re: I want an El Camnio so bad

I had a 1968 Ford Ranchero that I paid one dollar for. Yep. One dollar. I bought a $35 battery and off I went for 3 years. I turned on the radio and counted to 27 and it came on.

Notoco used to have a fleet of El Camino’s in the vert early 80’s.

El Camino el el Camino.
The front is like a car and the back is like a truck
El Camino el el Camino
The front is where you drive and the back is where you frick

Get yourself a holden ute from down under

In America (where we speak English) it's called The Camino.

I actually saw one the other day; told my 11 y/o that would be a cool car for him to have in high school. Of course i'd get to drive it too.

As with most 70’ era vehicles, they would never see 100k miles like current vehicles. However, they were a nice xover before that was even a category. The 70 SS 454 was a badass, just like its Chevelle brother. The 77 SS wasn’t a performer but was a very nice vehicle. Loaded with all creature comforts, even swivel bucket seats to ease ingress/egress. Overall, sweet vehicles and def have a cult following.

I owned a 72 El Camino in the early to mid eighties while I was in high school. I took that sucker, painted it 79 corvette red with fine gold dust, added rims, air shocks,and totally rebuilt the engine. Made a 350 that would run around 11.00 in the quarter and won quite a bit of money red light to red light around baton rouge in the 84-85 time frame.

Would love to have that car back. I have been looking on some ad sites and for a rusted out junker that would need total restoration is running anywhere from 6-10 thousand. I sold my car in 87 for $500 due to a trashed transmission.
I know CSB but I really liked the car.

Next year is the 60th anniversary and it was a pretty versatile vehicle. Lose the air shocks, add air bags and the F41 suspension and you have a great car/truck ride
Funny how manufacturers are now trying to make SUVs and P/U's ride like cars.

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Ford...no.

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Not sure if that was a downvote for Ford's alternative in the Ranchero. I got a deal on one that I couldn't pass up back in 78 on a 75 Ranchero with under 20K miles, 351 Windsor engine, C-4 auto transmission (would have preferred standard), power steering and brakes, A/C but only an AM/FM radio later upgraded to a radio/cassette player with added speakers.

Got the vehicle for $1700 and it was like new. Kept that vehicle until 95 when I bought a new pickup truck and actually gave it away to a good friend of mine who had admired it for years.

Loved driving that Ranchero and the only thing that got a bit squirrely about it was when not carrying anything in the back and driving on wet/damp roads, the back end would easily break away with little pressure on the gas pedal. It was easily one of the nicest driving vehicles I've owned and I could steer that thing with a single finger on the wheel.

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I have been looking on some ad sites and for a rusted out junker that would need total restoration is running anywhere from 6-10 thousand.

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Yep, kinda like the 80s model C10 pickup craze. Prices on those have gone through the roof, as well. Hindsight, I would’ve kept my black 86 Silverado Stepside. First vehicle I ever bought new. Ordered from Polk Chevrolet for the total sum of $10,996 and a monthly note of $258.40.