1982 Chevrolet El Camino
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Few cars in history are as easily identifiable and loved like the El Camino. Over the 25 model years and 5 generations, Chevy's half truck, half car has proven to be a classic from its early days when it debuted in 1959. The El Camino was created as direct competition to Ford's Ranchero that hit the streets in 1957. When the El Camino first came into the market it was built on the Chevrolet X-frame, it shared the same engine options and styling as the other big Chevy cars at the time like the Impala and Biscayne. Chevy pulled the line for 3 years but in 1964 the El Camino came back completely reworked on the new mid-size Chevelle platform. For the remainder of the El Camino's life it carried on as a midsized vehicle with car styling comparable to the Chevelle/Malibu but with that unmistakable pick-up truck bed. Look at the undercarriage of this beauty and you will notice that it has been stripped, cleaned, and had a black semi-gloss epoxy applied to it. When doing the restoration on this slick 82 El Camino, the owner revamped the whole suspension system,...
