The El Camino was a car-based light-duty pickup Motor lorry manufactured by Chevrolet. Front introduced in 1959, the El Camino was based on Chevrolet's full-size motorcar. It was available again in 1960, then discontinued until the dissimilar mid-sized Chevelle debuted in 1964. The El Camino was based on the Chevelle platform until it was dropped in the 1980s. The 1971 El Camino shared parts with Chevelle cars, on the other hand unlike other cars it had a great conduct goods globe in the rear. The El Camino was a two or three-passenger vehicle, depending on seating options.
Trim Levels
The replica trim flat was called simply El Camino. Gray sidewall tires and unabridged rotate covers were optional on base models. If you wanted power steering and power brakes on your El Camino, you had to order these items at extra cost. Air-conditioning, AM/FM radio and power windows were also available as options. Interiors were bounteous plush and had faux-wood appliqu s. The El Camino SS454 was the top-of-the-line and included a 454 V8 engine, 15-inch wheels, blacked-out grille, styled wheels and round instrument gauges.
Engines
The sample engine in the replica 1971 Chevrolet El Camino was the 250-cubic-inch inline six cylinder with a one-barrel carburettor producing 145 horsepower. The smallest eight-cylinder engine available was a 307-cubic-inch V8 with two-barrel carburettor with a 200 horsepower output. Coterminous up on the engine options data was two-barrel carburetor equipped 350-cubic-inch V8 with 165 horsepower. A 350 engine with a four-barrel carburetor was too available and place gone 270 horsepower. A 402-cubic-inch V-8 with a four-barrel carburettor was available with 300 horsepower. Two 454-cubic-inch V8s were optional with two-barrel carburettor and 365 horsepower and four-barrel carburettor and 425 horsepower.
Options
A Turbo-Hydramatic three-speed automatic transmission was optional on all El Caminos. It came sample with the 250 six-cylinder engine, regulate cloth and vinyl seats, backup lights and burnished windscreen mouldings. The attached trim flat was the El Camino Custom. It included the 307 V8 as customary Accoutrement, extremely as a complement of burning exterior mouldings.
Exterior Specifications
The overall length of the El Camino was 202 inches, while the overall width was 72 inches. The height was 55.5 inches with a 6.7-inch ground clearance. The wheelbase was 117.3 inches. The overall curb weight of the El Camino was 3,243 pounds.
