Field Find 1959 Chevy El Camino! It's Rusty But Complete! New Project on the Channel! Ep.1 Let's Go!
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- We have a field find 1959 Chevy El Camino. I bought it of Marketplace from a couple that pulled it from a field that it sat in for many years. We're starting a new project here on the channel, and this is episode one. Let's Gooo!!!
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‘59 Chevys are some of my favorite cars. Love the old commercial you posted! These cars had six in line 235 and 265, and 283 and 348 V8’s.
Such an iconic car
Cool I love all elcos my favorite is late 60s but those are some of coolest Chevy they ever built
Wow. Spoiled for choice - 3 El Caminos on the go at once! Who'd'a thunk it! Got to be the prettiest pick-up ever. Never seen one this side of the pond, but deserves to be put back to it's former glory.
Hey Thanks foxstrangler
Very cool! Have a 59 in the family stash been in the shop lot for years.
I love the 59s!
Just love the 59 Chevy's. My dad bought a new 59 Belair, and drove it till 1965. In 64 I bought a 1959 Impala sport coup, Grecian Gray with beautiful red and gray interior. It had been ordered with the 348 engine and Bog Warner 4-speed. The 348 was solid lifter, tri-power that was rated 335 horse power. What an absolute sleeper of such a beautiful car, I just loved that car, as it was very fast for the day, finally selling it in 1968. Looking back today, selling that 59 Impala was just about the stupidest thing I ever did. So many regrets in life, but that one was at the top of my list, if only?
Wow! Awesome! Hey Thanks!
Dents, dings? Oh heck, I'm a '56 model, my frame is bent in two places, got plenty of Mhos skin cancer surgery scars on me now, it's history!!!
I can't hardly wait to see this El Camino making some noise again, BUT!
Like your bus, one step at a time, you'll whip this back into shape..
Hey Thanks Howard!
@@CountryBoyGasGarage I'm an old country boy at heart, though I live on overcrowded Long Island. Hank William's Jr wrote, Country Folks can survive! You go on an do it to it!!!
Love old El Caminos!
Getting caught up on your El Camino vids. Love the commercial to start this one. You should never leave an engine (motors are electric) hanging from engine stand bolts ! It'll distort the bolt hole threads which may be why you can't rotate it. Those hubcaps are called " Baby Moons" . Peace Buddy ✌️😎👍
Hey Thanks Paul!
CONGRADULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BUILD!!!! EL CAMINOS ARE ALWAYS HOT!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Hey Thanks John!
Ah Man she's lovely! Also, that 1950's car advert was amazing.
Hey Thanks John!
A 59 Chevy is my dream car...I envy you I hope it brings a smile to your face every time you look at it!
Thank You! I've always dreamed of having one as well and I feel blessed to have this one.
This is the one I've been waiting for
I know it'll be a good one
Thanks Joe!
A good friend of mine bought a 59 El Camino @ 14 years old. Did a complete body off restoration. He still has it to this day! And yes, it's a driver.
That's awesome!
I'm from Eugene, Or and back in 1975 I had a beautiful 59 El Camino all original with a 348 and auto.
Awesome Rick!
How could I not subscribe..... 59 Chevy's are my favorite car. I have owned my 59 Bel Air 45 years now. I'm doing some minor cosmetic repairs on it at the moment on my TH-cam channel. Looking forward to the work you do on the El Camino. A good friend of mine has a 59 El Camino..... his has a 348 tri power installed in it. Do it up right, it will pull in $75.000+!
Hey Thanks Old Car Alley! I'll check it out!
The 59 may be rough, but it looks like plenty to work with. Fingers crossed for the frame. 4:20 wasn’t GoPro, it was Munsters’ Fast-Motion. Stockpile parts & good luck, Jason!
I like how el Caminos look
That's awesome that you have extra glass cause you'll never find another one 👍
Hey man glad I found your channel. I saw your full length bus video and came to check out what else you were into. I like how your grassroots, low buck, working with what you've got. Stay humble and keep it real!
Hey Thanks! I appreciate that!
I like your introduction for this 59 El Camino
Thanks!
Sweet car man gonna take some doing but the bones are there!
Hey Thanks Theetravisb! I appreciate that! 👍
Awesome car can't wait.
I don't have any leads on '59 parts, but I do know a guy who can decode the VIN & tag for you. He'll tell you a lot of the beginning story of the car. The guy goes by the name of "Google Man" and frequently gives VIN info on a car channel I frequent. It's not much, but the "Google Man" gives honest work!
Hey Thanks!
@@CountryBoyGasGarage No problem friend! You'll find "The Google Man" by searching for a YT channel called, "Classic Ride Society". He's in the comments. Just give him your VIN and you'll get an answer within 48 hours! Oh, and tell him that Nathan Kim from the "Blue Oval Faithful" sent ya!
Hi Jayson. Nice find I had a 1960.when I was 16.ill be watching the build.
Thanks James!
I missed out on one of these back when I was in high school (92) One of my biggest regrets as i feel the 59 chevy is the most beautiful car ever made. I really dig the elkos esp
Such a Cool car!
That’s when I got mine. 1,300 bucks pretty much complete interior & exterior trim (really beat up) 350/350 combo though.
Love the 59@60 Elco wish I could afford one
I’ve watched the elcamino series you have a few times. Go the distance, that old girl needs help. Saw the magic you did with the bus, el-Camino is in good hands
Hey Thanks! I really appreciate that!
Sooo... your heat will be lost through your walls. Get a few rolls of vusquen from a paint supply store. Put it on the ceiling and walls. It holds heat as long as you have a heat source.
Build those barn doors and put weather stripping on the opening to seal off the gaps that you will have. You can staple visquen to the inside of your doors and overlap the inside plastic from the doors onto the walls.
It works really good.
I lived in Michigan for 43 years. I have a buddy that I helped restore his 74' Dodge Charger in his garage. The painting of the car was done in January when it was negative 10 for over a week and a half.
We used a torpedo heater and got the temperature to almost 90 degrees. When it warms up. You can turn off your heater. Have a thermometer available.
It will cost you for the plastic tape and glue gun a couple hundred bucks, but it is much better that running a heater where you have no heat at all from, and you are running up your utilities on electric. The glue gun is to attach your visquen to your walls.
If you do put in a like a potbelly stove for heat, the sell a product that comes in a roll that is like a 1/16 inch blotter paper from a fireplace dealer. Home Depot ND Lowes carry it, but call first. You can attach it to your wall behind the stove and can put you stove less than 22 inches from the wall. It works so well that when your stove/Heater is at it's hottest point. You can place you hand flat against the wall and leave it there. It will literally be cool to the touch. Put up some plywood on the wall, then you can staple the blotter paper to the wall. The other thing you will want to do is take some bricks and make a brick platform/harsh up under your stove. It will hold heat.
If need be, DM me. I can give a much better explanation to you.
We used the blotter paper in my parents garage. We had a pot belly stove in there, but we needed it to be close to the wall. We had dry wall but no insulation on them. The stove was about 8 or 9 inches from the wall.my dad used the stove to heat the garage throughout the winter to restore antiques as a hobby, and it was tight in there.
Hey Thanks James! I appreciate that! Sounds perfect for what I can afford!
Very nice project!
The 59 El Camino is one of my favourites.
Plus this one is not TOO rough, its doable, if u don't want to make it a councours winner😅
i think i remember in 1959 they hadnt have a 350cui, but a 283cui, so youre right, this engine is not the original 59, besides the Flexplate incident.
This thing would appear great with a Tonneau cover, when finished.
Also saves the bed area.
Plus the Tube-grill is preferable over the original imho.
Iowa classic cars on you tube might have what you need.
I just talked to Ryan! Hey Thanks Jon!
Even tho it has rust and needs some loving, they don't make them anymore. It's gonna look great when you complete it. Can't wait to see it finished 🙌
Thanks Bruce!
Yup BAG IT ...OG wheels on spider centers an beauty rings thin white walls...ol scool vintage cruser ..patina is 😃👍
Well hello Country Boy Garage , Jason . Good afternoon young man . Flint Michigan checking in. 8:03 pm . Been a great day to had sent launch date with daughter ,nikik
Hello Gordon! That's Great!
Why thank you for comment back .yes great day to visit with my daughter . Been 3 years to seen face to face was great . She jumped into a really cool job .yes in Detroit mi sport racing tark . I was speechless to see a airyol picture look. Lucky type. Off job .from Flint Michigan
I'm in Owosso,Michigan
Love my '74, but always wanted a '59 El Camino. The year I was born.
Yeah! New project!
good luck with it I'll keep looking for it .
Thanks!
WOW flippen cool love the El Camino cant wait to see it on the road greetings from South Africa
Greetings Shaun! Hey Thanks! I just started watching a channel called "Ratrods of Africa"! I think that's the name?
I remtbis commercial from when I was a 4 year old. Best wishes
Hey Thanks!
I am a ford guy but who couldn't love a El Camino, specially the 59 as it was first. I bought the ranchero that year and drove the wheels off of it. It had the little six cylinder engine as our town just catered to the six cylinder cars. I always stuffed the biggest motors I could in them and those first rancheros were on the falcon body style so a small v8 engine was all that fit. I don't know how you guys can work on them without cleaning them up first. I will watch for this one for sure
Hey Thanks Morgan!
Excited for your 59 build too
Thanks!
Love those 59 and 60s
El Caminos. Had a Freind with 2 of them
.I had a 65 Ranchero for 13 years it was a Freinds Grandpa's I Restored it to new. I was in 5th grade when he bought it. Always loved it
Awesome! Hey Thanks David!
Sharp ride lot a work a head but I know you do it justice look forward to seeing more on this one I'll stay tuned on your progress good luck and a trouble free one
Hey Thanks Thomas!
wow that's awesome
Thanks!
@@CountryBoyGasGarage thanks for the upload
looking forward to seeing her roll down the rd again!
Hey Thanks APOCALYPSE!
.......ROLL down the road......the intellect of a six-year-old......
Looks like a great project. Rare and in good shape. Needs to be back on the road. Look forward to seeing more on this one. Be safe and stay well.
Thank You Brian!
Great find! I knew someone with a ‘60 and it was one of the coolest car (truck!).
Thanks Peter!
With the bus completed, now on to the new Project!!!
One of many projects...lol!
The chevrolet script on the hood tells me it was originally a 235 6cylinder 3 speed great video
Hey Thanks Ed!
Thanks for putting it back on the road.
Walked by one every day to and from school in the late sixties. The guy had chrome bedrails on it. Fire engine red. It was sweet.
Gonna be a cool project
Thanks Raymond!
You go guy
Way cool
She's going to take a LOT of work. But when she's done, she"s gonna be beautiful !!!!!!
Thanks Gary!
I believe your El Camino was originally a six cylinder. The 283 cars have a V shaped moulding under the Chevrolet name on the hood. The 348 cars also had the V moulding and crossed flags. Maybe this didn't apply to the El's though. My brother had a two door hardtop '59 Impala, roughly 45 years ago , that we restored from fair to very good condition. Rebuilt the running 283 , and complete body and paint. The car was 18 years old when he bought it and had little rust, white with red interior. Very nice looking and running car that turned heads even back then.
Awesome! Hey Thanks D Forge!
Got some good bones to work with ! Red White and Boosted bought a 1960 from Derek of Vice Grip Garage and their last video they found a private junkyard I think is in Tennessee that specializes in the old El Camino's you may be interested in purchasing a grill from !
I just watched it! Awesome! Hey Thanks!
Yes, custom bar grill, but it's cool!
You made them an offer they couldn't refuse .
I do not see a V emblem on the hood, or the holes for the emblem. Same thing for the tail gate. I'm thinking it had a six cylinder in it new. I hope you can use the VIN number to find out, if you want to dig that much.
I bet you're right!
@@CountryBoyGasGarage I'd like a 348, ( that's not practical anymore) so a 350 is close enough. You might even be able to get 283 rocker covers to fit it, if that's the way you were looking to go. You know, use 283 air filter, rocker covers, etc...
3 deuces, a blower, whatever....
Low ! Love it
Thanks Nick!
Let’s do this! Best of luck … can’t wait to see that piece of history on the road …
Love the '59/'60 Elcos. What a nice touch are the one piece bumpers. It's gonna be nice
Hey Thanks Chopped Mercury!
I would suggest, if I may, that the first order of business should be getting the read end figured out. I really do believe that you need to get it out from under the car, take it completely apart, so that you'll know exactly what you have to do to it.
I think you're right.
You could spray foam the inside of your shop pretty easily. Sleeper dude did it to his for cheap and his is alot bigger.
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My dream car. I just subscribed so I can see were you go with this project. I look forward to seeing videos on this project
Hey Thanks 69kaveman! I'm getting ready to dive into this build! 👍
I've been waiting a while to see you get around to this...Pop that hood JASON!
Hey Thanks Henry!
I absolutely love it. In 2014 there was a 1959 elcamino and Brookwood wagon in the junk yard in pelican rapids Minnesota but that was a fee years ago
Thanks Craig!
Hey Jason 👋, so cool your starting on the 59. Thanks for sharing and have a great week ahead 👋
Hey Thanks! Is it Sam?
@@CountryBoyGasGarage yes 👍 out on the road. Sorry didn’t to see it live.
There is some fellers that just bought vice grip garages El Camino and they found an older gentleman that has a ton of old parts for those they also have a you tube channel but I don't remember their name but I believe they are down south somewhere happy hunting and I hope this helps some...I had a 66 El Camino and I also live in the northwest so rock on my brother.
I just watched that video! Honey hole of 59-60 parts!
Just last week found a 1959 El Camino being restored in Bangkok. He put 327 in it and rumbles pretty good. Don't know where he's getting his parts but at least the windshield he's having one made here. I made a little video of it on my channel.
Awesome! I'll check it out!
Looking forward to this Chevy project good luck with the refurb.👍
Thanks Malcolm!
really great year for the el camino,and for gm in general.good luck on your project. rust is a bummer but i know with your skills it will happen
I love all 59s! Such a great year!
@@CountryBoyGasGarage there is a 1960 wagon in private junk yard here in NC but i am hesitant to take on the project.kinda worried about the x frame.not too worried about floor boards that easy. how is the frame on your 59?
@Faulkner Fixes All first glance it's ok but I need to take a closer look to be sure
@@CountryBoyGasGarage i will be following this for sure.does the 1959 have the X frame ?
Was looking close when you had hood up engine mounts look high might be for a 6 cylinder.
I think your right
I'm excited for this project I especially love the color
Thanks David!
Its on the Impala platform so it may use hinges from the mote popular model
Hey Jason you need to build an overhead storage on that shed with a drop-down staircase by the way nice car
That would definitely be helpful! Thanks!
Can't wait to see her done. I think this one really suits you guys. As far as what I would want do on the build if it were mine well I love the colors. I would try to blend on a bit more paint with spray can to tops of fenders and quarters, take the patina back to what it might have been in the 9ez. Very nice ride. What you call rusty, I being in the east would call 99% rust free. Great ride sir. Thanks for sharing her.
If ya take bags of concrete mix and spread it dry over the stone after ya level it out the ground will put enough moisture to make the concrete mix hardens up like a concrete floor that might help ya get the hoist moved around to get the engine back in it I’ll be watching to see how it comes out good luck man
Hey Thanks Gary!
Certainly a great find, looks reasonable, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Thank You Donald!
If this is half as good as the bus revival, we are in for a real treat! Can’t wait! Good luck! 🍀
Thank You!
Hey that's the year I was born
That thing is gonna be sweet. I can't wait to see what you do with it.
Thanks Craig!
Super awesome find bro. Those are such beautiful cars/trucks 👌
Lol , this is firth class building , i work in a tent shed , in Canada lol
Looks like a very nice car start out. 59 Chevys are notorious for being rust bucket 🪣 s. Hopefully the X frame is good. So the 59 station wagon about 10 years ago. The guy knew exactly what he was getting and I really didn't want to sell it. I told him be sure to jack it up from the frame because otherwise you may just left the body right off of it. Now that's Rusty. Got four-door sedan that set propped up as a parts car by a relative of ours on the farm. Propped up by 55 gallon drum on back. I understand it was there for fifty years. So now we know how long it takes for a 55 gallon barrel to disintegrate. By the way the plugs were in the end. So now it's a good candidate for a builder. The rest is mainly on the front fenders on top because that's where the water flowed. I know you spoke with Ryan after reading the comments but like I said in reply to your reply. There's a salvage yard in the Southwest and they have very nice 59 Chevy bodies and parts. I apologize when I think of the name of it you. I actually edit this to get it shorter. My suggestion is to find other people on TH-cam and elsewhere who are building 59 Chevy cars of any type. Someone will know where the parts are that you want. After all they found parks that they did not buy. So those parts may be still available. I have subscribed. I'm curious to how this turns out.
Hey Thanks OLD CAR DISCOVER! I really appreciate that
@@CountryBoyGasGarage you're very welcome. I'll let this subject humble around in the back of my mind and I'll come up with some other sources as well. Northwestern Arkansas is a great place if you find them up on top of a hill. Southeastern Kansas has to be the most fabulous place to find good old cars that aren't burnt by the Sun and not completely riddled by rust. Actually usually very little rust. Of course North Dakota South Dakota and Nebraska but they're far & few between. They often look burnt by the sun just like they are in the Southwest. I think you're up and under northwestern sector of the United States and up on the plateau east of the Rockies is a great place to find these old cars are that's the rumor least. I'm not saying there's 59 Chevy El caminos all over the place. Just happy hunting-grounds. I've always found that I research where the cars sold and high numbers and were manufactured. That often helps. I mean I polled countless 57 Chevy cars out of Kentucky Central of the state. Down around Abilene Texas but they're burnt to a crisp but they send out nicely and so you probably find body panels there. I'm assuming a station wagon rear quarter is somewhat interchangeable with the El Camino.
Well if you read all this great thank you there is one place above all that I can think of with the exception of that salvage yard out Southwest I forget the name of but I know who I can ask. Go to Craigslist. Sure you can do marketplace but who has these old cars old guys. Old guys tend to use Craigslist more than marketplace. Look at Springfield Missouri under under the car and car parts category. There's a man that part's out classic cars. He's always advertising on Craigslist. He has a very rough 57 two-door hardtop for $1950. He is completely all vintage. They are Rusty. I know where the 59 wagon setting. Private Yard Man had 500 but he has passed away and it's in the middle of a battle among three generations of people. Also a couple of neighbors and friends have gotten into it. By the way it's an original California black tag license plate car and it's been sitting there since the early 60s. Also look up Craigslist Lamar Missouri. Shots in the dark yes. There's a fella there that has 1750 cars scattered around his hundred acres. He has a number of old cars as well. I've not been to either one of these two places because rust is prevalent. The rest Ranch his name is Joe and he is tied in with Tim over at mr. Good pliers. I have his phone number. He has given me permission to give it out.
Hidden valley, Frank's Auto, desert valley, classic salvage yards in Arizona. I believe it was desert valley that I was trying to think of. See I'm looking for a hood for my 59 in the more I see the parts going sky-high the more I'm thinking maybe this would be a good donor car. After all that's what all family used it for since about 1970. There's one as a fella that I know that had 150 1959 Chevy's before the tornado came through and wiped it out. He still has 59 Chevy parts and is willing to sell me a hood I believe. I just have to get back to him and he several hours away. He's in the midwest. I can ask him and he made me show me some of what he has left. He went a whole nother direction after the tornado wiped out of stock. Okay I've got two lynx I'll send you and then I'll let it be.
youtube.com/@TheJunkyardChaplain
And that should take you to Denny's Savage's bring them back alive TH-cam channel. Subscribe to him so you can go back and research. He was out in Colorado several months ago and that lady her husband passed away and she had a very nice collection of parts and builders. I'm not saying she had a 59 Chevy El Camino but which assortment she had there's a chance.
John's Salvage in Texas. Good possibility.
youtube.com/@CAROLDDISCOVER2525
Okay that will show you the one that I have on my video shorts. I like the old rusty stuff. Vince Neil get to some of my nice stuff. By the way your refurbished church school bus and the reunions picture I like it. If an old car guy can't help out another old car guy then what good are we. Have a nice day and the only reason I've got time to do this right now is it's not worth me going outside in single-digit weather ☁️. But I better get back to the work I need you on my computer
Cool video Broski!!
Hey Thanks Man! ✌🏻
@@CountryBoyGasGarage of course brotha
Sweet ride looking forward to seeing this build. The hunt for parts is part of the adventure, best of luck.
Thanks Jimi!
not bad for what 64 years or so good project car look forward to seeing you work on her just found you have subbed thomas
Hey Thanks Thomas!
Hell of a project. If you need some ideas, I might be able to guide you some. I know a little bit about 59s. lol
Just subscribed all the way from 🇬🇧
Hey Thanks C E! I really appreciate that!
A friend has an Elky a wagon and a Impala 348 four speed car now a 427 ca.
Most important tip don't ls swap it yeah I'm a Mopar guy but my grandpa had a 59 El Camino so it's always been my favorite car and the one that made him want one was 409 swap with a 4 speed so thats the way I'd go.
Grandpa's always knows best!
There's a 59 El Camino project for sale in my neighborhood. If it's there in a couple weeks I'm going to e it !! It needs motor/ trans
Awesome!
Hi Jason that's a great choice for the new project itca very cool car looking forward to seeing this one progress .
Hey Thanks Robert!
The El Camino from Chevy is my all-time favorite car not counting Any of the other American made cars from The American made company that Chevy Ford and GM bought out What type of El Camino? It’s not my favorite, but El Camino is El Camino.
Hey Jason very cool find. I've always loved the fins on the 59 and 60 Impala and El Camino try contacting Iowa Classic Cars he has a TH-cam channel and his main interests lay in 59 and 60 Chevrolets he loves the finned vehicles and if anyone could help you locate parts it would be him also Mr Goodpliers and Adventures made from Scratch look forward to the build
Hey Thanks Brian! I just talked to Ryan today!
@@CountryBoyGasGarage this fella out in Arizona that is about done with his 60 El Camino. He would be a better source for parts possibly. The three that to say the guy mentioned. Ryan's car generally has too much rust in them. Tim AKA Mr goodpliers I've been to his place. Now he has multiple locations and I did not see the all. He has a pretty good Network for selling his 59 s. He did have a 60 Ford or I believe it was said in their head buried back in there. He wouldn't you interested in digging it out and was going to charge me an extra price cuz he had to dig it out. He was receptive to the idea of us helping him move things around to get the car out. But I can tell you I did not see a 59 El Camino. Now Silas over at adventures made from scratch. He always seems to have more than what it shows. The only contact I've had with him is comments and replies back and forth between him and I. With him I think a helpful idea would be if you offered to go there and take apart off because he is so busy with so many things. I've seen a number of these 59s sitting around and El caminos on different TH-cam channels in the background junk yards. They are around.
@Brian Hayes......these cars have "wings" - not fins. Wings go out, side to side (horizontal). Fins go up and down (vertical). Learn the correct description, or look like a fool.
@@urbanurchin5930 whales and dolphins have horizontal fins on their tail. I googled it to make sure. Wouldn't want to look like a fool now would we.
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983 lol
There are places that have 3D printers that can manufacture the peices, but you would have to get some plated, and the others painted.
Hey Thanks!
Someone could do pretty well for themselves by recreating those headlight buckets in hard plastic with a 3D printer! I have a `59 Biscayne, in roughly the same condition. I bought every headlight bucket I could find for it about 20 years ago. Even started to make a wooden buck to create replacements about of metal. Can be done! Hopefully someday, "Big Daddy" the `59 Biscayne will be in roadworthy condition to come down from Seattle to visit the Camino!
Hey Thanks Kurt! Oh Great Idea! 👍
A family friend had a 59 like yours. His had a 235 six cylinder and a three on the tree. He bought it new and probably drove it close to fifty years before he eventually sold it. I look forward to seeing yours back on the road again. Something to consider is maybe adapting a S10 five speed transmission. That'll give you overdrive and make it more highway friendly, as well as improve fuel economy.
Hey Thanks Jerry!
Puddins fab shop has the estate car off the advert at the start
Jason Bud u got a great car for sure love the Dash in those cars, Glad all the glass is good especially the back and u got two,hard to find. Pinion pin might be loose or broken. Have a good one 👍✌️
Hey Thanks Lonnie! ✌🏻
If those ram horn manifolds are for a smallblock, they'll work great on that 350. I hear they're the next best thing to headers, especially if the outlet is 2.5 inches. I wouldn't be surprised if your car came with a 283 originally. That was the only small block V8 offering then. Only other options according to Google wee a 235 inline 6 or 348 big block V8. The 348 usually came with 4-speed floor shift. Nice old car.
No v trim on the front of the hood...I'd wager it was a 235 inline 6. Many of those came with the 3 speed saginaw.