The station wagon tailgate is roughly the same but has differences like an exterior latch, and no upper indented character line. The rear bumper was shared with the Malibu station wagon, although the tailgate was not, contrary to popular reporting. The front end sheet metal and doors (two door Malibus) were shared with the Malibu, although the window glass was different. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.The fifth generation El Camino started production in 1978, adopting the new Malibu styling, suspension parts, and a one-inch longer wheelbase of 117 in. The website is and our phone number is (888) 227-0914. This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. Also, a 400 vehicle barn find collection is on display. Look it's a car, no its a truck no its an El Camino! Come into Classic Auto Mall and we Willkie show you “the way” to see this!Ĭlassic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special interest automobile showroom, featuring over 450 vehicles for sale with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Well running, and in overall fair to good condition. Here we have a good example of the El Camino in Conquista Badging. A rust-free exhaust snakes its way rearward from the mill.Ī quick starter and decent driver. Brakes are power disc up front, and power drums on the rear. Independent coil spring, and coil spring on the front and rear respectively is the suspension. No surface rust here, tubs are sturdy, and some scratching off of the paint on the rockers, and areas of dulling of the paint can be seen throughout. A 10-bolt differential takes the power from the mill/transmission setup and puts it to the rear wheels. It sports electronic fuel injection and has a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission attached to the rear. The original to the car 305ci V8 sits within the original but very clean engine bay. Red carpet floods the floors, and a red headliner floats above the seats. Iconic square design for the dash, with major usage of rectangles and squares, holding the gauges, knobs, and radio, and is making use of some rag rolled brown appliqué. ![]() A large comfortable split bench also in red and maroon broadcloth, and a ultra puffy center armrest that folds up and down. Nicely preserved maroon vinyl adorns the doors, along with a bottom panel of red carpet, and fine cranks and handles. Interesting the Conquista badge on the rear tailgate which gave the customer the two-tone paint, and extra trim on this car.uh truck.uh car! ![]() Bed is black and shows usage with scratching and a nice patina…this is good! Chevy 14 inch honeycomb mag wheels are on all 4 corners and are wrapped with BF Goodrich T/A's. Also, some nifty bars in chrome to grab on to on the top of the bed sides. Some chrome trim for the lower rockers, wheel wells, and the delineation between the silver and black. Dual usage for this cat will definitely show you “the way”.īlack side slabbed steel fairly straight, no rust, and retains its shine, is peppered with silver rockers, topping the bed and roof. ![]() Runs well, a few faults here and there, but a car you can haul hay during the week and take to church on Sunday. Nice two-tone color combo exterior and interior. And the rest, as they say is history.įor consignment a 1985 version of the El Camino. In fact, Elliot was so impressed by Bradley's custom El Camino, he insisted that Mattel use it as a model for the first line of Hot Wheels toy cars (The Fleetside). Rumor has it that Mattel's Elliot Handler (the 'el' in Mattel), spotted designer Harry Bradley's El Camino in the Mattel HQ parking lot and commented, “Those are some hot wheels,” coining the new name for Mattel's line of toy cars, Hot Wheels.
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