1960 CHEVROLET EL CAMINO CUSTOM PICK UP
454 BIG BLOCK V8 ENGINE
4 SPEED 'MUNCIE' MANUAL TRANSMISSION
POSI TRACTION REAR END WITH 308 GEARS
CUSTOM 'WHITE OVER HUGGER ORANGE' PAINT
CUSTOM VALVE COVERS & AIR CLEANER
ELECTRIC CHOKE
POLISHED CUSTOM RIMS
POWER ADJUSTABLE BUCKET SEATS
CUSTOM STEERING WHEEL
NEW GAUGES & RADIO
FRONT DISC BRAKES
DUAL EXHAUSTS
The El Camino was introduced in 1959 and proved to be a highly stylized competitor to the more conservative Ford Ranchero and which would go on to easily outsell its rival.
It came in a single trim level, its exterior using the Bel-Air trim, with the interior of the Biscayne.
The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of wood with the floor having a corrugated sheetmetal insert, secured with 26 recessed bolts.
The renown and respected Hot Rod? magazine conducted a test of an El Camino equipped with the hottest powertrain combination available in early 1959, the 315 bhp triple-carb, solid-lifter 348 V8 mated to a four-speed was clocked at 0-60 mph in around seven seconds, with an estimated top speed at 130 mph!
The very similar, but slightly less flamboyant 1960 model again had a Bel Air look, with that series' bright-metal "Jet" appliqu? and narrow trailing molding used to accent the rear quarters.
