im here asking the age old question for an argument that's been going on for years and years. do you guys consider the el camino a car or truck? just curious to see what everyone's opinions are.
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im here asking the age old question for an argument that's been going on for years and years. do you guys consider the el camino a car or truck? just curious to see what everyone's opinions are.
It's a car with a bed.
car
id say car...based off the suspension.
But then i look at some of the guys on here, who are lowered, and think...if it's a car...so are they.
Anything without a complete frame is a car, IMO. Can't remember if the El Camino had the full frame from the Malibu or not. It was a Malibu with a bed, so I vote car.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...pics/sigh1.gifCar with a bed. Useless in other words. Won't haul much and kinda ugly.
Agreed..Car
Car? Truck? Who cares? They were cool looking rides.
http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimag...camino_ss_.jpg
They have full frames. Every g-body had the exact same frame except bumper ends.
I've always considered them a truck just because of the bed. I have no other reason but that. My buddy had one back in HS and we pulled out the 350 and put in a mild 454. It was kinda fun.
I wonder how the different states require it to be registered.
I do believe my dads is registered as a truck ill look when i get home...
Shame on you Greg. They all have a full frame that is very truck like. SHAME!Quote:
Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
Shame on you too as the major MAJOR majority of El Caminos are A-bodies. Why? Because they are Chevelles and therefore a CAR.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyhunter89
It’s actually a two door station wagon. If you look at the bed floor you will see the panel that covers the leg area used for the back seat on station wagons.
GM did in fact sell them as Trucks though.
I call them “the vehicle of indecision.”
For the guy that doesn’t know what he wants.
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...100_1419-1.jpg
Full frame, bed....Ill have to go against the grain and say truck. Funny though, GM lists this as a truck also:
http://cache.jalopnik.com/cars/asset...re-Edition.jpg
That's to help GM meet their CAFE average fuel mileage requirements for the truck fleet. You'd be surprised how many companies use those for work vehicles.
chrysler list the pt cruiser as a truck, and jeep lists the liberty as a truck
At least the Liberty is RWD.
A station wagon is a car and Greg stole my answer on the HHR.
I don't personally car for them but I love A-Bodys and that is exactly what it is. A station wagon cut up. Everyone has a different taste and these werent for everybody. but at the same time they are everywhere.
Thanks Nate, I was about to correct the g-body comment and add that they are a car to me. They were however, sold as trucks and are titled as trucks. I always thought it would be kinda fun to waste a gto front clip on one.
its a converted stationwagon thus its a car. now if its a truck what is the rated compacity of hauling
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Originally Posted by GasGuzzler
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It seems I've repeated something I heard from a GM tech somewhere. :thumb:
Truck. Hauls ass