Vehicle Description
1987 El Camino 'Choo-Choo Customs SS' Real Choo-Choo! The Last Year
for the El Camino by GM This one is a very dry and clean example of
the fabled Elky; A Very Sharp Vehicle with Striking Silver paint
and Stripes. Torque Style Wheels Provide Additional Styling and a
Wider Footprint for Traction and Handling. The Scoop'ed Hood
provides a Sharper transition to the Nose along with the Front and
Side Lower Spoilers. A Soft Lift Toneau Cover Keeps the Bed and
Your Contents Dry and Away from Nature's Elements and The Side
Rails Add a Finishing Jeweled Touch to the Truck Like Bed Area. The
Interior is Clean and The Air Conditioning Works Great! We Recently
Serviced it and the Elky is Ready to Roll! The Choo-Choo Customs,
Inc., El Camino SS model was available through any Chevrolet
dealership from 1983 through 1987. The "Choo-Choo SS" was an
appearance package only. Unlike earlier Chevrolet Super Sport
models, no performance enhancements were made to the production
Choo-Choo SS models. A very large percentage of the Choo-Choo
Customs, El Camino SS's were not factory Super Sports. That
percentage of SS's do not carry the RPO code "Z15", designating
Chevrolet Motor Division's "SS Sport Decor". All of the choo-Choo
Customs styling, protection and restoration components where
available to enthusiasts individually to create an El Camino of
their own. The original El Camino SS was produced by Choo-Choo
Customs for GM from mid-1983 until the El Camino series was
discontinued at the end of 1987. In addition to the aerodynamic
nose treatment that was the primary styling feature of all El
Camino SSs, all vehicles received graphics on the fascia, doors and
tailgate, and a small chrome train logo above the glove compartment
door. Vehicles manufactured in 1987 also have a Choo-Choo Customs
logo with train on the front fascia and tailgate. A limited number
of El Camino SS had aerodynamic-ground effect style side exhausts
with rectangular chrome exits. Early El Camino SS until mid-1985
used aluminum body side molding with a machine-turned center and
two vinyl inserts running full length of the molding. Later El
Camino SS used a more rounded style body side molding. Some
vehicles used factory side molding and fender well trim. Many El
Camino SS were equipped with aluminum wheels. Early vehicles had
center caps with styling holes. Later vehicles featured solid
center caps. Aluminum cargo rails were also installed on numerous
vehicles. *Choo-Choo Customs El Camino SS's also featured a
certification sticker mounted below the driver's side door striker.
*All Choo-Choo SSs had "Designer Series" emblems on the door
handles. *The front bumper ends were cut off and a portion of the
front bumper remained behind the front fascia of all Choo-Choo
Customs SS El Caminos. The parking light mounting and lenses are
unique. *Large SS graphic was used at the bottom of the front
air-dam when no front license plate was used. Smaller SS graphic
was used on the driver's side front below the parking light when a
front license plate was used. The production Choo-Choo graphics
came in only black or silver. *Many, but not all, Choo-Choo SS's
used an additional Choo-Choo Customs, Inc., "train" graphic. Often
found below the driver's side headlights and on the tailgate. It is
believed that Choo-Choo Customs, Inc., experimented with different
versions of their logo (train w/smoke trailing and CCC letters) in
multiple locations, front fascia and tailgate, throughout
1983-1987. *All Choo-Choo Customs El Camino SS's were "final
assembled" at Choo-Choo Customs, Inc's., headquarters in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. *Production figures for Choo-Choo Customs
El Camino SS (unaudited figures): 1983 - 587, 1984 - 1309, 1985 -
1198, 1986 - 995, 1987 - 861 (total of 4950) Choo-Choo Customs went
bankrupt in 1991, though it managed to rebound briefly. In the
early 2000's the company went out of business for good and Honest
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