Vehicle Description
1959 Chevrolet El Camino� First year for the El Camino Fully
restored with more than $70,000 invested New white exterior and
many new chrome pieces New and correct red and houndstooth interior
350 CID V-8 engine making 330 hp with dual exhausts T700R4
four-speed automatic transmission Air-conditioning, power steering
and power brakes with Wilwood front discs New suspension and
linkage Fewer than 200 miles added since restoration � Is it a car
or a truck? That's what many people in the 1950s wondered when Ford
and Chevrolet unveiled coupe pickups in 1957 and 1959,
respectively. MotoeXotica Classic Cars is proud to offer this 1959
El Camino. Built in GM's Van Nuys, California assembly plant, it
has resided in San Juan Capo, California with the previous owner
and sold on a California Title.� Vinyl inside (code 803) and had
tinted glass and a padded dash among its factory accessories. It
has been recently restored, with more than $70,000 invested and
fewer than 200 miles on the clock since restoration. Finished in a
new show quality white coat, the El Camino's paint and trim are in
very good condition with many new chrome pieces. The El Camino's
windows are in very good order. The lights are in excellent
condition while the bodywork is straight and solid. The engine bay
is extremely tidy and the battery looks new. The cargo area is in
very good order and the chrome bumpers are in excellent order and
fit tightly to the body. Under the hood is a crate 350 CID V-8
engine with the Holley Street Avenger carburetor and the engine
breathes through dual exhausts and making 330 horsepower. The motor
is buttoned to a T700R4 four-speed automatic transmission. Driver
convenience features include air-conditioning, power steering and
power brakes with Wilwood front discs. This El Camino rolls on Toyo
low-profile radials, size 245/35ZR20 in front and 285/30ZR22 in
back. Each tire surrounds an Intro five-spoke alloy wheel. The
wheels and tires are in very good condition. Inside, the new red
interior with Houndstooth trim is in overall excellent shape. The
bench seat looks fantastic, the matching red carpeting, the red
headliner and the two-spoke red and white steering wheel are all in
nearly ideal shape. The padded instrument panel, with its full
array of gauges is in similar condition, as are the inner door
panels.� Fuel gauge and horn are inop. The El Camino was introduced
for the 1959 model year, two years after Ford's Ranchero. According
to Chevrolet stylist Chuck Jordan, GM�Harley Earl�had suggested a
coup� pickup in 1952. Like the Ranchero, it was based on an
existing and modified platform, the new-for-1959�Brookwood�two-door
station wagon, itself based on the completely redesigned, longer,
lower and wider full-sized Chevrolet. Highly stylized, the El
Camino initially sold 50 percent more briskly than the more
conservative Ranchero, some 22,000 to 14,000. Unlike the Brookwood
wagon and a�sedan delivery�variant, the El Camino was available
with any full-sized Chevrolet drivetrain. It came in a single trim
level, its exterior using the mid-level Bel-Air's trim and the
interior of the low-end Biscayne. Its chassis featured Chevrolet's
"Safety-Girder" X-frame design and a full-coil suspension, both
introduced in the 1958 model year. The 119-inch wheelbase was 1.5
inches longer, and the El Camino's payload rating ranged from 650
to 1150 pounds, with gross vehicle weights ranging from 4400 to
4900 pounds depending on powertrain and suspension. The somewhat
soft passenger car suspension of the base model left the vehicle
level without a load, in contrast to the Ranchero, where its
standard 1100-pound rated heavy duty rear springs gave it a
distinct rake when empty. The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the
first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of
wood. The floor was a corrugated sheetmetal insert, secured with 26
recessed bolts. Concealed beneath it was the floor pan from the
Brookwood two-door wagon, complete with foot wells. Box capacity
was almost 33 cubic feet. Among the performance engines offered
were a 283-cid Turbo-jet V-8 with two- or four-barrel carburetion,
several Turbo-Thrust 348-cid V-8s with four-barrel or triple
two-barrel carburetors and two 283-cube Ramjet Fuel Injection V-8s.
Hot Rod�Magazine tested an El Camino equipped with the hottest
powertrain combination available in early 1959�a 315 horsepower
triple-carb, solid-lifter 348 V-8 mated to a four-speed. Staff
testers clocked 0-60�mph times of around seven seconds, estimated
top speed at 130�mph and predicted 14-second/100-mph quarter-mile
performance with a rear-axle ratio suitable for drag racing
installed. A total of 22,246 El Caminos were produced for 1959.
That bested the count of 21,706 first-year Rancheros made in 1957
and the 14,169 Ford sedan pickups built in direct competition for
the 1959 model year. If you're looking for a classic coupe pickup
with style, if you collect classic Chevrolets or if you want
something different to add to your collection, look no further than
this El Camino. From its bat-wing and cat's eye rear to its quad
headlights and chrome grille, it is drenched in late 1950s motifs
and character. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars and see it for
yourself. VIN: H59L173416 This car is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 175 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO
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