Jalopnik: Chevy El Camino

Bubba Drift: 360 Degrees Of El Camino Hoonage

Mark Arnold — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Forget, for a moment, any preconceived notions you have about organized drifting events. Clear your mind and watch Bubba Drift's El Camino as it gracefully performs 360-degree drifts with billows of smoke pouring out behind. If this video isn't awesome enough, consider this; while most pro drifters use a manual transmission, the Bubba Drift El Camino uses a GM TH350 3-speed automatic. Because who needs a clutch when you've got plenty of power from a supercharged LS1? [BubbaDrift.com via YouTube]

1975 Chevrolet El Camino

Murilee Martin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Even though Alameda is home to numerous street-parked Chevy El Caminos, I've been guilty of overlooking examples of GM's truckcars so far in this series, with just this '72 so far. That's probably because I consider the 1959-60 and 1964-67 models to be the only "true" El Caminos, for reasons that don't stand up under any serious scrutiny. So, with Maximum El Camino Day as inspiration, I'm going to make sure that we see more of the island's Elcos in the future, starting today!

While non-pickup Chevelles of this era are a rare sight, you still see quite a few El Caminos. No doubt this is due to the usefulness of the truck bed motivating owners to keep the things running long after the non-bed-equipped A-bodies were crushed.

This '75, a fine example of the Malaise Era GM A-body, lives on the same block as the Bonus Cab '71 Chevrolet pickup; I think they may belong to the same owner. Since that owner is a high school classmate of Belvedere Adrian (who, by the way, informs me that the '71 has 454 big-block power), I can make some inquiries about this El Camino and see if I can learn more about it.

The Malaise El Caminos were bigger than the generations that came before and after them... but I'll bet this one is still lighter than the new Pontiac truckcar.

First 200 DOTS

Maximum El Camino Day: We Celebrate The Pontiac G8 Sport Truck, Return Of The "El Camino"

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:30:00 EDT

If you happened to be under a rock all weekend, you may have missed our official unveil of the Pontiac G8 sport truck (soon to be the Pontiac G8 El Camino - remember to get over and Vote El Camino!) for all the world to see. If you're a site regular, you know this is kind of a big deal. Given that, we decided one measly midnight post on a Saturday wouldn't cut it for a site like Jalopnik, so we're going nuts and declaring it Maximum El Camino Day today. We had so much fun with Maximum Wagon Day that this seemed like the only logical way to celebrate the greatest thing to ever happen to our world of car-truck-crazy enthusiasts. Stay tuned for the rest of the day for all manner of -camino, -chero, -ampage, or other suffix-style truck-car delights. Just follow along at the Maximum El Camino Day tag for all the fun before we see the official in-person reveal of the new 'merican-Mex hybrid later this week at the New York Auto Show.