El Camino Profile By Brenda Williams At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

One of the most popular and recognizable vehicles in the history of the automotive industry is the EL Camino. The EL Camino was manufactured and distributed by Chevrolet and was first released to the market in 1959. The production of the vehicle stopped in 1960 but then resumed in 1964 and lasted until 1987. It is an easily recognizable vehicle that is in the class of the coupes and is also known as the Chevrolet Conquistador in the country of Mexico. It was manufactured in response to the popular Ford Ranchero and was sold under four different models known as the Super Sport, the Royal Knight, the Conquista and the El Camino.

The EL Camino also had a twin known as the GMC Sprint and then later as the GMC Caballero. The El Camino is a two door vehicle with a bed behind the cabin where the passengers sit. The bed is not as large as a bed in a pickup truck but still has enough room in it for some storage capacity. The platform for all four generations of the EL Camino is an A-body style. The vehicles were produced at one time or another in Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Fremont, California; Framingham, Massachusetts; Kansas City, Missouri; Arlington, Texas; Flint, Michigan; Van Nuys, California; Doraville, Georgia; Leeds, Missouri; Ramos Arizpe, Mexico and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

The El Camino did not fare well at all on the market with its competition, the Ford Ranchero, which is why Chevrolet discontinued producing the model in 1960. There were only 22,246 vehicles produced in 1959 and did even worse in 1960 when only 14,163 vehicles were produced. A total of 36,409 vehicles were produced by Chevrolet during the first generation of the El Camino. The three engines used in the first generation of the El Camino were the inline-6, the 4.6 L V-8, and the 5.7 L V-8.

There are hundreds of El Caminos still on the roads today driven by people all across the country. They have declined in popularity and have not been manufactured since 1987. There aren’t any new vehicles on the roads today but people continue to sell their El Camino for its historical value. People purchase these vehicles to not only drive them but to also remodel them or supe them up and enter them in car shows. El Caminos are also used in certain driving venues today. These cars have also been replicated in the toy collector world by Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Johnny Lightning.
The El Camino was such a popular vehicle and still is today that it has been a major part of popular culture. El Caminos have been used in television shows such as M y Name is Earl, Monster Garage, Pimp My Ride, That 70’s Show and Knight Rider. The El Camino has also been featured in such movies as Dazed and Confused, Joe Dirt, Exit Wounds, The Mexican, The Banger Sisters and many more. General Motors considered producing a Pontiac G8 Concept Truck but declined the idea because of their financial problems.

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