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Thats really cool. I love when history comes to life.
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My guess is the PHS docs would show the 4 door sedan. |
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That's cool!
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That is a very interesting vehicle. I wonder if anyone in the private sector has ever taken on such a project. I don't see where it would be that difficult to accomplish and it would be a head turner for sure.
Maybe the mods should move this to the lobby.
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I like it! Looking forward to hearing more about it and hope to see it at one of the shows this summer.
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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Logically you would take the el camino, throw in the Pontiac front clip, engine and dash. I guess the alternative would be to drop the el camino doghouse onto a foor door lemans chassis.
Too bad the vintage photos are not clear, can't make out the emblem on the front fender, the one on the quarter is from a mid 60's fullsize poncho. Note that the current car has A different emblem on the quarter panel along with the obviously incorrect 70+ lemans emblems on the fenders and tailgate. Neat car but hard to say how much more desirable it would be than a car done recently. The newspaper article is a nice plus.
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Wonder how much body work was needed in the doors to align with the fenders?
Makes me think how even GM used different fenders on the 70 el camino versus the chevelle to avoid having to redo the doors and quarters on the el camino. The fenders allowed the camino to have the 70 "look" without a full body reskin.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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Why would they use a Pontiac 4 door frame? A El Camino frame is boxed, the 4 door frame is not boxed. Someone should get a look at the VIN. A 67 El Camino VIN says Chevrolet on it. They had a story on the 68 like that on Team Chevelle, now I can't find it. They said a car dealer offered them because GM would not build them. Look at the bottom of the doors and rear quarter panels, do they have the same contours as what would be on a Pontiac? They would also have to use the El Camino door window frames.
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After looking at the pics a bit and comparing them to Pontiac A-bodies, it looks to me like the El Camino doors were used and the back of the Tempest fenders were modified to make them line up. Makes me wonder how much "Pontiac" they actually used in the build. Looks like front dog house, motor and dash?
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