chevy el camino
04-05-2009, 07:16 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
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Its a Chevelle with a bed, trucks have the option of a diesel engine and 4X4. BTW a rim change would make that car look a lot better.
Its a Chevelle with a bed, trucks have the option of a diesel engine and 4X4. BTW a rim change would make that car look a lot better.
04-05-2009, 07:30 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
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It's a CRUCK!
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It's a CRUCK!
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LOLI think they designed it to be a little of both on purpose. Because what if you like having the bed of a truck for storage and the looks and handling characteristics of a car, but you can't affors two vehicles? Thats why they made the El Camino.
Edit: Yea a wheel change would be nice.
04-05-2009, 07:37 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
I've always thought of them as trucks but they are coupe utilities:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_utility
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_utility
04-05-2009, 08:28 PM
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i dunno but with the right engine they are FAST. my uncle was restoring 2 camino's about 6 mo. ago and i got to drive one. wow, big block
04-05-2009, 09:06 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
When that auto was originally designed the distinction was not as important. In this age the classification is meaningless anyway.
Plus, I agree with the rim change observation. The factory SS wheels with beauty rings are gorgeous, especially with the 'Chevrolet Motor Division' knockoffs in the center.
Plus, I agree with the rim change observation. The factory SS wheels with beauty rings are gorgeous, especially with the 'Chevrolet Motor Division' knockoffs in the center.
04-05-2009, 09:07 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
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Nissan titan, Toyota tundra, Chevy Colorado, dodge Dakota, and ford ranger arn't available with a diesel
Nissan titan, Toyota tundra, Chevy Colorado, dodge Dakota, and ford ranger arn't available with a diesel
. The Dakota used to have a 4 cylinder diesel as an option though.
04-05-2009, 10:05 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
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I dont think its iether a car or a truck. Its just an el camino. Like a ford rachero but better.
I dont think its iether a car or a truck. Its just an el camino. Like a ford rachero but better.
04-05-2009, 11:05 PM
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RE: chevy el camino
Its a car because that is what it is classified as for insurance and registration purposes.
But just like the ford version, its butt ugly.
But just like the ford version, its butt ugly.
04-06-2009, 08:40 AM
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I see it as a car, based on what is underneath. Also of interest is this section of Wikipedia's entry on the BRAT:
It's interesting to see what small things will switch a designation from truck to car.
Also of interest is this section of Wikipedia's entry on the BRAT:
Similar in concept to the Chevrolet El Camino and the Ford Ranchero, American versions also had carpeting and welded-in jumpseats in the cargo area that served to reduce import duties. Although the Brat could fairly be called a truck, the seats in the cargo bed allowed Subaru to designate the BRAT as a passenger car. Passenger cars imported into the US were charged only a 2.5% tariff, compared to 25% charged on trucks.
04-06-2009, 10:03 AM
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RE: chevy el camino
you can't haul a new atv home in your a car so I vote pickup, most pickups sold in america are not 4 x 4 or diesel so that is a pretty bad measuring stick for a trucks definition. I though it was a bygone era until I saw some australian mags, they just call them UTEs over there and they still sell alot of them, its like a el camino, a car frame and chassis with a bed.
My cousin had a thing for these cars, he had several older ones and still has a choo-choo conversion one, like this but black
My cousin had a thing for these cars, he had several older ones and still has a choo-choo conversion one, like this but black
