This entry was posted in Ford and tagged chevrolet, el camino engines, el camino specs, utilty vehicles by admin. (Article and photos copyright Auto Museum Online) Generally, the 1964 Chevrolet El Camino in excellent and restored condition appear to be priced in a range from about $30,000 to $50,000. It was all those multi-purpose features that made the El Camino so much of an attraction during its long-running career. The new 1964 El Camino had a larger choice of powerful engines and transmission options. The 1964 Chevy El Camino is a milestone vehicle in as much as it was the first new El Camino since the year 1960 and was built on the new Chevelle intermediate platform. Both the Chevy El Camino and the Ford Ranchero which represent the “car/pickup” segment actually become more popular as time goes by. The Chevrolet El Camino, and those from the decade of the 1960’s, are popular classic vehicles. El Camino By Chevrolet by Mike Mueller… Chevy El Camino & SS Muscle Portfolio 1959-1987 by Brooklands Books Ltd… Chevrolet El Camino Photo History : Including GMC Sprint & Caballero by Monty Montgomery.ġ964 Chevy Chevelle El Camino Collector Popularity Reference material for this article includes. Related Auto Museum Online articles are on the links below. Transmissions offered were a t hree speed manual, four speed manual and a two speed Powerglide automatic.įront and rear suspensions are i ndependent with upper and lower control arms and coil springs.ĭimensions include a 115.0 inch wheelbase, 198.25 inch overall outside length, 73.25 inch width, 54.1 inch height.Īpproximately 30,000 1964 Chevy El Caminos were produced. Optional engines include a 230 cubic inch six, a 283 and 327 cubic inch V-8 with 155, 200 and 250 horsepower respectively. The base eight was a 283 cubic inch V-8 with 195 HP. This was a 75 HP increase from the most powerful V-8 offered in 1964.ġ964 Chevy Chevelle El Camino Specificationsīase engines for the 1964 El Camino were a 194 inline six delivering 120 HP. Engines became more powerful every year and by 1968 the 327 cubic inch V-8 was putting out 325 HP. When Chevrolet brought back the El Camino in 1964 they were setting the stage for this coupe/utility to become a muscle car. While the El Camino was placed in the truck category, the model was built upon a passenger car chassis. The El Camino was produced on several GM platforms, including the A-body and the B-body. It’s discontinuance had a lot to do with Chevy’s success with its S-10 pickup. Eventually the Chevy El Camino was discontinued for good in 1987. It appears that Chevrolet decided to hold off until the 1964 Chevelle was introduced with it’s new A-body platform before bringing back the El Camino. The reason was simply that sales plummeted in 1960 to about have the units sold in 1959.įour years after its discontinuation, the El Camino returned on the Chevelle platform with more power and a longer option list. Produced for the 19 model years, the El Camino was discontinued after that second year. The Ranchero ended production in 1979 and the El Camino in 1987. Some as standard equipment and others as options.Īs a side note, the Chevy El Camino outlasted the Ford Ranvhero. Eventually GM’s regular pickup models took on all these luxury appointments and more. What set the El Camino apart in the GM stable were all the luxury extras. Classified as a coupe/utility, the Chevy El Camino was sold along with the Chevrolet truck line. Both vehicles offered passenger car comfort and passenger car styling along with the utility of a pickup truck. Just like the Ford Ranchero, the El Camino was categorized as a crosesover utility vehicle. Recognizing the success of these type vehicles, Chevrolet decided to go ahead with the El Camino. Ford’s development of the Ranchero was a result of the success the Ford Ute attained in Australia during the early 1950’s. Ford came out with their Ranchero two years earlier and with good success. When Chevrolet decided to produce their El Camino model they anticipated a strong market for the coupe/pickup.
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