Vehicle Description
You can get a pretty good idea of how nice this very impressive
1984 Chevrolet El Camino SS is just from the photos. It's still
quite affordable and represents a massive bang for the buck, but
the quality and classic look make it far more desirable than your
average bargain-basement beater.
Let's start with the bodywork, which is laser straight and doesn't
look like the beat-up old El Camino your gardener uses to haul
tools. As a lifetime southern car, it's quite clean and you will
definitely be impressed by the quality of the two-tone finish. The
handsome black-over-silver paint job makes it look sleek and
contemporary, and with a mild chin spoiler and red stripes to
highlight the fender openings, it has a long, low look that works
rather well. A cowl induction hood gives this SS a distinctive
performance look, but they retained all the original chrome,
including the front and rear bumpers and the factory-style SS
decals look right. The bed doesn't look like it ever had to work
for a living, and is as nice as the rest of the car and is now
protected by a bedliner, so it can still do a few chores around the
house if needed. The entire look is one that will have people
thinking it should have cost a lot more than it does.
The interior offers the same custom "is it stock or not?" vibe,
with a black vinyl split bench seat, door panels, and matching
black carpets, which still look quite good, although the door
panels might be getting a little tired. This Elky is also loaded
with options, including A/C, power windows and locks, a tilt
steering column, cruise control, and remote mirrors. The black
upholstery works quite well with the sleek black and silver
bodywork and easily sheds that stodgy 1980s GM image that the Monte
Carlo and El Camino seemed to share. A column-mounted shifter means
there's adequate room for three, and drop-down armrests make it
comfortable for two. Clean, round instruments in the original
instrument cluster that look like they belong in a Camaro instead
of a truck, and they lend a racy vibe to the otherwise all-business
Elky. The stereo has been upgraded to an AM/FM/CD head unit, but
that seems to be the only notable modification.
The original 305 cubic inch V8 still does its thing under the hood,
offering good torque and adequate performance that suits a
truck/car like this. It's mostly stock and in 1984 it was torquey
enough to be a real handful on the street when the bed was empty,
so it's a lot of fun to drive. It's tidy enough with lots of recent
service items, including an R134a conversion for the A/C system,
and despite being a small block Chevy V8, it appears to be almost
completely stock. It runs smoothly and starts easily, and between
that TH350 3-speed automatic transmission and the 10-bolt with
highway-friendly gears inside, this El Camino cruises easily around
town or cross-country. The underside is shockingly clean (take a
look at the photos!) and offers a recent exhaust system and shocks,
so it's ready to rock. Contrasting Rally wheels finish the look
with BFGoodrich T/A radials so it sits just right.
The clean bodywork alone is enough to make you want to take this
car home, and there's simply no way you could duplicate this El
Camino for anywhere near the asking price. Call us today!
