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Behind The Wheel -
This Day in Automotive History A muscle car for the urban cowboy
But four years later, in 1964, the El Camino was given a second life as a derivative of the Chevelle series, a line of cars commonly termed "muscle cars." The Chevelles were stylish and powerful vehicles that reflected the youthful energy of the 1960s and early 1970s, and sold well. The Chevelle Malibu Super Sport was the archetypal muscle car, featuring a V-8 as large as 454 cubic inches, or 7.4 liters. Chevelles came in sedans, wagons, convertibles, and hardtops, and, with the reintroduction of the El Camino in 1964, as a truck. The station wagon-based El Camino sedan-pickup had a successful run during its second manifestation as a Chevelle, and proved an attractive conveyance for urban cowboys and the horsey set. sourced: The History Channel |
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Chevrolet
introduced the El Camino on this day, a sedan-pickup created to compete
with Ford's popular Ranchero model. Built on the full-size Chevrolet
challis, the big El Camino failed to steal the Ranchero's market and was
discontinued after two years.