to
El Camino, el el Camino
The front is like a car,
The back is like a truck,
The front is where you park,
The back is where you...

El Camino, el el Camino
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54369 posts
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:54 pm to
I'm not sure why, but the OG '58-'60 models have always appealed to me. I think it has to do with seeing some really cool customs made with them over the years.
Posted by Duane Dibbley
Red Dwarf
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 12:49 am to
I’ve always kind of liked the 1960 El Camino.

Posted by UPGDude
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 3:55 am to
1970 SS 454 LS6
Posted by Coeur du Tigre
It was just outside of Barstow...
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 4:16 am to
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1970 SS 454 LS6
Correct answer. The '72 has a somewhat more attractive grill and tail light assembly, but GM downgraded the 454 from 450hp to 425hp in 1971. Mainly due to changing from solid lifters to hydraulic and also use of a smaller carburetor. This elimnated the LS6 from production. From this point on all 454's were LS5's.

Posted by Reverend Jim
Member since Jul 2021
252 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 6:16 am to
quote:

The 1970 SS is probably best of the bunch.
Posted by YNWA
Member since Nov 2015
6708 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 6:23 am to
Just saw an El Camino with a camper shell on it. Looked pretty badass. Topper was sleek. Not big and boxy.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 7:33 am
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
11303 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 6:39 am to
I had a ‘69 Chevellle. The El Camino looks just like it down to the taillights so I’d go with that.

Elizabeth Cook- El Camino
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 6:45 am to


I'm partial to the 76. probably because I had one the looked very similar to this with a 305 V8

Wish I still had it.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Member since May 2013
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 6:50 am to
Here’s a ‘65 just to show the generation.

I personally like the later models.

This post was edited on 8/2/21 at 6:33 am
Posted by Loup
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Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:18 am to
I used to have a shoulder length mullet when I was on my tools. I was eating breakfast at a cracker barrel in Brookhaven, Ms and an elderly (~50) lady approached me and asked if she could take some pictures of me in her El Camino. I wish I had the pics. It looked similar to the one in the OP.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 7:20 am
Posted by Passing Wind
Dutchtown
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:22 am to
quote:

I used to have a shoulder length mullet. I was eating breakfast at a cracker barrel in Brookhaven, Ms and an elderly (~50) lady approached me and asked if she could take some pictures of me in her El Camino.

Sounds like the start of a Penthouse Story Letter
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
34488 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:26 am to
My dad had an 81 or so. It was basically a Monte Carlo. They’re pretty cool. They get a little land-yachty in the late 70’s.

Since I’ve got a Mustang, I’ve always had a thing for the old Falcon Rancheros.

Posted by Loup
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Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:28 am to
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Sounds like the start of a Penthouse Story Letter



She was not an attractive lady.
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