Unlike a standard pickup truck, the El Camino was adapted from the standard two-door Chevrolet station wagon platform and integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. Especially given its condition, that is, as the new owner would have to take care of everything, from cleaning to restoring the body and making sure the engine starts and runs properly.Ĭurrently parked in Amarillo, Texas, this Chevrolet El Camino can be yours today for $6,000, but the owner has also activated the “ Make Offer” button on eBay, so make sure you reach out to them if you’re really interested in the car. The Chevrolet El Camino is a coup utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 19591987. The odometer allegedly indicates 80,000 miles (128,750 km), and it’s believed they’re all original.Īs for the price of this El Camino, the car doesn’t come cheap. However, we’re not being told if the car is complete, so whoever wants to purchase this Chevrolet should definitely look into this in person.
This is actually a pretty important tidbit, especially because it makes the car a good candidate for a potential restoration project. The seller doesn’t provide too many details about this El Camino, though we’re being told everything is still all original. And the living proof in this regard is its overall shape, as the rust has indeed produced some damage, though not as much as you’d expect on a car manufactured some 61 years ago. Concealed beneath it was the floor pan from the Brookwood two-door wagon, complete with foot wells. The floor was a corrugated sheetmetal insert, secured with 26 recessed bolts. The El Camino you’re looking at right here is one of the models that left the factory with the straight-six engine, though right now, it’s not clear if it’s still working or not.īut judging from its condition, which you can inspect more thoroughly in the photo gallery included in the article, there’s a good chance it doesn’t, as the Chevy looks like it’s been abandoned for a while. The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of wood. The only worrying sign in the photos is the slathered-on undercoat. The car has 58,799 miles on the odometer. That’s enough to make it look cool but no less drivable.
It’s lowered 2.5 inches in the rear and two inches in the front.
1959 EL CAMINO DRIVER
The available transmission options were 3-speed and 4-speed manual, as well as 2-speed PowerGlide automatic. The 1959 Chevy El Camino is now a daily driver in Rosemead, Calif. Based on GM’s B platform, the El Camino was offered with a choice of three different engines, namely a 235ci (3.9-liter) straight-six, and two V8s – 283ci (4.6-liter) and 348ci (5.7-liter).
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