1959 Chevy El Camino

Page last updated 02/27/26

2024 - Owner lived 3 houses down from me and always wanted this car
2024 - Unfortunately he passed away in the fall of 2023
2024 - It sat here unattended from Sept to May as the son lived in Michigan
2024 - Got word through the grapevine he was selling it.
2024 - A few phone calls and it was mine
2024 - Needs a lot of work
2024 - Towed it home half a block
2024 - Funny thing is the owner use to store it in my garage before I owned the place.
2024 - Was missing a lot of trim, Got this from a local junk yard, then the son calls me he found a box of trim for the car.
2024 - This was all behind the seat, never need a tire iron again.
2024 - The person who turned me on the El Camino sold me the Torq Thrusts of his 67 Camino
2024 - They fit
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2024 - Parked on the side of the garage for now
2024 - Became a member ot the National El Camino Owners Association
2024 - Had a chrome skull shitt knob that was great in the sun so I changed it to an 8 ball.
2024 - Starting to paint the white back in the trim
2024 - One side done
2024 - Huge dent
2024 - Ready to paint trim on drivers side
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2024 - Marker lights rusted and broken lense
2024 - Completely rusted
2024 - New vs old
2024 - Soaked in tust stop for a day and looks new
2024 - Old tailgate bad vs new
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2024 - New tail light lenses
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2025 - Ready to flat black until I can bodywork and paint it right
2025 - Sanding out the roof
2025 - Dont paint when it is 100 degrees out.
2025 -Bondo hiding under the paint
2025 - Dents hiding under the bondo
2025 - Stud welding out the dents
2025 - A lot straighter now
2025 -More surprises under the paint
2025 - Cut out the rust
2025 - Welded in a patch
2025 - To hot to paint outside so I had to take out the 57
2025 - In the garage ready to do the hood
2025 - Hood painted (very streaky)
Reshot it out of the heat later, no streaks now
2025 - Sanding front fender
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2025 - Painted
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2025 - Lots of isses with the door
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2025 - Sanding the bed
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2025 - Side finished
2025 - Starting the other side
2025 - Finished
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2025 - Look much better, now for rust repair. Needs floors, rockers and rear quarters
2025 - Rear quarters from a car the pervious owner owned also.
 

 

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El Camino Modifications

BODY
 
Temporary flat black paint job
 
 
SUSPENSION
Rev 17" Torq Thrust Wheels
ENGINE
 
283 V-8
4 Speed Manual
 
INTERIOR
 
Stock