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Old 07-30-2012, 01:17 PM   #1
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57 El Camino?

Ya its not really a truck but I think it looks damn COOL. Its got a 59 ElCamino roof.
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Old 07-30-2012, 02:48 PM   #2
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Re: 57 El Camino?

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Ya its not really a truck but I think it looks damn COOL. Its got a 59 ElCamino roof.
yeah that is nice. looks like they cut up a wagon maybe?
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Old 07-30-2012, 07:47 PM   #3
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Re: 57 El Camino?

Usually a wagon or sedan delivery gets sacrificed to make those. There's a '55 running around here made from a 4dr.
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Old 07-30-2012, 07:50 PM   #4
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Re: 57 El Camino?

Aussie guys might know if the made UTEs before 59 based on the auto chassis.
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Old 07-30-2012, 08:01 PM   #5
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Re: 57 El Camino?

Here's one from a goodguy's show in 2009 in scottsdale. It has a rear cab section from a 55-59 small window. I know the tri-5 purist think this is sacrilegious, but I kinda like it. I have more pics if you want 'em.
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Old 07-30-2012, 08:23 PM   #6
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Re: 57 El Camino?

That black 57 is one of the slickest wagon into Elkie style trucks I have seen. It looks like they might have used the tops of the 59 doors too.
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Old 07-31-2012, 07:19 AM   #7
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Re: 57 El Camino?

I think the black one looks good, too. The pickup car wasn't a new idea for GM, though. They had a "coupe pickup" in the '30s and early '40s.
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