John D - '64 & '65 El Camino's
1964 El Camino
John bought this El Camino in
1990 as a project and used it
as a daily driver for 3 years. It
was then parked for several
years as he spent quality time
with his family and home
projects. Starting in the spring
of 2002 he decided it was
time to get it on the road again
with a focus on safety and
reliability first.
1990 as a project and used it
as a daily driver for 3 years. It
was then parked for several
years as he spent quality time
with his family and home
projects. Starting in the spring
of 2002 he decided it was
time to get it on the road again
with a focus on safety and
reliability first.
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1965 El Camino
In October of '08, John was
attending the last cruise of the
season in Hastings MN. There
was a '65 for sale. Just had to
have it. The day I wrote the
check...... ---------->>
After owning less than a week
(not one to ever leave well
enough alone) he started
taking it apart. The intake had
a serious leak. Got a good
look at the innards though...
For whatever reason the car
had a '64 bezel. That had to
go... so a new '65 bezel, and
a AM pushbutton radio.
The original rear-view was
cracked, so some
imagineering and a boneyard
piece produced this new one.
John already had a completely
rebuilt suspension setup on the
'64 (Polygraphite bushings,
new linkage, fast-ratio box,
4wh disc brakes, boxed rear
arms, etc.) but that car wasn't
driveable any longer... The
suspension on the "new" '65
was pretty much wiped out,
so a swap was in order...
Along with some nice new
pieces from SC&C!
attending the last cruise of the
season in Hastings MN. There
was a '65 for sale. Just had to
have it. The day I wrote the
check...... ---------->>
After owning less than a week
(not one to ever leave well
enough alone) he started
taking it apart. The intake had
a serious leak. Got a good
look at the innards though...
For whatever reason the car
had a '64 bezel. That had to
go... so a new '65 bezel, and
a AM pushbutton radio.
The original rear-view was
cracked, so some
imagineering and a boneyard
piece produced this new one.
John already had a completely
rebuilt suspension setup on the
'64 (Polygraphite bushings,
new linkage, fast-ratio box,
4wh disc brakes, boxed rear
arms, etc.) but that car wasn't
driveable any longer... The
suspension on the "new" '65
was pretty much wiped out,
so a swap was in order...
Along with some nice new
pieces from SC&C!
After several months of work,
modification, and additions
modification, and additions
Click on pics below for full size of how the car looks today