I was in a walmart parking lot eating mcdonalds with my girlfriend and she says "that car is ugly" and I wasn't paying attention so I'm just like "mhm babe" then a few minutes later I saw a beautiful '69 El Camino and I'm like holy fuck that's beautiful and long story short we're not dating anymore.
I have a 72 El Camino, it's been my daily driver for over 8 years. Before that, I owned an 86 El Camino, and my first car was a 73 El Camino. These cars are the BEST! Incredibly underrated!
@@Samuel.C428 , here are some fun facts for you to know in your life. The options for the Chevrolet Chevelle also fit perfectly on the Chevrolet El Camino. Moreover, there was also an SS option for the Chevrolet El Camino as well, as my ex-stepfather owned one such vehicle (well, he also had a 1972 Chevrolet Nova SS, but I was talking about the vehicles that were built upon the Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu platform). Finally, if neither a Chevrolet Chevelle SS or Chevrolet El Camino SS are affordable enough for you, then you can get the highly underrated Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, which was only available from 1970 to 1972, and only 1970 had the same power plant as one of the most powerful forms of the Chevrolet Chevelle in the SS 454 form, or the even more underrated Chevrolet Biscayne, which had all sorts of crazy power options, including access to, as well as full compatibility with, the most powerful engines of the Chevrolet Malibu/Chevelle line, including the same 6.5 liter, and 396 cubic inch, engine that powered the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396, the same 7.0 liter, and 427 cubic inch, engine that powered the Chevrolet Chevelle SS COPO 427 and Yenko (Chevrolet) Chevelle L72 427/425 HP, and the same 7.4 liter, and 454 cubic inch, engine that powered the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6.
Monte Carlos ain't bad but I think the Biscayne is really underrated I haven't even heard of it.and if I get an el Camino with the L's 454 ,then I'm gonna buy a chevelle body and restore it.anyway you know Chevy muscle cars better than me.great job!
*_EXTRA ELKY FACTS:_* -GMC made a sister car called the Sprint, later called the Caballero. The "SS" equivalent was the "Sprint SP" and the Black/Royal Knight equivalent was the "Caballero Diablo." -Choo-Choo Customs Inc., of Chattanooga, Tennessee made their own "El Camino SS" package from '83 to '87 by giving the Elco the aerodynamic front fascia of the Monte Carlo SS, a medium length bolt-on cowl induction hood scoop, and in many cases special side skirts. -In 2008, Pontiac released for public viewing what they called the "G8 ST" (ST meaning Sport Truck) based on the Holden Ute. It was slated for a 2010 model year release, but was halted due to budget cuts and the eventual death of Pontiac. This would have been GM's first U.S.-sold utility coupe since the El Camino's retirement in 1987 (with the death of the G-body platform) and it could have meant the possible return of the El Camino. Please upvote this info!
My stepfather has a GMC Sprint. I believe it's a 77. It was the first car I was allowed to drive as a 16 year old until I got my own car the next year. He's actually restoring it now, after it sat in a barn for 20+ years.
My family owned a 73 el Camino as a kid. Sold it around 2000 to my high school janitor, super nice guy. He loved the hell out of it. My dad said there was so much wrong with it that it wasn’t worth fixing and it was parked for most of my life by then. My high school janitor changed the battery and drove it around. Thanks dad! 🤣🤣🤣
Went to HS around the same time and our janitor had one as well. Loved driving it on the various sports fields while taking out the trash or fertilizing
Yeah, I knw how you feel. My Dad had the money. But, he didn't help me to pay for any repairs. He would put me down. Discourage me from even putting a wrench to it. Thanks Dad, for ruining my self esteem and confidence.
I know nothing about cars. I've never raced a car. I don't own one and I don't think I will for a while (I live in NYC). Despite all of this, I cannot get enough of this video series. The enthusiasm is fucking infectious. Keep 'em coming.
I had a neighbor who owned a 70’ SS El Camino with the 454. His son, my best friend often got to borrow it to cruise the town. That car/truck was spectacular to look at. It was no slouch in the 1/4 either. If I remember correctly it would run in the low 13’s.
That bed was the shit.. throw enough old pillows back there, then, lay a big enough tarp un the back... fill with water and BOOM!, CHEVY HOT TUB GREAT FOR BUMPUNG UGLIES LOL
@Art Lira, my ex-stepfather had a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS (it may have been a 1968 Chevrolet El Camino SS, but I could not tell at the time), but it was black and it was horribly besieged by rust, but he was too poor/lazy/drunk/stupid/drugged up to ever properly fix it, or his 1955 Chevrolet Apache, 1967 Chevrolet C-10, 1968 GMC C/K 1500 Longhorn, 1972 Chevrolet Nova SS, or his 1964 Dodge Polara Max Wedge for that matter. My sisters also owned some sweet rides, as did my mother, in their cases, a 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, and a 1978 Plymouth Volare (coupe version, the trim that was below the Road Runner trim) for the oldest sister, a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 and a 2005 Nissan 350 Z for the younger sister, and a 1967 Ford Bronco (before I was born), 1967 Chevrolet Malibu station wagon/estate car/shooting brake (I think, and also before I was born), a 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Estate station wagon/estate car/shooting brake, a 1978 Datsun 510/Datsun 1300/Datsun 1500/Datsun 1600/Datsun Bluebird/Nissan Bluebird station wagon/estate car/shooting brake, a 1980 Volvo 260 Estate station wagon/estate car/shooting brake, a 1977 AMC Concorde (which is essentially a four door version of the underrated 1970-1977 AMC Hornet), and a 1980 Dodge Aspen (sedan/saloon version) was what my mother owned, respectively. A neighbor of mine in the middle 1990s had a 1972 Ford Ranchero GT.
i-Spec It's A *Holden* the Aussies made and invented the UTE the GTO and the G8 and the Chevy SS were based on the Holden Commadores and because Holden is under GM they had to sell the car overseas but it's a rebadged Holden, only thing Chevy is the LS motor other than that the car is full Holden and Aussie, the Maloo is not a Chevy it's a Holden.
theres a (Holden SS Ute) which is basically your Chevy SS ute, then theres the performance like the Pontaic G8 which is the Holden HSV Ute called the Maloo
The El Camino is a strange one but deserves respect as something American and special, a vehicle that is loved by so many different types of characters from the world of car enthusiast.
My first car, in 1987, was a 1969 Chevy El Camino. My dad and I dropped a 350 cu. in. engine in it with a Rochester 4-barrel. Everything was stock...except for the glasspack muffler that made it sounds even more badass than it already was! I won my fair share of races in that car, and many teen girls took rides with me when we cruised the strip in my high school years! Teens today have no idea how fun that was.
78 elky was my first car back in 2002. After being around the ring a bit, looking at getting another one and putting a modern engine like the LFX in it. They're truly great machines!
I was really hoping this would have more info on which engines needed tuning, common problems with El Caminos that caused breakdowns, or transmissions that needed upgrades/replacements to stay on the road.
Same, 2 years back I was 13 looking for an El Camino. Ended up missing a eBay offer for a 78 that was a roller and had it's paint and interior redone. I ended up missing it but then about 15 miles away I found an 82 with a 355 small block and th350 transmission. Ended up getting it for 1300 running and driving. Ended up having no rust but the interior needed to be redone so we ended up doing it in black and are currently saving up to repaint it.
I wish they'd bring it back now, especially with trucks and crossovers being increasingly popular as of late. It would be great condition for the new Ford Bronco.
When my father passed away he left me and my brother 79 Royal Knight. We used to watch him drag race with it when we were kids, and he would almost always win! Most beautiful and powerful mullet ever! Slowly restoring it back to how he always wanted it, can't wait to hear it start back up again!
If you want a modern El Camino, go to Australia. For example, the Holden Maloo. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the highest performance model has an LS in it.
But I'm an Aussie and I don't want it, I see Commodores day in, day out, I want to learn about interesting cars that I rarely get to see not the most common vehicle on the road.
You mean like how someone might want to learn about a rare car? If they do the Commodore I'd see it as nothing more than either a little tribute or the beginning of the end for this series, a sign that we're running out of cool and interesting cars. And why the Commodore when there is a more interesting and sportier variant in the Monaro? That would make more sense and be more interesting, how often do you see a Monaro compared to how often you see a Commodore?
I’m 16 and bought a 79 elco. Right now I have it on center line 15s but I have some supreme 14s I’m putting on it when I get tires. I enjoy the car cause I can use it as a low rider or a truck
Back in the early 80's my friend, Rick, had a "68" SS 396 Elc hot rod with an Edelbrock intake, Holley 4 barrel, Hooker headers, glass packs and a 12 bolt pozi rear end. Red with the black vinyl top. Rick later built a "32 roadster with a chevy 427. Rick now owns the John Milner "32 Coup from the movie American Graffiti.
The El Camino SS seems pretty cool. I would take a muscle car with a 7.4L V8 with basically the same output as a new Raptor. Not to mention the classic styling and the old style sound that it had.
My dad owned and still owns an 83 SS El Camino. That was an awesome car to grow up with. We towed a 26ft camper with it, dad took the glass off the back and put a camper shell on it for long road trips so the kids could relax in the bed of the truck, it toasted every mustang, camaro, charger, new or old that tried to beat it from a light. It was freakin perfect. One of these days I'm going to pull it out of his garage and get it running again.
If you can get a two door truck to hold a full sheet of drywall or plywood, and then make it a car, there's a frickin' market for this, Chevy/Ford! Think about it, lower ground height and smoother areo, with fuel efficient engines, can be dreams of the jobsites again.
Ford, Chevy and dodge all make long box 2wd reg cab trucks that haul way more than a truck car . there’s no market for it. Holden and au Ford couldn’t keep them in production either
@@theicedman you are talking about the US and top countries where people can afford everything, this would be aimed for developing or sub developed countries in a budget lol, not everyone can get a F350 with credit
Imagine Chevy Ford and Dodge 1500 pickup long bed but with a lowered roofline , about an inch more ride height than a car, and a air leveling system in the back. And lower the bed walls a notch to make it easy to reach over. I’d buy it. However, two door pickups aren’t a thing unless you’re a fleet or a dealer is willing to hand you an order form.
bizarrely they did build left hand drive Holden utes after the reasonable success of the pontiac G8 Sedan and either they were shipped or the boat was turned around i can't remember the full story but it was peak GFC and GM canceled the order. So Holden took the pontiac utes and cannibalized them for parts. They de badged the pontiac fronts and you could buy the twin nostril pontiac fronts as an option on your holden. Think they called it a sports front or something. It didnt look as good as the holden but it did look meaner and made your ute stand out from everyone else's. But its odd they were going over as pontiac G8 Utes and not the rebirth of the El camino under the Chevy brand.
JRwinchester it's cos of your "chicken tax" manufacturers can make a higher profit building larger trucks with certain chassis sizes that classify them (loosely) in the category of farm machinery. If they built Utes they'd be built on a sedan frame and subject to sedan taxes and probably come out as more expensive than a much larger truck. That's why they were planning to sell the Ute as a limited run Pontiac thing so they could make money on them. Low supply/ collectable. Sort of a "sports truck" if they tried to sell them broadly in larger numbers they'd be sales flops because consumers would get far more metal For their money in a F150. Idk the full story of the chicken tax but it's something to do with Russia and imports and now is more of a loop hole manufactures use to move cheaper trucks. I think it's also why Toyota US won't build the Hilux because it's classed too small to avoid the taxes. So they build the Tundra instead. US consumer tastes can't be ignored as well. Bigger = better, that sort of thing. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Also pissed about the hilux. Im a huge toyota truck fan. But i thought the newer hilux and tacoma shared everything just cosmetics? That and because of our obscene emissions we arent allowed to have the diesels.
I own a 69 El Camino. And I love this car. I got this car as a graduation present in 1997. And yes I’ve done it in my car, my headliner is still torn from that night. Lol
I have a 1970 454 SS El Camino and I love driving it. It is comfortable and It pin's my ass to the seat when I touch the pedal. I highly recommend buying one if you can. Great video I would like to see more on the El Camino. Thank you.
I've been binge watching all these episodes the past few days 😂 I love everything about how they are done and you are a funny ass host James. I was hoping there could be a Lexus IS F, GS, RC F and LFA episodes? Gracias
There was an opportunity to bring it back and reasonably cheaply to do. GM Holden in Australia made a LHD version of its Commodore and exported to the US named the Chevrolet SS. The Commodore had a utility version very popular in Australia with the top version being the Maloo. A LHD version could have been so easily built, stuck on a boat and shipped to the US. You'd think a car manufacturer would jump at a "it's all there ready to go" opportunity but no, GM decided to close down Holden and vehicle manufacturing in Australia instead. (They like doing that.) If you want a unique project to do, find a Maloo in Australia (if you can), ship it to the US, get a Chevrolet SS and using the parts convert the Maloo to LHD. Badge it how you want but you'd have a very rare 21st century El Camino to show off.
Hey, @Donut Media, you are also wrong about when the Chevrolet El Camino SS came out. The first Chevrolet El Camino SS actually came out in 1968 and it was the SS 396 model, which was the third highest powered engine of the Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
My first car was an El Camino that my parent still own. I have an 85 Caballero and a 70 SS 454. I look forward to the idea of bringing it back into production. Honestly I can't wait.
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I daily drive an El Camino and I can confirm when I have kids I'm going to leave them.
Hahahah
I too daily drive my mino
Me too. My 87 has 731,000 miles and still going strong.
Henry Koenig lol
Same here brother, glad theres a place for us El Camino owners to discuss our family goals
I was in a walmart parking lot eating mcdonalds with my girlfriend and she says "that car is ugly" and I wasn't paying attention so I'm just like "mhm babe" then a few minutes later I saw a beautiful '69 El Camino and I'm like holy fuck that's beautiful and long story short we're not dating anymore.
As you should
Good
I’d rather have an el Camino than a gf lol
@@DAZUNIVERSALINDUSTREIS fuckin facts
Loads of my friends don’t like the Ute body shape. I personally think it rocks.
“A car pulls up who can it be, a fresh el camino rollin kilo g”
at last i was looking for this comment haha
“He rolled down his window and he started to say..”
it’s all about makin that gta
@@merica907 i never understood what that meant... Tf is gta?
@@jordans03 grand theft auto
My dad has owned at least 4 El Caminos in his lifetime. One of my goals in life is to be able to buy him another one
Good man right here 🙏
How much do they go for?
This video is about to get so many views because of the breaking bad movie
I'm just here to see if they mention utes.
yeah!
You’re not wrong. I got a sudden interest in this car after watching the film
I own a 1981 El Camino
ESE JESTER
Incredible (if true)
I have a 72 El Camino, it's been my daily driver for over 8 years. Before that, I owned an 86 El Camino, and my first car was a 73 El Camino. These cars are the BEST! Incredibly underrated!
@mike tyson easy to fix and maintain
@Duff's Vids the whole bench slides back as a whole. Unless you swap it out with individual seats
Do you have a mollet?
Hey! I have an '86 also!
I got the '86 El Camino Conquista 305ci, 4bbl
A 1968-72 El Camino is my absolute dream car. One day I'll have one!!
I also want one chevelles cost way too much
@@Samuel.C428 , here are some fun facts for you to know in your life. The options for the Chevrolet Chevelle also fit perfectly on the Chevrolet El Camino. Moreover, there was also an SS option for the Chevrolet El Camino as well, as my ex-stepfather owned one such vehicle (well, he also had a 1972 Chevrolet Nova SS, but I was talking about the vehicles that were built upon the Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu platform). Finally, if neither a Chevrolet Chevelle SS or Chevrolet El Camino SS are affordable enough for you, then you can get the highly underrated Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, which was only available from 1970 to 1972, and only 1970 had the same power plant as one of the most powerful forms of the Chevrolet Chevelle in the SS 454 form, or the even more underrated Chevrolet Biscayne, which had all sorts of crazy power options, including access to, as well as full compatibility with, the most powerful engines of the Chevrolet Malibu/Chevelle line, including the same 6.5 liter, and 396 cubic inch, engine that powered the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396, the same 7.0 liter, and 427 cubic inch, engine that powered the Chevrolet Chevelle SS COPO 427 and Yenko (Chevrolet) Chevelle L72 427/425 HP, and the same 7.4 liter, and 454 cubic inch, engine that powered the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6.
Monte Carlos ain't bad but I think the Biscayne is really underrated I haven't even heard of it.and if I get an el Camino with the L's 454 ,then I'm gonna buy a chevelle body and restore it.anyway you know Chevy muscle cars better than me.great job!
You will i own 2. A 69 and 66, im 28 yoa
Best years of design in all GM products.
I’ve wanted an ElCo since I can remember. Finally found my soulmate in a 68. So beautiful. Rebuilding the 350 now.
Update??
"Went from hauling hay to hauling ass" 🤣🤣 my new quote for old cars
I was rolling when he said that 😂
*_EXTRA ELKY FACTS:_*
-GMC made a sister car called the Sprint, later called the Caballero. The "SS" equivalent was the "Sprint SP" and the Black/Royal Knight equivalent was the "Caballero Diablo."
-Choo-Choo Customs Inc., of Chattanooga, Tennessee made their own "El Camino SS" package from '83 to '87 by giving the Elco the aerodynamic front fascia of the Monte Carlo SS, a medium length bolt-on cowl induction hood scoop, and in many cases special side skirts.
-In 2008, Pontiac released for public viewing what they called the "G8 ST" (ST meaning Sport Truck) based on the Holden Ute. It was slated for a 2010 model year release, but was halted due to budget cuts and the eventual death of Pontiac. This would have been GM's first U.S.-sold utility coupe since the El Camino's retirement in 1987 (with the death of the G-body platform) and it could have meant the possible return of the El Camino.
Please upvote this info!
Sketchy oh yeah, I live in Chattanooga but I've never even seen one
Every once in a while an owner will pop up on GBodyForum. In my opinion, they look fantastic.
Pontiac actually made a test car based on the el Camino and its somewhere in Detroit now I believe
My stepfather has a GMC Sprint. I believe it's a 77. It was the first car I was allowed to drive as a 16 year old until I got my own car the next year. He's actually restoring it now, after it sat in a barn for 20+ years.
You can do a video about the fucking prius and I'd watch it. This series is amazing
Bharath Shankar save it for April fools
Weirdly enough I think I would watch it too xD
“The prius wasnt a bad idea, but since pretentious jerks drive it, al the respect for the car was gone. Just like my dad”
DO NOT SAY CUSS WORDS. THOSE ARE EVIL
My family owned a 73 el Camino as a kid. Sold it around 2000 to my high school janitor, super nice guy. He loved the hell out of it. My dad said there was so much wrong with it that it wasn’t worth fixing and it was parked for most of my life by then. My high school janitor changed the battery and drove it around. Thanks dad! 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah come check out the el Camino on our channel tell us what you think
Went to HS around the same time and our janitor had one as well. Loved driving it on the various sports fields while taking out the trash or fertilizing
Yeah, I knw how you feel. My Dad had the money. But, he didn't help me to pay for any repairs. He would put me down. Discourage me from even putting a wrench to it. Thanks Dad, for ruining my self esteem and confidence.
From humble begening Haulin hay to later *HAULIN ASS*
Jaden Johnson AYASSSUH
Jaden Johnson
Jaden Johnson fdhfhfh
HAWLLLIN AYYYYYASSSSAUH
Easily my favorite part of this entire video. 🤣
I know nothing about cars. I've never raced a car. I don't own one and I don't think I will for a while (I live in NYC). Despite all of this, I cannot get enough of this video series. The enthusiasm is fucking infectious. Keep 'em coming.
Glad to be of service
This series is terrific
Thanks!
I love it
Absolutely, love it as well
Agreed. We need more !!!!!
Tommy Lee it’s fuckin hilarious too lol
I had a neighbor who owned a 70’ SS El Camino with the 454. His son, my best friend often got to borrow it to cruise the town. That car/truck was spectacular to look at. It was no slouch in the 1/4 either. If I remember correctly it would run in the low 13’s.
If I remember correctly, anything back then that stock and ran was less than 15 was considered impressive
El Camino is Spanish for 'the Camino'
revoredline "The Way"
woooosh
no fucking shit
The path*
Today on: dumbass couldn't even be fucked to use Google translate for the word "Camino"
Yes, I've screwed in an El Camino... it was glorious
How tf did you do that
Like a fucking boss is how
@@rgerry9 the bench seats are incredibly roomy. Plus, theres a whole bed back there!
That bed was the shit.. throw enough old pillows back there, then, lay a big enough tarp un the back... fill with water and BOOM!, CHEVY HOT TUB GREAT FOR BUMPUNG UGLIES LOL
I’m jealous
"I'm not HOLDEN my breath "
UTE be surprise what may be out there
I read this in Randy Savage's voice.
They're dead now too
+5W4994N, they gonna manufacture them at all anywhere?
99bimmer Holden died in the 80’s when they stopped making kingswoods
I have a 70 el camino and my dad has a 67 ford fairlane ranchero
Nice have yall ever race then against each other? C'mon man you have to upload some videos of both of them together
@@chinohuerta1718 hell yeah bro
@Art Lira, my ex-stepfather had a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS (it may have been a 1968 Chevrolet El Camino SS, but I could not tell at the time), but it was black and it was horribly besieged by rust, but he was too poor/lazy/drunk/stupid/drugged up to ever properly fix it, or his 1955 Chevrolet Apache, 1967 Chevrolet C-10, 1968 GMC C/K 1500 Longhorn, 1972 Chevrolet Nova SS, or his 1964 Dodge Polara Max Wedge for that matter. My sisters also owned some sweet rides, as did my mother, in their cases, a 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, and a 1978 Plymouth Volare (coupe version, the trim that was below the Road Runner trim) for the oldest sister, a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 and a 2005 Nissan 350 Z for the younger sister, and a 1967 Ford Bronco (before I was born), 1967 Chevrolet Malibu station wagon/estate car/shooting brake (I think, and also before I was born), a 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Estate station wagon/estate car/shooting brake, a 1978 Datsun 510/Datsun 1300/Datsun 1500/Datsun 1600/Datsun Bluebird/Nissan Bluebird station wagon/estate car/shooting brake, a 1980 Volvo 260 Estate station wagon/estate car/shooting brake, a 1977 AMC Concorde (which is essentially a four door version of the underrated 1970-1977 AMC Hornet), and a 1980 Dodge Aspen (sedan/saloon version) was what my mother owned, respectively. A neighbor of mine in the middle 1990s had a 1972 Ford Ranchero GT.
@@paxhumana2015 wow, you REALLY know your familiy's cars history
Rancheros look gay.
Chevy still makes an El Camino. Its sold in Australia as a Holden Ute, and you can get one with a 6.2L LS3
i-Spec
It's A *Holden* the Aussies made and invented the UTE the GTO and the G8 and the Chevy SS were based on the Holden Commadores and because Holden is under GM they had to sell the car overseas but it's a rebadged Holden, only thing Chevy is the LS motor other than that the car is full Holden and Aussie, the Maloo is not a Chevy it's a Holden.
in South Africa we have the same thing only its still under the Chevy Brand and its called a Lumina SS. it also comes in sedan form
I guess your right but it's called a Maloo
theres a (Holden SS Ute) which is basically your Chevy SS ute, then theres the performance like the Pontaic G8 which is the Holden HSV Ute called the Maloo
Calling the Maloo a Chevy is like calling an Audi S8 a Lamborghini.
The El Camino is a strange one but deserves respect as something American and special, a vehicle that is loved by so many different types of characters from the world of car enthusiast.
Keep these series coming these are amazing
My first car, in 1987, was a 1969 Chevy El Camino. My dad and I dropped a 350 cu. in. engine in it with a Rochester 4-barrel. Everything was stock...except for the glasspack muffler that made it sounds even more badass than it already was! I won my fair share of races in that car, and many teen girls took rides with me when we cruised the strip in my high school years! Teens today have no idea how fun that was.
78 elky was my first car back in 2002. After being around the ring a bit, looking at getting another one and putting a modern engine like the LFX in it. They're truly great machines!
Just import Holden commodore ute chassis and assemble them here and change to fascia to match the aesthetics of the Camaro
I wish
Import them from where?
@@seandenby2304 Australia
Australia is no longer manufacturing cars including Holden's..
@@jason.c2441 and where in Aus is making them?
Chevy would have no problem bringing back the El Camino if Holden was not getting the axe this year. RIP
Alexander Ford u
Its not dead, they just arent gonna be made in au anymore (now made it china)0
same difference you get what i mean they're still being made.
F2 Garage wait what
I was really hoping this would have more info on which engines needed tuning, common problems with El Caminos that caused breakdowns, or transmissions that needed upgrades/replacements to stay on the road.
These cars are 30+ years old 🤷🏾♂️ and have been through several owners. Tuning engines? Small block Chevys have all of the information you'd need.
Too bad you Americans never got the Commodore and Falcon utes, you would have loved them!
Kobi Jenkins Ikr, that Maloo looks banging
I want one, they would be so unique in the U.S.
We almost got one as a Pontiac, but alas, rip
LMFAO did you just say to bad GTFO
1969 is Baeeeee 😍
You are beautiful as well, @Day1 Million. Is the person that is in your profile picture the real life you?
Did u know baeeeee actually means poop stupid
Pax simp
Naw love 79 is the year
@@paxhumana2015 simp
DO THE NEXT IMPREZA PLZ
I love my 79 Royal Knight. I get many compliments and thumbs up when I take it out cruising.
My Name is Earl. That is all.
Didn't they have a Subaru Brat?
That why I fell in love with this car, earl.
Joy had a Brat. Earl had the El Camino.
Yeehaw
and then later on randy got a ranchero
dude,i really need to learn more about toyota chaser. especially the jzx100
Dude why the fuck is your comment 7 hours ago when the video was uploaded about 60 minutes ago? *mindblown
dranel valle DEJAVU 😂
dranel valle alien
Video uploaded 3 hours ago he commented 10hours
Is this patronite feature?
Monster Qayyum Toyota Cressida
#JustLikeMyDad
#HamsterLivesMatter
Uriah Siner I
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know a guy that raped a hamster
Hey when are you going to do an up to speed on the Holden Ute or any holden?
Streets Rebel Florida Man strikes again!
he's so calm in this video compared to his others
BMW 3 series or M3
do the subaru impreza already!!
Ifkr
Seriously do it nobody asked for the EL CO
It's coming I promise!
not to say i am complaining about this one! this is my favorite series!
kris jones where tf is the wrx 😤
I have a G body el Camino and will never sell it.
Alonzo 1219 THE U FAMILY because nobody will buy it! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH. im just kidding.
Got a '74, get too many funny looks to stop driving it
I had a 83 but the body was in such bad condition I had to sell it because it was turning into a money pit real fast
That's what happened to my 86 caprice. Loved that cushiony car, but the frame was paper
Same, 2 years back I was 13 looking for an El Camino. Ended up missing a eBay offer for a 78 that was a roller and had it's paint and interior redone. I ended up missing it but then about 15 miles away I found an 82 with a 355 small block and th350 transmission. Ended up getting it for 1300 running and driving. Ended up having no rust but the interior needed to be redone so we ended up doing it in black and are currently saving up to repaint it.
I wish they'd bring it back now, especially with trucks and crossovers being increasingly popular as of late. It would be great condition for the new Ford Bronco.
This isn't a Subaru Impreza
Yes it is.
anonymous __fee CD
If you observe, you'll know that this is the first proper video where james starts to yell.
El Camino broke his sanity, and brought out his inner loud shouty mental alter ego. Not even surprised :)
Yep... Noted... Found the vid
So James discovered cocaine sometime between this video, and the previous episode
"a fresh El Camino runnin' kilo G"
-Eazy E (RIP)
lol. y tho
Professor Doughnut right? Wtf.
Professor Doughnut He rolled down his window and he started to say...
Genetically Superior it’s all about making that GTA
Professor Doughnut lowrider 🙂
When my father passed away he left me and my brother 79 Royal Knight. We used to watch him drag race with it when we were kids, and he would almost always win! Most beautiful and powerful mullet ever! Slowly restoring it back to how he always wanted it, can't wait to hear it start back up again!
If you want a modern El Camino, go to Australia. For example, the Holden Maloo. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the highest performance model has an LS in it.
LSA supercharged yep
David Hill rip Holden
David Hill NOOOOOO!!!! I love Holden. They made my favorite car, the G8.
IAmDennyP gm made that
Nick Buckingham Holden made it. Pontiac reskinned it. Originally it is a HOLDEN Commodore.
Do a Holden Commodore Up To Speed please? For us Australian viewers
Henry Ryan yeah we need it now rip Holden
But I'm an Aussie and I don't want it, I see Commodores day in, day out, I want to learn about interesting cars that I rarely get to see not the most common vehicle on the road.
Quake so people who dont know about our cars can learn about them
You mean like how someone might want to learn about a rare car? If they do the Commodore I'd see it as nothing more than either a little tribute or the beginning of the end for this series, a sign that we're running out of cool and interesting cars. And why the Commodore when there is a more interesting and sportier variant in the Monaro? That would make more sense and be more interesting, how often do you see a Monaro compared to how often you see a Commodore?
well actual i said holdens All of them not just commodore
Achievement unlocked: do an El Camino vid with 0 clips from That '70s Show.
I’m 16 and bought a 79 elco. Right now I have it on center line 15s but I have some supreme 14s I’m putting on it when I get tires. I enjoy the car cause I can use it as a low rider or a truck
Please do the Chevelle...
John Skinner I want them to do the Chevelle too. I have a 1970 ss 396
Bryson Shirley nice haha
Chevelle is a trim for the malibu. So it would be a malibu video
Chrisdidwht 91 I have a 77 Malibu Classic
Watched it already?
Do the M3.
For gods sakes you have an E46 in the background of every video.
Garrett Jenkins was bout to say that 😂
I'm dead 😂 you beat me to it. It's about time they did it
I’ve been saying it for like 3 vids now. They need to do it already.
Reliicx H right? Mine has the original S54 in it and it still runs like a dream, granted I never winter drive it though.
Garrett Jenkins I know nothing about BMW and I'd also like to see it happen.
Up to Speed on a Dacia Sandero pls
are you james may
Yes yes yes
I'm done
That would be like less than 1 min video
Good news!
What!
It's Dacia Sandero!
Just got my 78 el Camino ss a couple days ago an I gotta say it’s way better then I thought
Next subaru impreza
Yes were is it
Yessss
Subaru Impreza/WRX
Space Soldier I don't know how the fuck we got the El Camino before the wrx smfh
wanna know that too.
1986 El Camino SS Choo-choo --2" front spindle drop,big tires, tailgate welded, Corvette taillights.love it.
I was able to get a hold of my Tio's El Camino which was a 82 model but me and my pops gotta fix it up
Do up to speed on a ford lightning
Luis Martinez I
Shahid Rifai I what
MONTE CARLO!!!! Please I bEGGGG
Thunderbird too nascar style
Back in the early 80's my friend, Rick, had a "68" SS 396 Elc hot rod with an Edelbrock intake, Holley 4 barrel, Hooker headers, glass packs and a 12 bolt pozi rear end. Red with the black vinyl top. Rick later built a "32 roadster with a chevy 427. Rick now owns the John Milner "32 Coup from the movie American Graffiti.
The El Camino SS seems pretty cool. I would take a muscle car with a 7.4L V8 with basically the same output as a new Raptor. Not to mention the classic styling and the old style sound that it had.
Wrx next please
TO HAULING ASSSSSSS
I had a 78 El Camino for a handful of years in the mid 90s, man I miss that truck.
UTE!!!
lkr
Fucking oath mate. Straya
D.H. theyre not competing with tesla...
I bet that thing can haul a lot of weetbix
holden
My dad owned and still owns an 83 SS El Camino. That was an awesome car to grow up with. We towed a 26ft camper with it, dad took the glass off the back and put a camper shell on it for long road trips so the kids could relax in the bed of the truck, it toasted every mustang, camaro, charger, new or old that tried to beat it from a light. It was freakin perfect. One of these days I'm going to pull it out of his garage and get it running again.
The australians still doing it. Wait a minute...
Creator_of_Eden you make me want to cry
I just bought my first 1981 El Camino. Truly a childhood dream come true.
Any tips?
I'm here because I just saw the breaking bad movie trailer and now I want a El Camino
Same loll
Lmao
@@kennethnguyen99 i own a 1976 el camino
I own a 79 Elco. I believe its the same year as the one in the movie.
Don't they use a 78 in the movie?
If you can get a two door truck to hold a full sheet of drywall or plywood, and then make it a car, there's a frickin' market for this, Chevy/Ford! Think about it, lower ground height and smoother areo, with fuel efficient engines, can be dreams of the jobsites again.
Tj RC83 cough Australia Cough
Not spacious, comfortable or really safe, they are a thing in Mexico and I wouldn't buy one, ever
Ford, Chevy and dodge all make long box 2wd reg cab trucks that haul way more than a truck car . there’s no market for it. Holden and au Ford couldn’t keep them in production either
@@theicedman you are talking about the US and top countries where people can afford everything, this would be aimed for developing or sub developed countries in a budget lol, not everyone can get a F350 with credit
Imagine Chevy Ford and Dodge 1500 pickup long bed but with a lowered roofline , about an inch more ride height than a car, and a air leveling system in the back. And lower the bed walls a notch to make it easy to reach over. I’d buy it.
However, two door pickups aren’t a thing unless you’re a fleet or a dealer is willing to hand you an order form.
The 1959 el Camino looked like an impala that had it's back sliced in half 🤣
That's essentially what it is, on 59's I believe the floor pans from when they were normal cars were still under the bed
Max Maxwell interesting
59 is my favorite. Coolest dash in a Chevy ever, other than the Corvette of that era.
One of my favorite muscle cars my grandpa owned a baby blue 1970’s ss.
do a nissan silvia episode
I like how your answer to them bringing back the ElCo was, “I’m not Holden my breath”. I c what you did there.
TO UP TO SPEED TOYOTA MR2
Midship Runabout 2 Seater!
I have a 78 el camino with a 454 and I have to say that it's my favorite car that I have ever owned.
The fact that GM never brought the Holden Ute to the US as an El Camino makes it look like the Elco is never getting back at all.
bizarrely they did build left hand drive Holden utes after the reasonable success of the pontiac G8 Sedan and either they were shipped or the boat was turned around i can't remember the full story but it was peak GFC and GM canceled the order. So Holden took the pontiac utes and cannibalized them for parts. They de badged the pontiac fronts and you could buy the twin nostril pontiac fronts as an option on your holden. Think they called it a sports front or something. It didnt look as good as the holden but it did look meaner and made your ute stand out from everyone else's. But its odd they were going over as pontiac G8 Utes and not the rebirth of the El camino under the Chevy brand.
ArthurAlcantara kinda pissed about how we dont get utes in america
JRwinchester it's cos of your "chicken tax" manufacturers can make a higher profit building larger trucks with certain chassis sizes that classify them (loosely) in the category of farm machinery. If they built Utes they'd be built on a sedan frame and subject to sedan taxes and probably come out as more expensive than a much larger truck. That's why they were planning to sell the Ute as a limited run Pontiac thing so they could make money on them. Low supply/ collectable. Sort of a "sports truck" if they tried to sell them broadly in larger numbers they'd be sales flops because consumers would get far more metal For their money in a F150. Idk the full story of the chicken tax but it's something to do with Russia and imports and now is more of a loop hole manufactures use to move cheaper trucks. I think it's also why Toyota US won't build the Hilux because it's classed too small to avoid the taxes. So they build the Tundra instead. US consumer tastes can't be ignored as well. Bigger = better, that sort of thing. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Also pissed about the hilux. Im a huge toyota truck fan. But i thought the newer hilux and tacoma shared everything just cosmetics? That and because of our obscene emissions we arent allowed to have the diesels.
JRwinchester No point having a hilux if it ain’t a diesel
Do the holden ute plz :)
1964 El Camino was my first car.... Love that car....
And learn to drive the shit out of it.
I own a 69 El Camino. And I love this car. I got this car as a graduation present in 1997. And yes I’ve done it in my car, my headliner is still torn from that night. Lol
I got a 1985 El Camino and yes I've had sex in it the front and the back Rock on and my nickname for it is the mullet
Car in the front
Truck in the back
Drive in the front
F*** in the back
They tried bringing it back through Holden of Australia. There was a dealership in Colorado selling them in small quantities. Its pretty badass...
Do the Monte Carlo next
There is a 1968 396 the next street over. Occasionally I hear it start up and rumble. Sometimes I start my 68 Camaro up to say “Hi” back.
Please do one on the Dodge Charger
PLEASEEEE do a up to speed on a FORD THUNDERBIRD
Yes Pleeeeease!
It's on why doesn't Ford have a corvette
I have a 1970 454 SS El Camino and I love driving it. It is comfortable and It pin's my ass to the seat when I touch the pedal. I highly recommend buying one if you can. Great video I would like to see more on the El Camino. Thank you.
I bought a 70 ElCamino and love it! I'm always having people tell me " that's bad ass car" even though it's got some rust.
If you drop a 2JZ in an El Camino, would it be a Spanish Ricer?
Vtec*
@@kirkt3970 an elco is way too heavy for any Honda motor. A 2j would be perfect
Like paella?
Up to history on the honda crv for no absolute reason?
or just a genre of custom cars like sleepers
Ayyyyy
I've been binge watching all these episodes the past few days 😂 I love everything about how they are done and you are a funny ass host James. I was hoping there could be a Lexus IS F, GS, RC F and LFA episodes? Gracias
68 model year is so precious to me because I have a toy of it that I have had since I was a kid
MAKE A VIDEO ON IMPREZA
pleeeeeeaaaaaase do the WRX/STI!!!!!
I'd buy a old El Camino, specially if I could buy the ss, best car truck thing ever
There was an opportunity to bring it back and reasonably cheaply to do. GM Holden in Australia made a LHD version of its Commodore and exported to the US named the Chevrolet SS. The Commodore had a utility version very popular in Australia with the top version being the Maloo. A LHD version could have been so easily built, stuck on a boat and shipped to the US. You'd think a car manufacturer would jump at a "it's all there ready to go" opportunity but no, GM decided to close down Holden and vehicle manufacturing in Australia instead. (They like doing that.)
If you want a unique project to do, find a Maloo in Australia (if you can), ship it to the US, get a Chevrolet SS and using the parts convert the Maloo to LHD. Badge it how you want but you'd have a very rare 21st century El Camino to show off.
My 1970 el camino 4:00
CruDe Gaming Nice car dude.
thanks!
I saw your channel
Jeleous
:)
Freaking hilarious! Laughed so hard I had hot coffee dripping from my nose! (Yeah, thanks for that by the way 😤) Of course I’m subscribing!!!🥰
I think this video was just to see if any Australians watch, because it's going to trigger basically all of them..
FlyingFinn19 in not even triggered I'm more sad the I grew up in these cars 😓
Nah we are all truly triggered
I got triggered.
Hey, @Donut Media, you are also wrong about when the Chevrolet El Camino SS came out. The first Chevrolet El Camino SS actually came out in 1968 and it was the SS 396 model, which was the third highest powered engine of the Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
My first car was an El Camino that my parent still own. I have an 85 Caballero and a 70 SS 454. I look forward to the idea of bringing it back into production. Honestly I can't wait.