Vehicle Description
With the handsome good looks of a Chevelle and the utility of a
pickup, the El Camino offers the best of both worlds: performance
and practicality. This 1968 Chevrolet El Camino has been built to
further blur the lines that separate vehicles: performance, great
looks, and comfort.
The bodywork is nicely finished and the workmanship is shown to
great effect thanks to the beautiful bright red paint with black SS
stripes, which look just about right on this racy truck/car. These
vehicles typically led harder lives than your average Chevelle, and
finding a clean one, let alone investing enough to bring it to this
condition, is tough. Gaps are good and a lot of time was invested
in getting the body panels this straight when it was repainted a
few years ago, and there's very little wear and tear beyond some
polishing scratches that are just barely visible. The bed is
protected by a hard-shell tonneau cover and the bed was refinished
with gorgeous oak planks that look warm and inviting, but also mean
the bed is best used as the world's biggest trunk. Trim is bright
and well maintained, with good chrome on the bumpers, a stock
grille, and the trim around the bed is very nice, with no obvious
dings or damage from use. A black vinyl top is a rarely-seen option
but it looks remarkably good on this upscale El Camino.
The black interior is almost entirely new and features a pair of
neatly upholstered black buckets with red stripes that seem
appropriate. Carpets, headliner, and door panels are reproduction
pieces that look good and fit right, and the bucket seats make it
feel spacious in the cab. A custom center console has a carbon
fiber look and a Hurst shifter, which features a carbon fiber shift
ball for a high-tech look. Factory gauges are joined by a
column-mounted tach and auxiliary dials under the dash and the
wheel is from Budnik, and it works well the carbon accents. Cold
A/C is a nice touch in a car that's built to cruise, and you also
get an AM/FM/CD stereo head unit that really fills the small cabin
with sound. This El Camino has all the right stuff to make a
first-rate hobby car.
The engine is the original 327 cubic inch V8, which was recently
rebuilt and runs extremely well. It's got the usual upgrades
including an aluminum intake manifold, Holley 4-barrel carburetor,
full roller valvetrain, MSD ignition, ported heads, and long-tube
headers to help build torque. The engine bay is extremely sanitary
and clean, with a lot of dress-up items such as those chrome valve
covers and air cleaner as well as a custom serpentine belt drive
with polished accessories. The transmission is a 4-speed manual,
likely the car's original transmission, and it snaps through the
gears with authority. There's a recent Flowmaster dual exhaust
system that gives it a great performance sound and the 12-bolt rear
end feels like it has street-friendly gears inside. Handsome
polished Torque Thrust wheels stuff the wheel wells, wearing big
225/70/15 BFGoodrich T/A radials.
With a great deal of money spent recently, this is a good, clean El
Camino that's ready to enjoy. Turn on the A/C, crank up your
favorite tunes, and enjoy the ride. Call it a truck, call it a car,
either way you're going to love this El Camino. Call us today!