Xander Wildeisen Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/ocala-el-camino/6875163611.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 To my untrained eyes, it looks like too many eras/cars were tacked together and they just didn't "flow." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Stevie Wonder, would be wondering. Bob 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, plymouthcranbrook said: No Don't sugar coat it, give it to me straight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Ok, Hell no 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Different, yes. Good, well not so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intimeold Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I vote No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3Studio Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 47 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said: https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/ocala-el-camino/6875163611.html I admire people who try different things, but I find that mixing generations rarely works. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Different, certainly. Good, not at all. Conception thru execution. Speaking of execution maybe, no certainly, it should be knocked in the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 A lot of work went into it but it needs the '57 roofline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I recently saw a Nice 57 2 door sedan, non original, but generally era correct v8. Ready to go, $22k. Decent looker in red and white, stock. Here in CT. I know which one I would choose. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I saw this car a few months ago at a local car show in Ocala, not my style but it looked better in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I got it one piece at a time, and it didn’t cost me a dime.... That’s a no from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, JFranklin said: A lot of work went into it but it needs the '57 roofline. ^This^ The modification appears well done and the styling isn't horrible, but a more 57-ish roof looks better: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) That craigslist car is either good for '78 El Caminos or bad for '57 Chevies...I can't decide which. I shouldn't talk, I'm the one who posted a T-Bird /Vista Cruiser hybrid a while back and even liked it. I think Tri-Five Chevies would've made good El Caminos and could've been done up to look as good as '57 and '58 Rancheros, but joining together two radically different automotive styling eras - mid 1950's and late 1970's - and making it work is difficult. The builder was inventive and skilled, though. Edited May 13, 2019 by JamesR (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Not my cup of tea but there is no doubt whoever assembled it has some skills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Nice workmanship, but IMHO, a swing and a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger914 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, zepher said: Not my cup of tea but there is no doubt whoever assembled it has some skills. I fully agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 5 hours ago, zepher said: Not my cup of tea but there is no doubt whoever assembled it has some skills. Styling is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I have to ask "Why?" A ton of work where the seller will NEVER recoup his time and cost of materials. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Not at this window ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 To bad GM did not do it .................... It would have met many of our expectations.................. Lots of physical skill .............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63RedBrier Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I LIKE the color... Might be cool to pull some vintage boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, 63RedBrier said: I LIKE the color... Its not difficult to explain why. It's painted the iconic 1957 Chevrolet color combination of Tropical Turquoise/India Ivory. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily rag Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Can you shorten the title to just "No Thoughts On Styling" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) The steering wheel cover looks really bad. I think the car looks good. They did a lot of things right. The yellow one doesn't look as good. That one looks like the cob jobs that were around in the early to mid '60's. All the farmers had a welder and lots of spare time in winter. Edited May 13, 2019 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Ouch! Tough crowd on here. Looking at it from a custom stand point. The problem, as I see it. The front end is to heavy. The blending of two cars that are very different in size. Throws the proportions out of balance. Looking at the car from the front three quarter view. The size of the front end dominates the overall design the builder was going for. The side view is again thrown out of balance by the front end from the front wheel well forward. Front end needs to be on the scale of the stock El Camino, with the looks of the 57. As some have said, very hard to blend different styling years together. Shrink the front end, and the rear quarters may look to large. Overall I like it, I would walk right past a red 57 Chevrolet to look at it. Might have been built out of two cars that were headed to the crusher in the sky. And now parts are still on the road. Love reading the comments, makes me laugh drinking my coffee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Though I don't like the car overall, there are some things the builder did right (in my most humble opinion.) I'm guessing the reason he chose the '78 El Camino as the platform for his '57 Chevy ideas was that the B pillar has a backwards and downwards swoop somewhat suggestive of a Nomad, which (in the case of the Nomad) really works well for that era of Chevy. (I kind of see '57 Chevy styling as a bit over-rated, but I do admire the Nomads.)The problem is the backwards and downward swoop of the El Camino is too angular and severe for the rest of the car. (The other thing he did right was to not butcher an intact '57 Chevy platform. I'm assuming/hoping the body panels were stand alone pieces from a salvage yard, or better yet, after market.) In the Late 70's - early 80's, Ford took Fairmont, added a downward swooping B pillar from the same era Mercury Zephyr and made pickup ute that they called a "Durango" (before Dodge got a hold of the name.) They actually made it in conjunction with a coach builder, and only produced less than 300 units. Not a very attractive car...a little too short, IMO. Looks a little like something Bubba made. With those low production numbers, though, I bet they could be worth some money in the future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Durango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 How about a red one? https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/henryville-1957-el-camino/6881898655.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: The steering wheel cover looks really bad. I think the car looks good. They did a lot of things right. The yellow one doesn't look as good. That one looks like the cob jobs that were around in the early to mid '60's. All the farmers had a welder and lots of spare time in winter. "cob job"? Yeah, OK, whatever. Edited May 13, 2019 by CHuDWah (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Lebowski said: How about a red one? https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/henryville-1957-el-camino/6881898655.html That one was done in a quonset hut for sure. If you ever heard of Hamlin, NY where all the orchards and wheat fields are; and the old Hojack Line railroad went to the Duffy Motts canning factory, that's where I bought a 1955 Pontiac with the rear doors welded shut and the roof shortened like that Macauley Panther Packard. All the Tri Five Chevies had straight axles and Pontiac engines, too. That's the town where I lost my............... desire for applesauce, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54vicky Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) in the description it states turns heads no wonder they forgot to mention the heads were turned away.I am sure it turned stomachs also.being as it is from la la land the smog may have affected the assembler Edited May 13, 2019 by 54vicky (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, 54vicky said: in the description it states turns heads no wonder they forgot to mention the heads were turned away.I am sure it turned stomachs also.being as it is from la la land the smog may have affected the assembler It is not from LA read the ad closer it is in Ocala Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Street Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 No Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Novak Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Need to enlarge the rear Fins so they stick upwards. 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 At least it is advertised correctly as a 1978 El Camino and not attributed to some famous coach builder. Kudos to the seller for his/her honesty Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Cool, yes or no? - My answer is interesting. The Dodge Lancer type aftermarket wheel covers have to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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