Chevrolet was already king of the American car castle in 1959 thanks to its full-size lineup, so the company was trying to become more competitive in every category. The El Camino was a new model ...

Bowing for the 1959 model year, the Chevy El Camino was the Bowtie’s answer to Ford’s Ranchero. The El Camino rode on the B-body platform and Safety Girder X-frame as Chevy’s station wagons. The El ...

Chevrolet’s big hit for 1959 was undeniably the overwhelmingly popular Impala model. This was the first year for the standalone nameplate, which would go on to conquer the hearts of American motorists ...

The Chevy El Camino debuted for the 1959 model year as Chevrolet’s response to the Ford Ranchero. Sharing the B-Body platform and its Safety Girder X-frame with the Chevy station wagons, the El Camino ...