For Sale: 1960 Chevrolet El Camino in Torrance, California

1960 CHEVROLET EL CAMINO CUSTOM PICK UP454 BIG BLOCK V8 ENGINE4 SPEED 'MUNCIE' MANUAL TRANSMISSIONPOSI TRACTION REAR END WITH 308 GEARSCUSTOM 'WHITE OVER HUGGER ORANGE' PAINTCUSTOM VALVE COVERS & AIR CLEANERELECTRIC CHOKEPOLISHED CUSTOM RIMSPOWER ADJUSTABLE BUCKET SEATSCUSTOM STEERING WHEELNEW GAUGES & RADIOFRONT DISC BRAKESDUAL EXHAUSTS The El Camino was introduced in 1959 and proved to be a highly stylized competitor to the more conservative Ford Ranchero and which would go on to easily outsell its rival. It came in a single trim level, its exterior using the Bel-Air trim, with the interior of the Biscayne. The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of wood with the floor having a corrugated sheetmetal insert, secured with 26 recessed bolts. The renown and respected Hot Rod? magazine conducted a test of an El Camino equipped with the hottest powertrain combination available in early 1959, the 315 bhp triple-carb, solid-lifter 348 V8 mated to a four-speed was clocked at 0-60 mph in around seven seconds, with an estimated top speed at 130 mph! The very similar, but slightly less flamboyant 1960 model again had a Bel Air look, with that series' bright-metal "Jet" appliqu? and narrow trailing molding used to accent the rear quarters.