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Above is a 1966
Pontiac Grand Prix / El Camino prototype was built by Pontiac. Only
one of its kind exists. This example was up for sale at the 2000
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In 1968, A
group of Pontiac dealers in the Buffalo, NY area tried to convince
Pontiac to build a small sporty truck to fill the demand for the
growing sport truck market. When Pontiac decided not to pursue that
market, one dealer went ahead and built one. Adirondack Auto Sales
ordered a new 1968 El Camino and a new 1968 LeMans 4-door. They then
proceeded to graft the El Camino cab and bed onto the LeMans. The
final result was of high quality, and looked just like a real GM
product. That prototype still did not convince Pontiac, but some
believe that it was instrumental in GM's decision to market the GMC
Sprint in 1971. This Pontiac Lemans "Safari" pickup (also known as
the "Wide Track Truck") was featured in the June, 1987 issue of
Muscle Car review magazine. |
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"My name is
Duane Heckman and you wanted to see the car that I built, so here
it is. I call it the X-Camino. It took 2 years to
build and is a blending of a 1970 GS 455
coupe and a 1972 El Camino shell. It has a complete Buick
interior, including the dash, and is powered by a
[Buick] 455 Stage 1 spec motor, with a
turbo 400 trans, and a 10 bolt Buick 323 posi rear. It also has 1970
Buick Sportwagon taillights. The
X-Camino is registered as a 1970 Buick GS Truck.
I hope you enjoy the picture." |
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This vehicle was
created by grafting a Monte Carlo front clip onto an El Camino. This
vehicle appeared at the NCOA convention a few years ago. Additional
details are not available at this time. This is one way to get
around the difficult problem of locating good 1970 El Camino fenders
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This is a 1971 El Camino panel truck (sedan
delivery).
There are unsubstantiated rumors that GM built a few of these. No
details are known about the example pictured above. |
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Here is another
one of those cars that GM should have built. It is a blending of a
mid-1980s El Camino and a Buick Grand National. It features a Buick
front fascia and the famous Buick turbo Grand National drive train.
Additional details are not available at this time.
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Mexico resident Edgar Contreras
owns this 1978 El Camino with a 1991 Buick front end. |
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This 1985 El Camino has a '95
Impala front fascia along with numerous other modifications. Built
by owner Nicholas Landin, it also features a '72 Chevelle SS hood
bulge, Lumina Z34 hood louvers, drop spindles, and other suspension,
drive train, and body modifications.
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This Pontiac
"Safari Sport" El Camino was built by Irvin Arter Sr,starting with
an El Camino and adding Pontiac and custom-made parts.
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What
started off as a late model Chevy pickup now has a retro ’57 Chevy
look, thanks to a lot of work by owner John Larocque of Lehigh
Acres. It is all steel, using the real fins, wheel openings and trim
from a ’57, just modified quite a bit to look right on the truck.
The tailgate was given Nomad-like chrome strips, and the hood has
the distinctive recessed "gun sight" chrome from a ’57. Next to it
was John and Deborah’s yellow 1957 Chevy, so it was easy to see
where he got his inspiration. |
