6/19/2023 0 Comments 1968 el camino hood![]() There seat was made of cloth with vinyl facings, and the trim shade options were grey, green and blue. In 1960 a more conservative design came out. In fact, there were only 21,706 Rancheros made in 1957. In 1959 only 22,246 El Caminos were produced, but that was still more than the Ford Ranchero which sold around 14,000 units that year. It had a payload rating ranging from 650 to 1150 pounds and gross weights from 4400 to 4900pounds.Īs for performance, the engines offered were a 283-cid Turbo Jet V8 with 2-barrel or 4-barrel carburetion, Turbo-Thrust 348-cid V8s with 4-barrel or triple 2-barrel carburetors producing 335 bhp and 250 and 290 bhp 283 cube Ramjet Fuel Injection V8s. Chevy would describe the El Camino as “more than a car, more than a truck” and it was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor, which was corrugated sheet metal. The chassis was Chevrolet’s “Safety-Girder” X-frame design which was introduced in 1958. During 1959, Chevrolet introduced the bat-wing Chevys and the El Camino was available with any of the trim and drivetrain options that the other cars had. When the El Camino production began in 1959, the Ford Ranchero had already been in production for two years. Chevrolet would respond to this competition with the 1959 El Camino. In 1957 Ford introduced the Ford Ranchero. During this time GMC had the Suburban Carrier with all the same features. Later, from 1937 to 1939, Studebaker manufactured the Coupe’ Express.Ĭhevrolet introduced the Cameo Carrier pickup truck in 1955, and while it was a type of light-duty pickup like the Chevrolet Task Force, it had fiberglass rear fenders, a great interior, slick two-tone paint and a V8 engine and automatic transmission. In 1935 the Australian subsidiary of General Motors’, Holden, came out with a Chevrolet coupe utility as well. While the body style of the El Camino didn’t make its debut on the North American market until 1957 with the Ford Ranchero, the first company to actually build a coupe utility was Ford Australia back in 1934. The El Camino had the body of an Impala with the Sedan pickup-truck back end and was one of the most iconic muscle cars of the 60’s and 70’s. No hidden rust, no fatigued steel, just the best hood at the best price using new materials, The El Camino Store has you covered.Known as the “business in the front, party in the back” vehicle to some, the classic Chevrolet El Camino combined both style and functionality in one vehicle. This quality reproduction hood from The El Camino Store will make you prized A-Body the true head turner on the road or at the next Chevy show. Sometimes these problem don?t show up till after you painted and mounted that used hood on your El Camino, why take the risk on that deal? The El Camino Store is proud to offer this affordable SS hood, stamped on heavy presses and EDP coated. Used original El Camino Super Sport hoods may contain hidden rust under in the inner structure as well as weak spots and steel fatigue from force closing of the hood when using worn or rusted hood hinges and springs. This El Camino SS hood features correct dual sweeping rise, aggressive lines and insert cut-outs just like the original. Reproduction Of Original Bare Hood Inserts P/N 05-1070 -Sold Separately Uses 1969 Hood Hinges P/N 08-1518 & P/N 08-1519 If Mounting On A 1968 El Camino Nice reproduction of the famous El Camino A-Body Super Sport hood. Functional Fluid, Lubricant, Grease (including Additives).
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