Betcha y’all didn’t know 289

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October 16, 1958, Chevrolet begins to sell a car-truck hybrid that it calls the El Camino. Inspired by the Ford Ranchero, which had already been on the market for two years, the El Camino was a combination sedan-pickup truck built on the Impala body, with the same “cat’s eye” taillights and dramatic rear fins. It was, ads trilled, “the most beautiful thing that ever shouldered a load!” “It rides and handles like a convertible,” Chevy said, “yet hauls and hustles like the workingest thing on wheels.”

[squonk 48,155]

Looks like you made it out ok Richard! 

 

My family was a GM family in the 50' s through the 70's. Grandmother had a 59 Biscayne with the cat eyes and bat wings and then a 60 Impala. Uncle graduated from college with a 57 Belair and traded it for a brand new 65 Impala SS. He later had a 73 El Camino which was based on the Malibu. I was thinking about that car/truck the other day. I took my dog for a walk in my old home town and drove by a shop and lo and behold there's an identical El Camino on a lift! I wonder what became of Waldo's El that drove him nuts?

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29 minutes ago, squonk said:

59 Biscayne with the cat eyes and bat wings

A good friend's dad managed East Syracuse and one of his fringe benefits was new cars for him and his wife. When the 59s came out she refused to give up the 58. she kept it until the 61s came out.           3

 

 

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4 hours ago, squonk said:

Looks like you made it out ok Richard! 

And didn't miss a beat!

Pun intended

[c-series don 12,483]

I remember going with my step grandpa in his mid seventies El Camino and wood deck converted boat trailer to pick up my new Work Horse GT-1800 in 1984. 

[Beap52 2,509]

Here's mine.  I probably posted it's picture before but if a fellow only has one...   Bought it new in 1971 for $3,688-still have paperwork.  I like to tell folks "Two more payments and this puppy is mine!"   Had it restored twenty five or so years ago.  Drive it about one thousand miles a  year.  Just got through replacing the points and condenser.  Local auto supply sold me a lifetime warranty set in 2013--good grief the price of points and condensers have went up--$64 if I had to pay for them.