Vehicle Description
A redesigned A-body platform translated into a longer wheelbase for
Chevrolet's 1968 El Camino. Sales went up by 20 percent to 41,791 -
a new high for the car. That record then soared to more than 57,000
in 1972, the last year for the Coke-bottle-shaped Chevelle body
that had debuted four years before.
Popularity of V-8 engines was on the rise, and by 1969, 94 percent
of that year's El Camino run was ordered with either a small-block
or big-block. The latter group consisted of the SS 396 rendition,
introduced the year before. Like its Malibu-based counterpart, the
SS 396 El Camino came standard with a blacked-out grille, bulging
hood and a 325-horsepower 396-cid Mk IV V-8. Again like its
passenger-car cousin, the Super Sport El Camino appeared in two
forms in 1970: an SS 396 and SS 454. Most prized in the latter
ranks were the super-rare LS6 version and their 450 wild
horses.
This very special truck must be seen to be appreciated. Powered by
a 454 cid engine matched to an automatic transmission, it features
PPG Le Mans Blue base/clear paint. A frame-off nut and bolt
restoration with less than 1,000 miles since completion, it
includes factory air conditioning and heater, plus power disc
brakes, power steering, a new exhaust, new tires, new interior,
12-bolt rear end and new wiring harness.
