Related Auto Museum Online articles are found on the links below. When the Chevrolet El Camino came back for the 1964 model year the production totaled 32,440 vehicles. Total 1960 Chevy El Camino production was 14,160 vehicles.
#1960 EL CAMINO MANUAL#
Transmissions available were a three and four speed manual and a two speed Powerglide automatic.ĭimensions included a 119.0 inch wheelbase, 210.8 inch overall length, 79.9 inch width and 56.3 inch height.
The highest horsepower from the 348 V-8 was 335. These were the same three engines offered with the 1959 El Camino. These were a 235 cubic inch inline six, a 283 cubic inch V-8 and a 348 cubic inch turbo V-8.
Three engines were available for the 1960 El Camino. The tail gate also was built with double walled panels and when opened was flush with the box floor. The box floor was ribbed with 18 gauge steel. The 1960 El Camino sported a 32.5 cubic foot pickup box with double walled side panels. These hybrid car/truck vehicles showed style and flair. Although the El Camino was sold alongside Chevrolet trucks, these crossover vehicles essentially had their front ends styled like passenger automobiles. The Chevy El Camino was designated a coupe utility vehicle. One very noticeable exterior difference between the 19 El Camino s is that the 60 model has rounded rear taillights.
#1960 EL CAMINO FULL SIZE#
The 1960 Chevy El Camino was built as a full size vehicle. At that time the Chevy El Camino truly became an American muscle car. In addition to that, the vehicle was loaded with a more powerful Super Sport engine.
For the 1968 model year the El Camino,had a total body restyling. The El Camino went on to become a crossover utility muscle car. This new El Camino model was also available with a Super Sport option. The El Camino model came back in 1964 when Chevrolet introduced a new model based off the stronger Chevelle. Something had to change and it did beginning with the 1964 model year. The Ranchero was still getting much better market share. The model was dropped simply because Chevrolet didn’t feel the sales were successful enough. The El Camino made its debut in 1959 but was dropped between 19. The Years that the El Camino was Dropped and Came Back Bigger
These car / truck vehicles were very popular in Australia and all manufacturers there were producing their version of the vehicle. The name “ute” is short for “coupe utility”. That vehicle essentially had a passenger car styled front (the Terraplane automobile) with a pickup cargo box in the rear, This was somewhat similar to the Ranchero and El Camino without the extra passenger comfort seen in the late 1950’s car / truck crossovers.Īlso, down under in Australia, vehicles called “ utes” date back to the 1930’s and were used by farmers. Hudson in 1937 produced a pickup named the Hudson Terraplane Cab Pickup. Chevy used advertising slogans such as “It’s magnifico!” “It’s terrifico!” “Good looks never carried as much weight!”. The first El Camino (1959) was based on the Biscayne Station Wagon model. The Chevy El Camino was sold along with the Chevrolet truck line. The El Camino was considered a crossover utility vehicle offering passenger car comfort and styling along with the utility of a pickup truck. Introducing the El Camino in 1959 posed little risk for Chevrolet.Ĭhevrolet introduced the El Camino for the 1959 model year, some two years after the Ford Ranchero debuted. Chevrolet had the luxury of knowing there was a good market for it’s El Camino having witnessed the success Ford had two years earlier with their Ranchero.
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