Vehicle Description
Quality custom work throughout this build really sets this El
Camino apart from other ones. It started by pulling the rust-free
body off for a ground up restoration. The look of the body was
cleaned up with some well-known street rodding techniques, and the
look of the interior was created from scratch by some first-class
custom work to integrate a '59 Impala dash into the car. The
results are impressive, unique, and outstanding.
When you shave the door handles, mirrors and emblems for that super
clean, street rod look, you better get the body work right because
that's what it's all about at that point. They certainly got it
right. The panel fit is outstanding and the black paint on those
long gently curving body panels reflect the light in smooth lines.
Up front the look is kept clean by integrating LED turn signals
into the headlights leaving nothing else but the grill of
horizontal black and chrome with a sharp looking bumper underlining
it. The black paint flows smoothly up and over the big block hood
that incorporates a hood mounted tachometer. At the back is a
perfectly finished tailgate with some outstanding custom air brush
work underlined by another bright and shiny bumper. Raise the
tonneau cover and check out the gorgeous all wood bed done in
Poplar with polished stainless strips. There is a tilt up section
near the cab that has the battery mounted on one side and plenty of
additional storage too.
Open the door and get ready to feast your eyes on this custom Red
interior. The show starts innocently enough with a simple door
panel of horizontal lines with a slash of chrome across the top.
Then your eyes are drawn in to a red '59 Impala steering wheel with
its chrome inverted V horn ring mounted on a tilt column. It looks
unique and awesome and things just keep getting better with the
rest of the bright red dash also from that same Impala. You can
imagine the work involved in making all those curves flow smoothly
and fit into this Camino. There was all new wiring run behind it
and Classic Instruments gauges trimmed in chrome look fantastic
nestled down into their pods. The factory air that this car came
with was updated to a Vintage Air R134 system and an
AM/FM/Satellite radio was installed for your listening pleasure.
The bucket seats are factory Camino as is the console with the
Lokar shifter rising high out of it for the automatic
transmission.
Under the hood you will find an engine that is dressed out nicely
and pumped up so that there is no doubt this sweet ride is for both
show and go. It is a 350 cubic inch engine bored .030 over then
fitted with 10.5:1 pistons and a mild cam driven by a Pete Jackson
gear drive. (you gotta love that sound!) A chrome air topper and an
Edelbrock carb feeds the engine through an aluminum intake. Finned
aluminum valve covers look great painted red with brushed tops and
Hedman headers get the exhaust heading out to dual Flowmaster
mufflers that exit out just behind the rear wheels. Power is sent
back through a 3-speed automatic trans to a 10-bolt rear end with
3.31 gears that rides on '67 Chevelle springs. Power front disc
brakes insure that you can haul this ride back down from speed and
the rubber meets the road through 255/45/R18s in the back and
225/45R17s in the front mounted on Show Wheels.
A super clean look, awesome custom interior, and a healthy V8. Come
on down and check out this unique El Camino. And ask your
salesperson about the book full of build receipts while you are
here.