#1959 el camino models yellow manual#

I plan on putting a few miles on it while we have it, I may even take it cruising tomorrow night at the burger drive-in. Power split brake system with discs on the front and drums on the rear.

He stated that his friend didn't drive it much when he had it and he said he didn't drive it much either. He told his friend that if he ever sold it that he wanted to buy it and that's what happened. He bought the El Camino from a friend that had it in Arizona for a few years. We don't know much history on this El Camino, but the previous owner said the paint was done about 10 years ago. The paint is a 2000 Dodge Neon color called Deep Cranberry Pearl. The bumpers and all the trim around the bed and windshield are all in really nice shape. The body and paint are very nice, as well as the bright work. On top of that it has tri-power carburetion.

It's not often that you find one of these with the 348 BB. In my opinion the 1959 El Camino is the best looking year for the body style. High Performance (Available June 1964)ħ.1959 Chevrolet El Camino 348 Big Block Tri-Power 4 Speed. Wagon & SS Models, Includes Front & Rear Springs Seat Belt Equipment (Discontinued February, 1964) Seat Belts, Custom (Discontinued February, 1964)

#1959 el camino models yellow manual#

Manual transmissions were either 3-speed or 4-speed and the only available automatic transmission was the 2-speed Powerglide.Ībout 30,000 Chevrolet El Caminos were produced for the 1964 Model year. But, buyers who wanted more power could opt for an available V-8. Base power was had by a six-cylinder engine. To complement the wide variety of available colors were the available drive train combinations that could be opted for on the 1964 El Camino. The hood and tailgate featured the Chevrolet brand name and the El Camino fenders featured the Chevelle nameplate emblems.

These emblems decorated the rear quarter panels of the El Camino. The buyer could have ordered several different El Camino exterior colors including Tuxedo Black, Meadow Green, Bahama Green, Silver Blue, Daytona Blue, Azure Aqua, Lagoon Aqua, Almond Fawn, Ember Red, Saddle Tan, Ermine White, Desert Beige, Satin Silver, and Palomar Red.Īlso differing from the Chevelle exterior were the El Camino emblems. Skylark, Sportwagon Chevrolet: Chevelle, Malibu/Malibu SS, El Camino. The El Camino interior colors for the 1964 model year consisted of Aqua, Red, or Light Fawn on base models and red or aqua for Custom models. The Mopar C-Body had a wheelbase between 119 and 127 inches and was powered by. Each configuration could be ordered with a six-cylinder or V8 engine. The El Camino Custom featured classier trim such as bright rocker panel moldings, wheel opening moldings, bright box moldings, chrome window moldings, and a chrome hood molding. The base-level El Camino was similar in trim to a Chevelle 300 but lacked body side moldings. The 1964 El Camino trim was available in two levels including the base model El Camino and the El Camino Custom. The 1964 Chevrolet El Camino front end was virtually identical to the Chevelle, but that’s about where the similarity stopped.Īlthough the El Caminos front sheet metal was based on the Chevelle frame, a pickup bed made up the rear to provide the consumer with ultimate versatility. At the same time that Chevrolet introduced its new Chevelle on September 26, 1963, Chevrolet also decided to introduce a brand new version of its El Camino which originally made its debut in 1959.