Description:
The 1960 Chevy El Camino.
Automobile Options Opening doorways and hood and rotating steering wheel.
For the time being that is only a driver. The tailgate do not open and also you
can not load the mattress.
The El Camino sedan pickup kicked off in flamboyant trend for the
1959 mannequin 12 months, got here to an abrupt finish in 1960, then resumed
manufacturing in 1964 on the mid-size Chevelle/Malibu A-body chassis,
the place it will stay till 1987.
Chevrolet’s El Camino bought effectively in its inaugural 12 months, however its numbers
flagged in opposition to the smaller Ford Falcon Ranchero, so, the El Camino and
its stablemate, the sedan supply, have been each phased out in 1960.
As a result of the El Camino was based mostly on the sedan supply, it included
some structural upgrades over the Brookwood station wagon to make
the physique and chassis extra inflexible. As an example, further bracing within the
roof was inherited from the sedan supply, whereas the rear cab panel
included welded-in bracing to assist make the physique stiffer the place the
cab and field met. The field sides and tailgate have been double walled to
defend the outer panels from injury and add energy, whereas the mattress
ground was a sturdy bolted-in panel fabricated from 18-gauge corrugated metal.
In the meantime, 4 metal cross sills under the ground helped defend the
underside from injury.
The El Camino rode on Chevrolet’s “Security Girder” X-frame with coil
spring suspension entrance and rear. Its mattress ground was 6 ft lengthy, and will
carry cargo so long as 8 ft with the tailgate down. Like many compact
vans, the El Camino supplied 46.5 inches of house between the
wheelwells—simply shy of the 48 inches wanted to hold a 4 x 8 sheet of
plywood or drywall, mendacity flat.
Most payload for the El Camino was rated at 1,200 kilos, which
appears optimistic. The beneficial payload ranged from 650 kilos
to 1,150 kilos, relying on the drivetrain, and someplace in
between these numbers, the reality of how a lot a 1959 El Camino can
safely carry most likely lies.
The bottom El Camino was powered by Chevrolet’s 135-hp, 235-cu.in.
straight-six engine, with a one-barrel carburetor. A brand new camshaft profile
for the 1959 engine featured much less carry and valve overlap, permitting
Chevrolet to boast 10 % higher gasoline mileage for the six. Torque was
up barely, too, with the brand new camshaft.
The bottom transmission with the six-cylinder was a three-speed handbook.
Powerglide or an overdrive unit for the handbook have been elective. Ultimate
drive gear ratios with the six-cylinder engine included 3.55, 3.36 and
4.11. (The three-speed was commonplace with the three.55, the Powerglide with
the three.36 and the overdrive with the 4.11.)
The El Camino was additionally obtainable with a 185-hp, two-barrel, 283-cu.in.
V-8; a four-barrel, 230-hp 283; or a bevy of 348-cu.in. V-8s.
A 3-speed handbook was the usual transmission behind any of the
V-8s; choices included the two-speed Powerglide automated, a handbook
with overdrive and the three-speed constant-torque Turboglide
automated.
Inside, the El Camino was all enterprise, fitted with a bench seat and
rubber floormat. Upholstery choices have been restricted to grey or (with the
inexperienced or blue exterior colours solely) inexperienced or blue vinyl with a
coordinating material insert. A foam rubber seat and padded instrument
panel have been choices.
El Camino patrons might select from a palette of 13 stable colours or 10
two-tone combos, all utilized in acrylic lacquer. The El Camino’s
14-inch metal wheels have been painted to match the primary physique colour;
whitewall tires have been an choice.
Historical past of the El Camino from Hemmings motor information.
BrianC: mannequin.
REDNECK: placing it into recreation
Glen Stuhlmacher :Wheels and tires
David Horn/ Wade Spivey/ PSY/ Trayscapes And os many others
who helped when i bought caught, and encouragement to maintain going
when i used to be able to trash the automobile and modding.
Credit:
BrianC: /REDNECK: / Glen Stuhlmacher
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