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Truck of the Day : July 11, 2014; Maisto '87 Chevrolet El Camino
Topic Started: Jul 10 2014, 10:22 PM (337 Views)
craftymore
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Maisto's 1987 Chevrolet El Camino is the truck for today.

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Chevrolet El Camino was a coupé utility vehicle produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors between 1959–60 and 1964-87.

Introduced in the 1959–1960 model years in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero, its first run lasted only two years. Production resumed for the 1964–1977 model years based on the Chevelle platform, and continued for the 1978–1987 model years based on the GM G-body platform.

Although based on corresponding Chevrolet car lines, the vehicle is classified and titled in North America as a truck


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The 1978 through 1987 El Caminos were produced in four trim levels: Classic, Black Knight (1978)/Royal Knight (1979–83), Conquista and Super Sport, and shared chassis components with the Chevrolet Malibu. Chevrolet 90° V6 and Buick V6 engines were used for the first time. The optional 305 cubic-inch small block V8 was rated at 150 or 165 horsepower (123 kW), and from 1982–1984, the Oldsmobile-sourced Diesel engine was also optional.


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In 1983, the 4.4-liter V8 was gone, leaving the 5.0-liter version as the only optional gas V8. The standard engine was again Chevy's 3.8-liter V6 with 110 horsepower (82 kW), though California cars, once again, got a Buick V6 with similar specifications. Continuing on the options list was the 5.7-liter V8 Diesel with 105 hp (78 kW). The sister Malibu sedan and wagon were discontinued after the 1983 model year.

The 1984-87 El Camino SS was offered as a conversion (completed by Choo-Choo Customs Inc., of Chattanooga, Tennessee) to include the aerodynamic front end similar to the Monte Carlo SS, but did not receive the L69 engine package. For 1985, GM shifted El Camino production to Mexico, and the new 4.3 L was standard through 1987.


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Kudos for headlight and taillight tampos. Interesting color combo. Looks like it's caught somewhere between old school, pro-street and slammed...it really should be one or another in my opinion, there's too much lost in translation here.
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pjedsel
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Yikes - what an odd looking truck. The colors definitely get your attention. Not my cup of tea but am sure there much be some who liked it. :D
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cody6268
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I have the AW El Camino which has no fault

This one, as with all of the All Stars, doesn't appeal to me that much.

The El Camino is sort of confusing. It's a truck, yet it looks like a car. How rare is the GMC version compared to the Chevy, as I once saw one for sale.
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Compared to the Elky, there weren't very many GMCs at all.
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craftymore
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This is one model that the colors really stood out to me. If this was recreated in 1/1 I wouldn't like it all that much. For a toy though it's appealing enough.
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I so agree with Crafty's statement. So many diecasts appeal to me much more than the actual vehicle.
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