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2016 El Camino.....no, just no.
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Looks terrible to me. Holden makes one called the Ute that is a variant of the SS which Chevy sells already. To me an improvement.
http://bestcarmag.com/makes/Holden/UTE
Looks terrible to me. Holden makes one called the Ute that is a variant of the SS which Chevy sells already. To me an improvement.
http://bestcarmag.com/makes/Holden/UTE
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That said, slap a LS7 in one and I would drive it like I stole it.
Dad 5-31-13
With that said, I like this one. Kinda looks like a Monte Carlo - one of the few 2 door cars that I actually like.
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
I think Chevy has a bat scat crazy engineer locked up in a rubber room somewhere, and every few years he escapes and designs a car. Some of his previous efforts include the Corvair, the Vega, and the Chevette!
Jerry
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Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
A guess on my part, but it looks to me like it's based on the Camaro.
I kinda like it...
George Carlin
Granted, when I was younger, I did own a '67 Ranchero; 390 with c-6 auto, and drove the heck out of it...only blew the ring gear out 2 times. It was fun, but useless as a pick up.
^THIS^
It's like a Taurus Judge - not a good shotgun and not a good .45 Colt. The worst of both worlds.
Yeah next thing ya know they'll be bringin back the 409! Gitti up Gitti Up 409, 409, My 409! Yeah, the one with the valve stuck through the Piston.......No, 409 ain't the answer but it's a real good hint.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
I guess, because you didn't really ask a question.
Dad 5-31-13
Have to be one of these: 283, 327, 348, 409, 427 or 454
BTW, I have always been a fan of the El Camino. This one looks a little bulbous, but I'd take it with the proper engine and suspension.
Mt father took one into a asphalt plant and took a drop. Its only useless if you dont have a imagination. He put air shocks on it and it worked as a light truck. I got it off of him after he replaced it with a regular PU. Haul poop in the morning, take it on a date in the evening. http://classiccars.com/listings/view/556729/1974-ford-ranchero-for-sale-in-falling-waters-west-virginia-25419
Floor boards were made of carpet, and the bedsides were bondo. Ran it until it started driving away on its own. The Ford recall fix was to mail you a sticker saying dont leave the thing in idle.
And..... that chevy is butt ugly. The whole El Camino/Ranchero thing wasnt to have a sportscar with a bed, it was to have a open air station wagon. The closest thing on the market that matches the concept is the Ridgeline or Avalanche, but to wack off the passenger compartment on one of them, just makes a regular cab PU.
Edited correct 338 to 332.
JAY
265 and 283 were small block engines were they not?
For three years to compete in the Trans Am race series. Those cars are just stupid cool, if you ever have a chance to a Trans Am nostalgia race I highly recommend it. Those guys can DRIVE, no power steering, four on the floor and a locked up rear end.
Dad 5-31-13
Strike that. 327 with a 283 CRANK. Because brain fart.
Mi padre had a 360 hp 409 in his '63 Impala SS.
You can do the same thing with a 350 block, as all have a 4.00 in. bore. Main thing is finding a crank with a 3" stroke that'll work with the journals of the block. There's small- and large-journal crankshafts, small-journal being the standard on a 283.
My dad had a 1970 something with a 400 in it that lasted forever.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Might be fun to drive with the right engine/drive train, though.
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Jerry
I remember when the 396 Chevelle came out ('67?). Went to the dealer and looked at one and couldn't find two of the spark plugs -- knew it was going to be a headache.
Dad had a 366 tall-deck big block in one of our grain trucks. That sucker made some serious torque -- especially after I grew up driving For flatheads and 327's.