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more about #elcamino more comments → tonyola: First a '69 and now a '65. These neatly bracket my favorite year for Chevelle and El Camino styling - 1967. That year featured a bold grille and wrapa... more » DrLemming: Back in Car & Drivers' golden years it ran an essay about automotive design trends. I recall it referring to the 1964 Chevelle as the pinnacle of the... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I like the NuVinyl roof, even though it does have that spray-on hair vibe going. #1969 more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Pretty nice, if you can't get the matching Ranchero. I really admire the owner's consistent commitment to primer. #1965 more » Novaload: You don't see full-on primer like that much anymore, at least not where I am. Chevy really hit its stride with these Chevelle/Mallibu designs--why not... more » Maymar: I like the boxier lines on the Chevelle, but on the ElCo, I prefer the '68-'72 models. Of course, I'd gladly still rock one, and this one is pretty sw... more » 87CapriceEstate: Definitely one of the smarter look El Camino generations. Maybe I will own one someday. I though that was faded red, but now I can see it is primer.... more » CptSevere: Even better than yesterday's Camino! Yeah, the'65 Chevelles were nice cars. I had one when I was stationed in Italy. Even though it was a beater, had ... more » The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: Weekend Jalopnik/Muropnik makes all right in the world. After a shitty night (don't ask) to see a DOTS ElCamino with a primered power dome hood and C... more » jolietjake: There are certain cars that should never have a stock engine: Duece Coupe '57 Chevy '99 Civic SI and any El Camino #1969 more » -
#downonthestreet
1965 Chevrolet El Camino
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Is there any law that says we can't follow up one El Camino with another? More » -
#downonthestreet
1969 Chevrolet El Camino
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We now have our first-ever five-time DOTS honoree: WhatWouldJesseDo. More » -
#uglycars
Ten Vehicles That Don't Belong On BuisnessWeek's 50 Ugliest Cars List
We're convinced BusinessWeek intentionally created its "Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years" list to offend Jalopnik reader sensibilities as much as possible. We've pulled out ten cars that simply have no place on this list. Two-minutes hate ahead. More » -
#downonthestreet
1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. You know what's missing from modern trucks? Fins! More » -
#elcamino
Victoria Police Divisional Van Kicks Dirt In Our Camino-Less Faces
The Victoria Police in Australia are getting Holden VE Omega Utes with a new feature, a custom-designed bed-pod bridging the gap between cars and vans. We can't even get one El Camino and they're putting toppers on theirs. Not fair. More » -
#foundoncraigslist
Best Yugomino Deal In The Whole Entire World!
Do you want to vault into the ranks of the most insane Project Car Hell Poster Children, while spending only 500 bucks? We've got just the car for you! More » -
#foundonebay
Welcome To Kentucky, Here's Your Six-Wheeled El Camaro
We couldn't believe our eyes when we first saw this six-wheeled, Road-Runner-spoilered, Ferrari-straked "El Camaro" in flat black primer hailing from Ashland, Kentucky. The bold scent of awesome and Schlitz practically wafts from the eBay listing. More » -
#electriccars
Electric El Camino Our New Favorite Electric Car
Move over, Tesla. This home-brew Electric El Camino may only achieve a top speed of 85 MPH with its 100 HP motor but it's still the coolest electric car we've ever seen. More » -
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#ifeelgassy
T3 Motion CT3: Three-Wheeled Electric-Fauxmino
Okay, it's not a real car yet, but the T3 Motion CT3's an all-electric city car with a top speed of 45 MPH and designed to compete for the Progressive Automotive X-Prize. It also sports a funky semi-El-Camino rear end. More » -
#downonthejunkyard
Peugeot CinqZeroBajaCamino
Can't find a Dangel Peugeot truck in the States? No prob- just build a 505/Subaru mashup! That's what happened here, but some tragic series of events put this cartruck on the road to The Crusher. More » -
#elcaminos
Military-Style Volvo 740chero Wins Our Hearts, Minds
Our love of Volvocheros definitely extends to this 740 wagon converted into an off-road, military-style four-door Volvochero from The F***ing Fulfords, the English version of The Osbournes. More » -
#elcamino
Jaguar XJSChero, Perfect For Your Italian Wine Toting Needs
These photos show a perfectly executed Jaguar XJS V12 conversion to a XJS-Chero. This baby was spotted carting around wine at a Jaguar dealer in Milan, Italy. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Saturday DOTS-O-Rama, Tomsk Edition: Big Ol' Trucks
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out street-parked vehicles located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We're continuing the Tomsk-O-Rama with a foursome of vintage Detroit pickups. More » -
#elcaminos
El Caminoed Volvo V70 Warps And Teases Our Mangled Minds
Our fetish for all things El Camino and Volvo is not secretive (like the Area 51 site deep in the Nevada desert). So how do we feel about this Volvo V70 El Camino? WIN! More » -
#bloggingtheautobloggers
Autoblog hates El Caminos and therefore, America. [Autoblog]
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#elcamino
GT-R Wagon? Meh. GT-R El Camino? Epic Win!
Paying attention last night? You may have noticed the first R35 GT-R wagon. Pretty good. What's better? How about this kickass, load haulin'-ready, driftin' R34 GT-R El Camino? More » -
#elcamino
Libertypage: A Chinese-Built Jeep Liberty Pickup Is, Un-Surprisingly, Quite Ugly
We're generally for any kind of Caminoization/Rampaging/Rancherofication of standard production vehicles, but this Beijing Auto Works Jeep Liberty pickup is a powerful ugly. Ugly in a way that burns our eyes. More » -
#elcamino
Volvo 240chero Blows Mind, Safely Hauls Mind Home
The combination of that Volvo 243 with yesterday's Ford Ranchero somehow turned into today's Volvo 240chero. This is pure madness. More » -
#elcamino
Winner Of Pontiac G8 ST Chooses Pontiac Torrent GXP Instead
The guy who won the contest for the first of the now-canceled Pontiac G8 ST was given a $30,000 credit from the arrow-headed brand. The vehicle he choose? A Pontiac Torrent GXP. Gag. [PickupTrucks.com] -
#hoonoftheday
Kiwi Hoons Perform Triple Burnout With El Camino, Nomination For Jalopnik Sainthood Considered
These Kiwi hoons pulled out a flatbed truck, topped it with a Ute, which itself is topped with a motorcycle in its bed. All three are doing burnouts. Epic win. More » -
#overthebackfence
Return Of The Rampage: Chrysler Mulling Car-Based Pickup?
When the Car God's close doors they open windows, so when GM cancels the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST, news surfaces Chrysler is considering a car-based pickup truck. Can you say Rampage? More » -
#elcaminoblues
An Open Letter To Ford: Give Us The Falcon Ute
Hey, Ford! Are you paying attention? Come in here. We want you to read something. GM wouldn't listen to us. But we need this. We crave the Falcon Ute. More » -
#elcamino
Pontiac G8 ST Officially Dead: GM Kills El Camino...Again
We knew it was on the bubble, but just moments ago, Pontiac told dealers they plan to kill the Pontiac G8 ST. Yup, GM's killed the El Camino. Again. More » -
#elcamino
The E-Classamino Is Up For Sale... Again!
If you love German cars and pickup trucks you'd normally have to buy two vehicles, but it isn't a normal day when the E-Classamino is again up for sale! -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $14,900 Ford Fairmont Durango Pickup
Ready for another round of Nice Price Or Crack Pipe? Yesterday, a decisive 89% of you felt that $6,500 was just too much to ask for a Datsun 200SX convertible, so it's off to Booth Number Two for that car! Today we've got something for you fans of vintage Detroit iron- a genuine, coach-built, 1-of-120-built 1981 Ford Fairmont Futura Durango pickups, or, as we like to call such a vehicle: a Fairmontchero! Now, it's no Cyclonechero, particularly in the engine compartment, but it's still a pretty cool cartruck. Question is, nearly 15 grand worth of cool? More » -
#offbeatnews
Wild Dog Pack Destroys Aussie Ute, Owner Poses For Hilarious Photo
"Doggone it! That's a bit ruff." That's the response Clayton Dwyer, a landscaper from Darwin Australia, gave when he discovered a pack of wild dogs had torn off the front bumper of his work ute and gnawed it to pieces. According to Dwyer, the dogs had been terrorizing the neighborhood for some time and had savaged his girlfriends car to a similar effect. The dogs are so problematic, the neighbors have taken to throwing mangoes at them to get them to go away. This story proves once again that Australia is a considerably more interesting place to live than your average country (as if more proof was needed). [You should head over to NT NEws because Dwyer has a lot of good one liners] -
#foundonebay
Le Camino? Rat Rod Citroen 2CV Pickup Truck
What do you get when a Brit combines French quirk with American attitude? In this case, it's a Citroen 2CV that's been converted into a rat rod-styled pickup truck. We say rat rod-styled because it doesn't have the prerequisite big American mill that you'd find in a traditional rod. Of course, we've seen a Chevy V8 dropped into a 2CV before, but even though thiscartruckvehicle makes do with a puny 602 CC two-cylinder engine, we still love it. We might even be tempted to bid on it if the Atlantic ocean wasn't in the way...and the US dollar wasn't at the bottom of it. More » -
#chevroletelcamino
Happy 50th Birthday Chevrolet El Camino
We nearly missed it, and we appreciate Hemmings Auto Blog for reminding us today is a most momentous day: The day, 50 years ago, when the 1959 Chevrolet El Camino was introduced to the public. That's right, today is the birthday of that most quintessential of truck-cars, the one which acts as the butt of half of all redneck jokes ever conceived, and which we maintain a preternatural love for. More » -
#foundonebay
Shopping For An '88 Hexamaromino? You're In Luck!
I was thinking about using this fine customized cartruck for Project Car Hell, but gave up when I realized that nothing could possibly compete with it. Yes, folks, it's a genuine Roly Fernandez-built 1988 Camaro with dual rear axles and a truck bed that will laugh at standard lumber sizes, and all for a starting bid of just $1,500! Sure, it's maybe not quite as nice as it was when it first left Roly's shop, but how hard could it be to fix up the "Long Gone?" Imagine the Super Dorifto Potential with this thing! Thanks to Ceruleanblu for the tip. [eBay Motors] More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Factory-Built Twin-Turbo Pinto: Nice Price Or Crack Pipe?
Did Ford really build a twin-turbocharged pickup truck based on the Pinto in 1971? The seller of this "sweet rust free 1 of 1 factory built pinto race truck twin turbo 4 cyl bumper dragging beast" says they did, and that "ford picked me over bob glidden to drive cause he couldnt handle this monster." If it's for real and there's documentation to prove it, $15,000 is a pretty good deal. If not... well the going rate on Pintocheros might be a few notches below 15K. Cast your vote and we'll see how this sorts out. Thanks to LTDScott for the tip! [Mautofied] More » -
#pontiacg8st
Pontiac G8 ST Officially Named... Pontiac G8 ST, Tens Of Chevy Fans Will Now Sleep Easy
It's official — despite Jalopnik and over 80,000 arrowhead fan boys best efforts, Pontiac's decided to officially name the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck the unimaginative name of "Pontiac G8 ST." Frankly, we were as disappointed as you are. So we did what all fan boys of what could have been the new "El Camino" do when they're disappointed — we broke open a case of PBR. After a few beers we decided to get fellow El Camino fan boy Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com to help us set up a conference call with Pontiac marketing director Craig Bierley. Our purpose was to get to the bottom of how a process that seemed to encourage the type of fan movements like our "Vote El Camino" campaign would seemingly result in Pontiac choosing the original name of the vehicle. Interestingly, when we asked the question — Bierley told us Pontiac "didn't really have ST as the name when we engaged in the process, we were just calling it a sport truck." But, if you look at the pictures we originally took of the car in our exclusive first look, it had the "ST" letters. Go ahead, take a look at the liftgate in the picture up top as well as in this original picture of the "Sport Truck." We'll have more on the "NameG8" story tomorrow, but for the moment hit the jump for the press release. We're going to go and finish up the rest of this case of PBR. More » -
#novelties
Vintage Maserati Quattroporte-amino Fire Truck Is Here To Save Us!
One of five cars built by the Construzione Estintori Anticendio of Bologna, this 1967 Maserati Quattroporte was camino-ized for firetruck duty. Known in their day as the "fastest fire tenders in the world," they were powered by the original 4.2-liter four-cam V8 engine that churned out a healthy 260 HP. Serving duty at Italian race tracks, they were, in typically Italian fashion, an overly stylish solution for the job. So where are they now? More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Escachero!
It's one thing to spot a 90s Ford Escort with a truck bed and huge fins, but what a joy to see that the owner has actually named his creation using the correct -chero suffix. We've seen too many homemade Ford cartrucks with GM-centric names, so we're just happy this one isn't emblazoned with a huge "ESCORTAMINO" graphic. We're also happy that Crazygutgut had his camera at the ready when he spotted this fine machine in San Francisco's Sunset District. Make the jump to see the whole gallery and read Crazygutgut's description. More » -
#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell: Goggomobil Or Grand Nationalmino?
In our Star-Spangled Project Car Hell Edition last Friday, the Rambler American (OK, fine, it's actually a Rambler Six) outpolled the Austin America by a 60:40 ratio. Was it a case of rust triumphing over Joe Lucas, or the patriotic appeal of wholesome, corn-fed Kenosha over the sinister English town of Longbridge. Today we've decided to ditch the common-theme idea and grab two totally different- yet oddly compelling- Hell Projects for your purgatorial pleasure. More » -
#elcamino
Innovative Swede Builds Tuff Willys Caprichero!
JanTheMan has found this 1980 Ford Capri that's been upgraded to full-on "Tuff Willys" status. We especially like the beautifully crafted custom fender flares, and the cowcatcher in front is a definite keeper. Stock up a few cases of akvavit to keep in the bed and you'll be ready to hoon your way through that long Scandinavian winter in style. If you don't speak Swedish, you can try the Google Language Tools version, which seems to indicate that a "well known rally driver" was involved in the construction of this fine customized motor vehicle. [Blocket.se] -
#2009pontiacg8elcamino
"El Camino" Name Is Still Alive For The Pontiac G8 Sport Truck
Despite a report from KickingTires.com two months ago that "El Camino" was officially out as a name for the new ute from Pontiac, we're now being told by Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson the name is still very much in the mix. What reason there may have been for this change? Unknown. But all we do know is if the chance still exists to bring back the "El Cam" — to any GM brand — we're in full support of it. What we're not in support of — dropping a V6 between the rails. More on that below the jump. More » -
#foundonebay
Studemino!
We've seen all manner of homemade cartrucks here, and we've even posted on the Studemino kit before. However, this is the first time we've run across a finished Studemino for sale on eBay. Don't worry, no actual Studebakers were harmed during the making of this Studemino; it's a kit car based on a last-gen El Camino. Thanks to Fodder650 for the tip! [eBay Motors] More » -
#1984holdenstatesman
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday: Holden Ute
We've been receiving DOTS Bonus Edition photos at a rate faster than we can post them at the current pace, so today we're going to have a special Bonus DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, with a series of vehicles captured in the wild by our readers. Today's theme will be Down On The California Street, and the first machine is this Holden ute that Froggmann found in Anaheim. How many California cities can you name that started out as a German utopian colony, had an all-KKK city government, and then became the happiest place on earth? Just one! Make the jump to see all the photos and read Froggmann's description. More » -
#novelties
Olympic Gold Medalist Hearts El Caminos
Amanda Beard is one hell of a swimmer, racking up two gold medals at the Olympics and eight U.S. Championships. But she's also got a dirty little secret — she loves El Caminos. Even though she doesn't own one yet, she's plotting her next move and tells Autoweek all about it. The boys over at AW use the combination of athlete and car to make an argument for powered sport in the games, but we don't see that happening. Besides, the X-Games is already doing it, and you know how international organizations hate to look like copycats. (Thanks for the tip vwminispeedster) More »
