1960 Chevy El Camino

Number: HKW58-4B10

Year: 2023 - 29/100

Collection: Mainline

Born: 1959, Flint, MI

Manufacturer: Chevrolet (General Motors)

The El Camino was introduced for the 1959 model year two years after the Ford Ranchero.

The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959–60 and 1964–1987. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the El Camino was adapted from the standard two-door Chevrolet station wagon platform and integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body.

Introduced in the 1959 model year in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero coupé utility, its first run, based on the Biscayne's B-body, lasted only two years. Production resumed for the 1964–1977 model years based on the Chevelle platform and continued for the 1978–1987 model years based on the GM G-body platform.

Mid-1959 powertrain availability was carried over with minimal changes for 1960: The base 283-cid V8 was detuned a bit for fuel economy and was now rated at 170 bhp (127 kW; 172 PS), and the fuel-injected engines were officially gone.