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**The El Camino: The Mullet of Cars**

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For too long, the Chevrolet El Camino has been accused of being the mullet of cars. (pausing for comedic effect) Ah, but that's hilarious! Get it? It's like a seductive joke: "Business in the front, party in the back." Indeed, the El Camino is a sedan in the front and a truck in the back - just like a classic mullet!

You might think you've heard this one before, but bear with me. The truth is, the El Camino is truly one of the most unique cars to ever come out of Detroit. From its humble beginnings hauling hay to later, hauling "ass" (in a figurative sense, of course), this car has always been a head-turner.

Now, you might be thinking, "Wait a minute, wasn't there another 'car-truck' thing that came before the El Camino?" And to that, I say... yes! Ford did indeed pioneer this concept with the Ranchero in 1957. Ford marketed the Ranchero as a...

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Yeah, yeah, we know: the El Camino was not the first car-truck hybrid to hit the market. But that's exactly what makes it so special - its unique blend of style and substance has captivated car enthusiasts for decades.

Stay tuned for more on this fascinating piece of automotive history!

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(tires screeching)- The El Camino has been accused of beingthe mullet of cars for too long.Ha! Hilarious! Get it?It's a sedan in the front,and a truck in the back,it's like a mullet!I bet you haven't heard that one before!You know what, pal?The El Camino is truly oneof the most unique carsto ever come out of Detroit.From humble beginnings hauling hayto later, hauling ass.This is everything you need to knowto get up to speed on the Chevy El Camino.(retro arcade music)- Yeah, yeah yeah, I know,the El Camino was notthe first car truck thingto go on sale in the States.Ford did it first, with the Ranchero 1957.Ford marketed the Rancheroas "more than a car,more than a truck," and it was a hit,and Chevrolet took notice.- Well yeah, I noticed.- The first El Caminowas brought to markettwo years after the Ranchero in 1959.Chevy sold over 22,000 units inthe first year of production,but it got worse in1960 and sales dropped.Baby boomer families were growing,so they needed more than two seats,and the cargo space wasn't that greatcompared to a real truck.Basically, Chevy missedout on both markets.And the El Camino wasdiscontinued the following year.- Wait, what?What did he mean by discontinued?- Meanwhile, the Ford Rancherowas doing pretty good.It was now based on the Ford Falcon,just like the Mustang.Chevy took note of Ford'sexperimentation and said"Hey, we can do that!"Chevy brought back the El Camino in 1964and this time its sister carwas the frickin Chevelle.The Chevelle SuperSport was one of Chevy'sfirst entries into the slowly escalatingmuscle car arms race.So it would make senseto offer this performancein the El Camino, right?- Yeah.Yeah blonders.That's a good idea.- Chevy didn't think so.They did not offer the El Camino SS.Yet.Chevy was still determinedto market the El Caminoas a truck with the comforts of a car,as opposed to a car withthe utility of a truck.However, as the 1964 model year went by,Chevy eventually offereda 327 cubic inch V8,making a decent 300 horsepower.- Pretty, pretty, pretty good.- From 1964 to like1980, the design changedeverysingleyear.Every single year.19641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980.But the philosophy stayed the same:practicality and luxury,all in one, just like me.- (wheezing laughter)- The El Camino tookthe undeniably beautifullooks of the Chevelle and mixed it withthe practicality of a truck.Chevy continued to give the El Caminomore and more power and itgot better and better looking.Look at the 1968 and 1969 models.Those are some good looking cars.And if you say otherwise,you're a (bleep) liar, Mark!I know you're watching, Scott told me.Scott told me you watch all my shit.You follow me on Instagram, Mark.Chevy sold the most El Caminos in 1968because it was offered with Chevy's 396 V8and it made 375 horsepower.The gloves were starting to come off.In 1969, Chevy finally gave the peoplethe El Camino SS,(cheering)with a special blacked out grill,disc brakes and powerlocks and windowsjust like a racecar.But Chevy wasn't done,because the 1970 El Camino SSmight be one of the mostunique muscle cars of the era.While you can still get the 396,Chevy raised the stakes with the 454 V8.This colossal big blockmade 450 horsepower,and a whopping 500 foot pounds of torque.That's enough power to pullyour neighbor's house down.Don't ask me how I know that.(bell rings)It also came with a four speedshort ratio transmission.Long story short, it hauled ass.(engine revs)Or, whatever else you wanted to haul,because it had a truck bed in the back.Like all good things,including everysingleoneof my beautiful hamsters, the El Camino SSmet a swift end.In 1971, Chevy saw the writing on the wallwith the looming gas crisis and startedto detune their big block offeringsto be more fuel-efficient.This is also the part where the El Caminogets noticeably less attractive,but can you blame it?It was in an abusiverelationship with Chevy.How would you feel?You'd probably get a little ugly too.- This one, real (bleep) ugly.- The gas crisis didn'tkill the El Camino.Quite the opposite, actually.Despite being the largestand nearly the slowestEl Camino ever, the 1973 modelwas by far Chevy's best-selling.The next year the El Camino reachedthe pinnacle of luxury with thecarpeted door panels and woodgrain instrument panel trim.- That's fancy. That's fancy.- Real fancy.- If Chevy couldn't makethe El Camino more powerful,well gosh darn it, theywere gonna make it fancier.The fifth gen El Camino arrived in 1978with a few different trim levelsincluding the Black Knight,which I only mentionbecause that is literallythe most kickass namefor a trim level ever.Chevy had to change thename of the Black Knightto the Royal Knight in 1979because of copyright issues.Wait, who owns thecopyright to Black Knight?- Martin Lawrence is the Black Knight.- When the gas prices ofthe 70s came to an end,Chevy ushered in the 80swith a new El Camino,with zero changes to the bodyand only minor tweaks to the engine.Thus began the twilight of the El Camino,and no, I'm not talking about vampires.The Elkie lived out its finalyears with few highlights.In 1985 Chevy startedproducing the El Caminoin Mexico to save on costs,but it didn't last long,because the El Caminofinally left us in 1987.Just like my dad.The death of the ElCamino was a somber one,but the fact that it wasn'tbeing sold in showrooms anymoredidn't stop people from loving it.The El Camino is a folkhero in the car world,a solid performer who wasn'tafraid to get down and dirty.If you have the chance tobuy an El Camino, do it.- Just do it!- There have been a million rumorsfor a million years now thatChevy's gonna bring backthe El Camino but I'mnot holding my breath.- (heavy breathing)- Would this ruin some ofthe legend of this car?That's always a possibility.But the way Detroit ispouring out new muscle,a brand new El Camino couldactually be pretty tight.That's everything you needto know to get up to speedon the Chevy El Camino.Would you rather have aclassic one or a new one?Let me know in the comments below.Have you ever (bleep) in an El Camino?You ever (bleep) in an El Camino?Everyone send me a dollarso I can buy a Lamborghini.And as always: like,subscribe, comment, share,tag your friend who likes an El Camino,tag your friend who has a mullet,ask him what's wrong with him.tag your friend who has a mullet,ask him what's wrong with him.