1964 EL CAMINO CUSTOMIZED MANUAL
1964 EL CAMINO CUSTOMIZED SKIN

The left side is cool, energized the right side is forceful and serious. Also, I just had to do something different. Harry calls the unusual paint scheme a 'bilateral pattern.' What does it mean? Well, as he explains, 'I wanted to emphasize the car's centerline and express its proportions. There are two pairs of gas struts flanking boxed Lincoln decklid hinges-all the work of Don Borth of Hawthorne.

1964 EL CAMINO CUSTOMIZED SKIN

The bed cover consists of a flush-fitting, one-piece aluminum skin (with built-in air intake) over a framework of rectangular tubing, also powered by electric screw drive. The hood's accent lines sweep down over the nose and onto the grille, which, along with the pearl-coated headlight lens, is flush mounted. The nose, also by Rod, is hand-shaped, rolling down to the underslung grille made from finely perforated, heavy-gauge screen.

The handmade hood is front-hinged, powered by an electric screw drive, and its underside lined with a contoured aluminum panel-the work of Rod Powell. The squared wheel openings, for instance, aren't flared, but rather beveled inward, lending a tight, lean image, emphasizing tires and wheels. The truck was becoming a deliberate work in progress. With Harry's move to California, more of his design changes were made by Cushenbery at his Burbank shop for version two, changes that would stay for version three. The doors are activated by buttons under the mirrors. Harry is asking, 'How do you see blind faith?' Starting with the aforementioned top modifications, the upper door glass is now fixed, with only the lower sections powering up and down to pay tolls and to speak to someone in the outside world. It is a very strong runner and looks and sounds great too.Ĭall or email us 580-9919 or (727) 688-1148First, the name, 'Blind Faith.' It's black and white two words-two colors. The very nice 1964 Chevrolet El Camino we have here at Adventure Classics is very well done and will make the new owner a great cruiser to add to the collection. There is also great details everywhere from the classic chrome bumpers to the great black paint in the bed and nice tips on the dual exhausts. The exterior looks great on our El Camino painted in deep black paint that provides an instant attraction with the white interior, great grille, Chevrolet badging, and the factory period correct wheel/tires combination. There is also the Chevrolet radio, nice carpet, El Camino floor mats, and sill plates that make this a super-nice cockpit. The interior is exactly what you want to see, a brilliant restored white split bench seat with matching white door panels, black and chrome factory steering wheel, factory dash with the aluminum gauge panel and factory gauges and instruments, aftermarket gauge package, and 4-speed shifter in the floor.

1964 EL CAMINO CUSTOMIZED MANUAL

Under the hood is a small block Chevrolet 282 cubic inch engine that looks as it did when it left the factory back then with the engine block, heads, factory Chevrolet script (painted in white) valve covers, and intake painted in Chevrolet racing orange, correct snorkel black air cleaner assembly with the 283 decal on it, new spark plug wires, factory cast iron exhaust headers going back to the turbo type mufflers on the dual exhaust, power steering and brakes, and all sitting in a clean and tidy engine compartment.Īll this power gets to the ground through a 4-speed manual transmission on its way to the stout 10-bolt rear end and rolls on a set of Rallye factory Chevrolet wheels with chrome trim rings and center caps and shod with Red Line Cooper Cobra Radial GT performance tires. The restored 1964 Chevrolet El Camino we have here at Adventure Classics has a great black paint job with a gorgeous white interior, red line tires and Rallye wheels, what more could you want? Unlike a pickup truck, the El Camino was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body.

Chevrolet El Camino was a coupe utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959–19–1987.

1964 el camino customized