The axle is a 10-bolt designation with 2.41 gearing. It is topped with a single 2-barrel carburetor and on the back is a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission. Under the hood is a detailed and clean 3.8 Liter V6 that is original to this vehicle. Above, a like new headliner and visors have been installed. A carpeted dash cover provides extra protection from the sun and UV rays, meanwhile like new burgundy carpeting now floods the floors. All clean for the dash and its add ons like the AM/FM/CD stereo, auxiliary gauges, and climate controls. The dash is wood burl appliqué within a field of burgundy vinyl molded square and rectangle surrounds. Inside, more burgundy for the tuck and roll vinyl seats in low back 60/40 split bench form compete with adjustable headrests and a central mounted fold down armrest. Nice and original with door panels showing in beautiful smooth burgundy with well-kept molded armrests, chrome trimmed door pulls and a peppering of chromed handles and toggles. 15-inch GMC wheels in silver are wrapped by 225/70R15 radials with thin whitewalls. USMC livery is adorning the B-pillars and fold down tailgate. In back, taillights are within the bumper which retains its luster. Some chromed tie down horizontal bars are on top off the bedsides, and under the vinyl cover is a black painted bed floor. The roofline is also silver, and this moves to the bed of the “car” where it has a burgundy vinyl snap on covering. In the center of the car, providing the border between the maroon and silver is a thin silver trim that doubles as a protective guard. Nice stainless trimmings run around the wheel wells and across the rocker panels. Evidence of bodywork is noted throughout the silver lower body panels and shows with inconsistent edges, waviness, sanding marks, and rust bubbles reappearing. Overall quality of paint is acceptable with a few nicks and scratches but once we move to the lower silver painted panels things are rough looking. Two tone square and rectangle design steel bathed in deep maroon and silver with just a hint of gold pin striping on the beltline are seen throughout on this car. Offering up this consignment, a 1983 Chevrolet El Camino with a recent repaint but showing subpar body work on the lower panels, a nice interior with good workings, a smooth running 6 cylinder engine and the ability to haul 3 passengers and a load of cargo. After doing so, GM decided to bring it back in 1964 as version 2 which lasted until 1967. It could have been the new flamboyant wings of full-sized Chevys or perhaps the Ranchero's hefty stake in the market, but after just 2 years and 36,409 El Caminos produced, Chevy dropped the axe on the model. The El Camino was built on a modified Brookwood station wagon platform. GM flirted with coupe-type trucks such as the Chevrolet Cameo Carrier and the GMC Suburban Carrier in 1955, but they went all-in with the El Camino for the 1959 model year. The El Camino was a direct challenge to Ford's Ranchero, a utility coupe dominating a previously untapped market.
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