1967 Chevrolet El Camino Pickup

For 1967, Chevrolet re-styled their El Camino, giving them wraparound taillights, front bumpers, hood, and a new radiator grille. The base engine was an overhead valve six-cylinder unit that displaced 230 cubic-inches and was mated to a three-speed gearbox. Hydraulic brakes were placed at all four corners.

The SS powertrain was not officially offered by Chevrolet until 1968, but buyers could special-order the 'SS' equipment on the 1967. The SS powertrain included a 396 Turbojet V-8, Turbo 400 Hydramatic transmission, and 4-piston power front disc brakes.

For 1967, Chevrolet sold 34,830 examples of the El Camino. Just 2,565 were SS 396-equipped with automatic transmission.

This particular example is equipped with the SS package and also with the Malibu trim package which included in-dash factory air conditioning. It was built at the Fremont, California GM plat and spent its entire existence in Arizona.

The car was originally fitted with a 396 cubic-inch engine. It has since been replaced with a 1972 454 CID V8. Currently, the El Camino has a little over 75,000 original miles. 25 years of its life were spent parked in the back of a garage. Since that time, it has been repainted with the factory color and the seats and carpets have been re-upholstered and wire-spoke wheels were added.

By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2015