![]() When the El Camino did finally appear in 1964, it was so closely related to the Chevelle that the vehicle carried both Chevelle and El Camino emblems. But the El Camino that would eventually return based on the Chevelle platform was already being experimented with as early as 1962. A pickup version of the Chevy II (a version of that car’s wagon model) was toyed with but not ultimately produced. The hybrid car/truck model itself wasn’t abandoned, as the Corvair Rampside pickup attempted to fill the market in 1961, but did not sell well. But while it would be three more years before the El Camino returned, the project garnered much attention behind the scenes at Chevy during the intervening years. But by 1960, Ford had already reduced the size of the Ranchero by putting it on a Falcon platform, and sales of the El Camino plummeted, causing Chevy to discontinue the line. The car was first introduced in 1959 as a full size car set to compete with Ford’s version of the car/truck hybrid, the Ranchero. High Performance (Available June 1964)ħ.By the time the El Camino was reintroduced in 1964, the now legendary car/truck already had quite the storied history. Wagon & SS Models, Includes Front & Rear Springs ![]() Seat Belt Equipment (Discontinued February, 1964) ![]() Seat Belts, Custom (Discontinued February, 1964) 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. 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. 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. ![]()
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