A muscle automobile with a numbers-matching big-block is a scorching commodity. This one has the added functionality of making runs to the furnishings outlet or ironmongery shop.
The Pick of the Day is a 1967 Chevrolet El Camino listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Dripping Springs, Texas. (Click the hyperlink to view the itemizing)
“Beautifully restored ’67 El Camino,” the itemizing begins. “Everything was done to factory specs and works great. The paint is a 10 out of 10.”
The El Camino was produced throughout 5 generations starting in 1959 and was known as a “coupe utility.” That nomenclature first got here into use in the Nineteen Thirties when vehicles have been first optioned with a cargo tray behind the passenger compartment. This kind of car-based pickup design additionally goes by the nickname “ute,” particularly when mentioned in abroad markets like Australia.
This El Camino comes from the mannequin’s second technology which, like the first, shared physique structure with the Chevelle on the General Motors A-body platform. In truth, its physique wore each “Chevelle” and “El Camino” badging throughout this technology. The main distinction of course got here with every thing from the cab rearward, the place a cargo mattress made this right into a succesful hauling rig.
From the clear seems of the mattress on this El Camino, it hasn’t been subjected to very a lot handbook labor over the course of its lifetime. Finishing off the exterior seems is a set of metal Rally wheels on redline tires and a contrasting black vinyl roof. In true workhorse style, energy beneath the hood comes from a numbers-matching, 350-horsepower 396cid Turbo-Jet big-block V8 mated to an computerized transmission, and the braking system makes use of discs up entrance for optimum stopping energy.
“The car was first place in the senior class in 2011 and 2013 in the Antique Automobile Club of America,” the vendor states. “Beautiful car; nothing bad to say about it.” As proven in the picture gallery, there are placards on the grille commemorating these awards.
Looks like all this coupe utility wants is a tow bundle, so it will probably put the big-block V8 to work by hauling a classic camp trailer or a ship this summer season!
The vendor is asking $60,000 or finest supply for this tremendous good, El Camino.
To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.
