Chevrolet El Camino

Chevrolet El Camino
1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS
Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
Model years	1959–1960 1964–1987
Body and chassis
Class	Coupé utility pickup
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Related	Holden Commodore Utility (Australia) GMC Sprint

First generation
1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Overview
Production	1959 El Camino Total 22,246 1960 El Camino Total 14,163
Model years	1959–1960
Assembly	Arlington, Texas, United States
Body and chassis
Platform	GM B platform pickup
Related	1959–1960 Chevrolet Biscayne 1959–1960 Chevrolet Bel Air 1959–1960 Chevrolet Impala 1959–1960 Chevrolet Brookwood 1959–1960 Chevrolet Parkwood 1959–1960 Chevrolet Kingswood 1959–1960 Chevrolet Nomad
Powertrain
Engine	235 cu in (3.9 L) I6 283 cu in (4.6 L) V8 348 cu in (5.7 L) V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 2-speed Powerglide automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	119"
Length	210.9"

Second generation
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle El Camino
Overview
Production	1964 El Camino Total 32,548 1965 El Camino Total 34,724 1966 El Camino Total 35,119 1967 El Camino Total 34,830
Model years	1964–1967
Assembly	Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Fremont, California Framingham, Massachusetts Kansas City, Missouri Oshawa, Ontario
Body and chassis
Platform	A-body pickup
Related	1964–1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 1966-1969 Beaumont
Powertrain
Engine	194 cu in (3.2 L) I6 230 cu in (3.8 L) I6 250 cu in (4.1 L) I6 283 cu in (4.6 L) Small-Block V8 327 cu in (5.4 L) Small-Block V8 396 cu in (6.5 L) Big-Block V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 2-speed Powerglide automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	115 in (2,921 mm)

Third generation
1972 Chevrolet El Camino
Overview
Production	1968 El Camino SS V8 5,190 1968 El Camino Total 41,791 1969 El Camino Total 48,385 1970 El Camino Total 47,707 1971 El Camino Total 41,606 1972 El Camino Total 57,147
Model years	1968–1972
Assembly	Arlington, United States Atlanta, United States Baltimore, United States Flint, United States Fremont, United States Kansas City, United States Van Nuys, United States Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Body and chassis
Platform	A-body pickup
Related	1968–1972 Chevrolet Chevelle 1971-1972 GMC Sprint
Powertrain
Engine	230 cu in (3.8 L) I6 250 cu in (4.1 L) I6 307 cu in (5.0 L) V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 396 cu in (6.5 L) V8 454 cu in (7.4 L) V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 2-speed Powerglide auto. 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic auto
Dimensions
Wheelbase	116 in (2,946 mm)

Fourth generation
1973 Chevrolet El Camino
Overview
Production	1973 El Camino Total 64,987 1974 El Camino SS 4,543 1974 El Camino Total 51,223 1975 El Camino SS 3,521 1975 El Camino Total 33,620 1976 El Camino SS 5,163 1976 El Camino Total 44,890 1977 El Camino SS 5,226 1977 El Camino Total 54,321
Model years	1973–1977
Assembly	Baltimore, United States Doraville, Georgia, United States Leeds, Missouri, United States Arlington, United States Fremont, United States Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
Platform	A-body pickup
Related	1973–1977 Chevrolet Chevelle 1973–1977 GMC Sprint
Powertrain
Engine	250 cu in (4.1 L) I6 307 cu in (5.0 L) V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 454 cu in (7.4 L) V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic auto.

Fifth generation
1978 Chevrolet El Camino
Overview
Also called	Chevrolet Pickup (Iran, 1984-1987)
Production	1978 El Camino SS 12,027 1978 El Camino Total 54,286 1979 El Camino Total 58,008 1980 El Camino Total 40,932 1981 El Camino Total 36,711 1982 El Camino Total 22,732 1983 El Camino Total 24,010 1984 El Camino Total 22,997 1985 El Camino Total 21,816 1986 El Camino Total 21,508 1987 El Camino Total 13,743 1988 El Camino Total 420
Model years	1978–1987
Assembly	Baltimore, United States Doraville, Georgia, United States Leeds, Missouri, United States Arlington, United States Fremont, United States Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Ramos Arizpe, Mexico Tehran, Iran (CKD, Pars Khodro)
Body and chassis
Platform	A-body pickup (1978-1981) G-body pickup (1982-1987)
Related	1978-1983 Chevrolet Malibu 1978-1988 GMC Caballero
Powertrain
Engine	3.3 L (200 cu in) Chevrolet V6 3.8 L (229 cu in) Chevrolet V6 3.8 L (231 cu in) Buick V6 4.3 L (262 cu in) Chevrolet V6 4.4 L (267 cu in) Small-Block V8 5.0 L (305 cu in) Small-Block V8 5.7 L (350 cu in) Small-Block V8 5.7 L (350 cu in) Diesel V8
Transmission	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic automatic.
Dimensions
Wheelbase	117 in (2,972 mm)

Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility/pickup vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959–60 and 1964-87.

Introduced in the 1959–1960 model years in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero pickup, its first run 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.

Although based on corresponding Chevrolet car lines, the vehicle is classified and titled in North America as a truck. GMC's badge engineered El Camino variant, the Sprint, was introduced for the 1971 model year. Renamed Caballero in 1978, it was also produced through the 1987 model year.

Ford Australia was the first company to produce a coupé utility as a result of a 1932 letter from the wife of a farmer in Victoria, Australia, asking for "a vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays". Ford designer Lew Bandt developed a suitable solution, and the first coupé utility model was released in 1934. Bandt went on to manage Ford’s Advanced Design Department, being responsible for the body engineering of the XP, XT, XW, and XA series Ford Falcon utilities. General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden also produced a Chevrolet coupé utility in 1935, Studebaker produced the Coupé Express from 1937 to 1939. The body style did not reappear on the American market until the release of the 1957 Ford Ranchero.