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Our Lives Have Been Wasted: 1986 Cadillac DeVille Fleetwood Hot Tubamino

Oh beautiful, for spacious hot tub, and amber folds of leather. For orange paint and landau top, above four comfy seats! Cadillac DeVille, sweet Cadillac DeVille! Jalopnik sheds its grace on thee. And crown thy continental kit, with loads of chrome, and bitchin' custom grille!

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6:00 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,522 views, 60 comments

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)

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5:00 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,068 views, 32 comments

Latest by n/a: Went to the same HS 2 years ahead... There where a few Elky's in the Irvine High School parking lot in those days... more »

custom cars

Second Tandem Axle Rabbitamino Discovered, They're Breeding

While woefully lacking in the mid mounted 500 cubic inch Cadillac engine and scissor doors department the first tandem axle VW Caddy we discovered had, this one succeeds in another area - it's an actual Rabbitamino. If you look carefully at the hind end of this one, you can see the telltale signs pointing out this started life as a VW Rabbit and was chopped up into the masterpiece you see today. We're also digging the extra clean super-long wheel well and cool canvas bed cap. Unfortunately, this came from actual photographs in the Hemmings archives so you know all we know, still, this would make a kick-ass motorcycle carrier.

10:00 AM on Thu May 22 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,480 views, 17 comments

Latest by Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: @abgwin: I know, I just figure if dual everything is good, quad everything is even better. more »

custom cars

Corvettamino ZR-1 Is Pulling Our Leg, Still Awesome

Who needs a Pontiac G8 ST when you can have a bitchin' camino-ized C4 Corvette ZR-1? Nobody that's who. Fortunately for our still beating hearts, this is not really a ZR-1 turned truck/car — it's an '84 Vette smooshed together with a '91 with custom molds and bodywork to create that smooth Vettamino effect. According to ClassyAuto (misnomer?) this was the brainchild of the original owner of Bayliner Boats and took over $115K to create. Wow, that's camino love right there. We have no idea how up to date their website is, but the sale price at one time at least was a steal at $35,000... cough, cough, choke.... WHAT!

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11:20 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,537 views, 28 comments

Latest by CorvetteBlogger: I like it but I think it needs a topper. more »

jalopnik fantasy garage

1970 Chevrolet El Camino 454 Super Sport

Though many have been entered and some have been trimmed, we have only one space left in the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage. One more bay into which we may slide any dream machine we can think of. To this point it has been a journey of discovery, history, humor, debate, outrage and delight, but still there remains only one spot. This final place has been reserved in our plans for a long time though. Despite the stereotypes held in the public eye about this car, we could choose no other to cap off this endeavor and we therefore humbly submit for your approval — the 1970 Chevrolet El Camino 454 Super Sport. More »

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12:40 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,141 views, 189 comments

Latest by n/a: vote yes.Just look at the 1970 .It is awesome.Looks so cool going down the road.It also has , some real power.This car has alot of LOOKS.Definetly a YES!! more »

2010 pontiac g8 st

The Problem With The Pontiac G8 El Camino

We love the idea of the 2010 Pontiac G8 El Camino, this much goes without saying, but there's been a lot of hemming and hawing about the long term viability of the product from a business perspective. Motor City Blog Man Todd Lassa has a theory on the General's strategy and it kind of makes sense to us. Remember when we all went a little batty at the prospect of a G8 Wagon and then it got canned — kind of? Well Todd got to thinking about the wagon and the El Camino, and mixed in a little marketing strategy from GM's cross town rivals at Ford and came up with an idea: More »

3:30 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,050 views, 63 comments

Latest by carless: Falcon Utes have leaf springs. Oh, and a bench seat. Win! more »

maximum el camino day

Rollsachero, Or, How To Put Grey Poupon On Your Hot Dog

We have covered the Rolls Royce that knows how to party before, but on this Maximum El Camino Day we have a new argument for naming it, and much better pictures. Though Rolls' are pretty cars with a lovely pedigree that leak oil on your garage floor, picking one from another in the malaise era is tough, so we're just going to call it a Rolls - but what about that suffix? Previously we called it a Rollsamino, but if you look back through the lineage, a strong case for -achero can be made.

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2:45 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,008 views, 31 comments

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Freakshow, The Custom Camino From Hello Kitty Hell

Freakshow has our noodle in a bind. There's not much left of the original '64 Chevy C-10, but it definitely says "1964 Chevy Pickup" on the placard. By all rights it should be the absolute baddest truck/car in the show hands down with a blown 354 cubic inch hemi, six Stromberg 97 carbs, the sickest custom headers we've ever seen all running through a four speed Muncie to a 9 inch Ford rear with 4:11 gears. It has a beer keg and an in-cabin tap coming out a skull mounted under a gun rack. And yet here we are torn - the car is pink, with white fur everywhere, and has a pink telephone on the dash. What. The. Hell?

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1:45 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,779 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: oh boy!! i had a '61 chrysler 4-door. loved it!! as far as this thing goes, everyone needs a hobby!! chill the keg and head(?) for the drive-in!! YAHOO!!! more »

retro

Like the XR-3 Hybrid? How About a Suburba 3-wheel-amino

Travis brought news of the release of plans for Robert Q. Riley's very cool XR-3 diesel-electric hybrid, but how would you feel about a much earlier PopMech version that comes as a mini truck/car? Finkbuilt has dug up plans for the Suburba, a DIY three wheeled running chassis that can be bodied however you like. We dig this version that's got a hint of Ford Econoline missing a wheel inspiration. After the Peel P50, this may be the best possible candidate for some big stinky motorcycle engine transplant.

1:45 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By bwojdyla
819 views, 9 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: It's a micro-Deora. more »

german christmas

Match Made in Heaven: Skoda Delivery Fun

You didn't think we could actually make it through any trip without bringing you local Camino action did you? Here's a bitchin' Skoda Felicia Fun doing its duty as a pizza delivery truck/car in Schesslitz. Way more dignified than the last Fun we brought you. Could there be a better match? Pizza delivery, Camino-ness, fuel economy, plenty of room for cases of bier in the back... it's perfect! There's something so right about that missing hubcap too. Ristorante bei Peppo Skoda-camino driver, today's real Bavarian hero.

12:45 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By bwojdyla
501 views, 9 comments

Latest by biminitwst: @ccc40821: See, I TOLD you thats why they put the handle on the rear! more »

daf vs. faf

DAFamino Madness Grips Vermont By The Throat

The DAF Club of America held a Micro/Mini Madness event [Update: next to] the live free or die state over the weekend. And didn't invite us! Which would be like having a Dead Kennedys reunion without Jello Biafra Genesis reunion without Peter Gabriel. We wouldn't have been able to go anyhow, as we were tied up in North Cackalacky und Tennessee, but still. Turns out that we didn't miss that much as Daniel Strohl of Hemmings fame reports, "I bopped up there, only to see a grand total of three and a half DAFs." One of them however, was a DAFamino. So, obviously, the whole thing was worth it. More images and the full story over at Hemmings. Hmmm... hey Johnson, don't see any upcoming FAF events, now do I?

9:15 AM on Fri Jul 13 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
396 views, 23 comments

Latest by rangert: My long-time friend Peter in Colorado sent me a link to this DAF madness. When in middle school - they called it Jr High back then as I recall - I talked my step-dad into buying a DAFodil (by more »

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Now Available: Crosleyamino!

You young punks these days gotcher Sierracheros and Aztekaminos and yer whatnot, but back in my day we had to drive 100 miles through a blizzard in a Crosleyamino just to get to the little one-room schoolhouse! And when we got there we could only learn multiplication tables up to 5 times 5, because we couldn't afford to buy all the numerals! Featuring the highly-susceptible-to-corrosion COBRA sheet-metal engine, this little Crosley-based truck should warm the hearts of fans of Cars That Only Desperate Post-WW2 Buyers Would Purchase. – Murilee Martin More »

5:12 PM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Murilee Martin
167 views, 8 comments

Latest by MurileeMartin: OK, I admit the Hot Shot was cool. more »

novelty

Barcelona: Come For the Food, Stay for the World's Cutest Garbage Trucks

I don't know anything about this little cutey except that it sounded diesel. I do know that the super narrow yet well kempt streets of Barcelona demand mini-garbage trucks. Which to our way of thinking, makes these the very coolest garbage trucks of all. Plus, like, somebody (no doubt an Italian) actually took the time to sculpt the fenders! Why? For flavor. And the wheels appear to be forged from scrap-iron and coated with a ceramic glaze. Anyhow, knock off the trash bin and that's one suave looking mini-van camino. Oh, and if you are in Barcelona, eat at Cal Pep — thank me later. More cute after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »

2:21 AM on Thu Jan 4 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
350 views, 9 comments

Latest by Daga: Salut i forca al canut! more »

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Goggomobilimpressionen: Goggomobilamino!!!

The Glas Goggomobil is yet another post-war German microcar from a sewing machine manufacturer with a puny engine in the butt. Besides its righteous name, the Goggonmobil had the distinction of being built in the town of Dingofling. Besides its funny name, Dingofling is the current location of BMW's biggest factory which employs 22,000 insanely precise individuals. And yes, BMW purchased Glas in 1960s. The Goggomobil also sported an electric pre-selective transmission with a manual clutch. Essentially, you pre-select the gear you want next, and when you need it, hit the clutch. Anyhow, someone made a mini-panel van out of the Goggomobil and then naturally Camino'd it. And we're in three-types of love. We're also starting to suspect that the European instinct to Camino is stronger then the American... just saying. More Glas-y Goggonmogoodness after the jump. More »

7:45 PM on Mon Dec 18 2006
By Jonny Lieberman
222 views, 6 comments

Latest by Vega: Talk about celebrity endorsments: the upper right picture on the catalogue page shows Princess Margaret of England! more »

retro

DAF vs. FAF: Storming the Beaches with the DAF Dune Buggy!!!

Rubber bands, boxer engine, fiberglass body, retro-design and a inflatable dolphin! And yeah, it's a Camino. You cannot find a hotter and/or uglier ride anywhere. I checked. Davey, you have no victory. The Dutch karate is too strong. More topless, clutchless, eyesore-ness after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »

12:00 AM on Wed Dec 13 2006
By Jonny Lieberman
331 views, 6 comments

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DAF vs. FAF: Nailing Shut Davey G's Coffin; The DAF 66 YA

Around the time Nixon resigned, the Dutch military realized that they were wasting an awful lot of money for all-wheel drive Jeeps that never left the pavement. If Luxemburg should attack, something less potent would do just fine. So the brass commissioned the best (and only) clutch-thieving Dutch carmaker to create a comparable two-wheel drive Jeep-type thingy. While cheap and cute, the CVT and its infamous rubber bands proved to be the weak spot. Though was it the 66 YA's fault? Not totally, according to DAF Cars — make the jump for more. More »

9:15 PM on Mon Dec 11 2006
By www.jalopnik.com
372 views, 2 comments

Latest by jeroen: What? You people still driving Hummers? Meet the DAF YA 126: http://gaf.zeelandne more »