Is it just me...

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 09/20/2018 at 12:50 • Filed to: None

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...or has the El Camino design aged much more gracefully than it should have?

Spotted today at McD’s.

Tristan > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 12:55

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I think it really has come around. A few years ago I missed out on a ‘74 SS 454 Elco at an auction that went for a surprisingly cheap $900. Even the “Laguna” body style is starting to look good to my eyes.

Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 12:59

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$12k. Oof.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/1985-el-camino-real-ss-1-0wer/6692820439.html

Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 13:00

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$28k.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/1966-chevrolet-el-camino/6693127322.html

Wacko > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 13:02

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my favorite is the 1970.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 13:03

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G body elkys are my fetish

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 13:07

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yes, yes it has.

Sovande > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 13:11

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Yes. They are beautiful.

And practical

Die-Trying > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 13:38

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thats because you are looking at the WRONG ones...... you have to look for the ones that folks are tired of having to mow AROUND......  1985 El Camino - $1250 (West)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wacko 09/20/2018 at 14:11

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That’s basically just a Chevelle Ute.

I prefer the '70 Ranchero.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Wacko 09/20/2018 at 15:57

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I like mine a little older:

ranwhenparked > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 17:40

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Honestly, all of Bill Mitchell’s Shee r Look cars have held up very well. As opposed to Irv Rybicki’s rolling turds from 1985+. 

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 19:50

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Always found El Caminos to be pretty, But that’s my grandmother’s fault. Wrote extensively about it in my goodbye letter to her here on Oppo.  I would love to have a well-kept El Camino as my DD one day.

sn4cktimes > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2018 at 20:57

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I also like the Ranchero’s more, but that’s still  a pretty nice El Camino specimen.

sn4cktimes > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 20:58

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Really like the old two-tone paint jobs. Think I might go that way with my Rampage.

Just Jeepin' > sn4cktimes 09/20/2018 at 21:04

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I’m a firm believer in contrast. I rant on a regular basis about Jeep’s irrational affection for color-matched hard tops.

I had a chance to give Mark Allen (head of Jeep design) an earful, but I picked a different fight. Regretting it now.

sn4cktimes > Just Jeepin' 09/20/2018 at 21:08

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I’m not alone in my disdain of same coloured tops and fenders! Vindication!

Just Jeepin' > sn4cktimes 09/20/2018 at 21:15

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Definitely not. The t wo-tone look can’t rescue everything, some vehicles are just too boring, but look at the FJ Cruiser vs the 4Runner. One was quirky and colorful, the other is a cure for insomnia.

sn4cktimes > Just Jeepin' 09/21/2018 at 09:00

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True enough.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Just Jeepin' 09/21/2018 at 11:49

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A local radio station back home (91.3 The Summit) has one as a press/promo vehicle. I saw it a few times this summer- El Caminos look fantastic. I don’t think I’ve seen a bad looking Ute, come to think of it.