I dig how your getting these builders that don't get paid to build these cars. It's all love. The best type of builders.

This channel always has the Manliest cars built right.

My grandfather had a 67 with a 454 inside. I found it for sale, completely restored and sitting out on a country road. It was pearl white with tan leather seats and a chromed out interior. I drove 60 miles to my grandfather's without thinking too much about that el Camino. While sitting on his porch we chatted about my job and everyday things. I then noticed him get quiet after a while. As if he were in deep thought and then he said, "son, I want an el Camino again before I die." Instantly I remembered that el Camino and I said, "I know where one is that's practically new." Next thing I knew we were picking up my uncle to follow us 60 miles in we bought the car. He wanted me to drive back while he sat passenger because he had a few beers. We arrived at the field with car, snagged a number from the fence post beside and we called from the country store nearby and waited for the owner. My grandfather and I test drove it up and down the road and after a good half hour he decided he had to have it. On the way home, we took the back way through a series of country roads and as we neared his house he said, "son, open her up for me and see how fast she goes. Just one time." I didn't miss a beat and put the pedal through the floor. That car absolutely buried us in those seats and all I could hear was my grandfather laughing and screaming, "keep her pinned!!! Let's see what she can do!!" Absolute pleasure and joy seeing my grandfather so happy. When we got back to his house he said, "drive around the block twice to let the neighbors know I got a new car and rev the engine." I happily obliged. I drove that car for my grandfather, more than he ever drove it himself. We traveled to car shows, drag races and every speedway we could find during the summer. When he passed, the family divided his assets and sold the car. I didn't mind, for the memories are enough to last a lifetime. After watching this video, I think im gonna drive my car out into the country and see if I can't find me another el Camino.

Now that's my kind of style, a brutal, simple 60's Elky in flat black. I love it!

The story is probably the coolest one yet. He knows this car better than his wife.

I am an absolute ElCamino nut, especially the "67" ! This is one of the best builds I've ever seen, and I Love this "Truck" LOL! Grew up with the "65,67,70, and 89" I believe! I fell in love with these Beautiful machines that drove better than most cars on the road at that point in time! I'm at a loss for words, but I wish I definitely had this, Bad Boy! Love it! Great job Brother!

If only I lived on the street where you ripp these badass rides at. I would definitely have my lawn chair out😎.

El Camino, one true American classic... Absolutely love it

The 1967 chevy elcamino is definitely my dream car!!

When a hobby becomes an obsession! Loving the manual conversion!

I got that exact same year, and is actually currently my first car. I just gotta get it running lol

Cool car, cool owner , funny how those often go together on this channel :)

As an Elky connoisseur, this is approved.

1996 I bought my first car....a 1967 El Camino... Just wish I still had it!

One humble kool guy here. Great build and I'm betting that his son will be the imagining force for the next phase of this car's existence.

For a car that flexed a ton from the factory that thing is rock solid. Sweet.

Great car, I just sold a 67 and working on a 66. I’m going towards the drag race setup, but this build is more street friendly and all done with him and his buddies 👍🏼 really cool

That El camino is a screamer! So simple and well done. Love the flat black and the wheels! The cage is the icing on the cake! Its his 1st ride and he kept it. Great story. Keep the rides coming and stay safe!

My kind of guy. Learn and do it all yourself. Awesome details like the 376 emblems.

Dude you never fail to have the coolest rides and owners on here, This is the best car channel on KZfaq

Now that is an AWESOME ride.

Damn she's good looking. And what a great sound. I had also El Camino at the 90's for about 6-7 years. I remember one night I was just cruising around the city, when the police stopped me just to tell that my El Camino has a awesome sound and we chatted there in the side of the road about ten minutes. Self builded 2 inch exhaust pipes from front to the tail end.

I’ve been waiting for this to drop. There’s so much time and thought into this build. Hats off man 🙏🏼

Fantastic Video and Chris is such a great guy!!!

For a cam/heads 376 that is real good power he is putting down! ALmost sounds like a solid roller. Wanted so bad to put a 4 pt in my 67 but wasnt sold on my head not smacking it....or if I got pulled over (cant have a cage in CA) Id have a real bad day. Some days I miss having mine in primer also. Kick azz ride!

When I was like, 14 or 15 (42 now) there was a rather sunbaked, kinda neglected, 66 El Camino 396 with the 4spd on some Rallys, I was constantly asking the guy to buy it, and he constantly said he was "going to do something with it" (the flat tires were literally becoming one with the asphalt 🙄).... never ended up getting it, but I did end up buying a 65 Impala Sport Coupe with a 283 and a, cough, powerglide lol....but it was damn near mint, this gorgeous Artesian Turquoise Metallic with matching turquoise vinyl and black and white houndstooth interior when I was 16..... and then a tree fell on it, killing it and my dreams before I could legally drive the F'ing thing 😮‍💨😖🥺😭

Well balanced car. Like you said , around 500hp is all you need. I drove a camaro with a little over 600 hp and it was tough to handle. If you hit a slick spot, watch out. Great video.

CLASSIC CHEVY EL CAMINO FULL OF PURE GM POWER

Sweet ride! There's something about an El Camino. It's all American. No middle ground. If the bed is functional, it's a truck. A very low and good looking truck. Great video!!

Multiple times watching this one. Love them ELs

I don't think I've ever seen a caged El Camino until now & it really works. I like how he said it's evolving, too. This car has legs!

Awesome story and awesome Elcamino. My first car 1970 elcamino. Got it in ‘78 still have It. Blown 496

That thang is bad ass from the bay baby!

Great job, good luck Chris

The sound the Elky makes is awesome wow,What a cool car

Ford guy here...nice nice car. Got the stance down perfect and I like how he backed off of it to make it more enjoyable. Question is, who disliked this video?

Best year. Such a sick car. Love it

Very cool 🤙 my dad and his friend race engine builder Howard Green (powered by Howard) started a 67 elco that was on an art Morrison frame and they widened the body 4" car looked awesome with a 2400 hp bbc. The project was never finished. Howard went through some personal issues one week they were cranking away at it and the next week Howard sold everything out of the shop including car and all tools. And a few days later Howard committed suicide it's already been about a decade ago. We've recently located the car engine and tools all with separate people. So now we have to see if we can acquire everything.

Never seen a cage through the back window before. That LS3, accounting for 15-20% drivetrain losses, is making 619-646hp at the crank. Also, fun fact. The ElCo is built on the wagon frame. That gap in the bed? That's where the passenger footwell would be. Chevy just panelled it off. Would've been smart for storage, though.

Blown away by how simple, but well worked out the whole build is!

Very creative for someone who isn't a builder.

Just an awesome story for an ordinary guy. Chris learned akot through the years, sounds like a builder for sure...nice shoot!

Love your car, I restored A 67 El Camino in 1985, after my 70 Chevelle got wrecked. I've had several Chevelle's, & Comaro's & nova's in the past but the El Camino was my favorite! Of course I had to have A SS hood on mine!

I just love 67's! Wish I could have seen it with the bbc! Rad car!

I LOVE EL CAMINO'S !!!!!! THIS ONE IS SO BADASS!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Those Control arms are so darn good looking 😎 Amazing ride! Cdeck just redid this machine again!

The age-old question is it a car is it a truck👍🔧

Great car/truck, great story, solid drivetrain, man pedal----------I LIKE IT

Clean elco right there. Love the weld wheels.

What a great story behind this ride! How awesome to still have vehicle you learned to drive in. And then to go through the various evolutions over the years is so cool. As well as learning Chris did a lot of the work himself. This El Camino is definitely bad ass!! Hats off to Chris!! Cool ride and cool owner!👍👍🤘🤘

That's a sexy 67 with so much power

A true car guy. Not a piss-ant with a long dollar.

Bay Area!!!! Love this ride man! 🔥

That Elcamino looks badass.

I could listen to this song all day Shawn

What an incredible sound! I loved it. Hugs from Brazil.

A great build story. Love the black Ute.

This elco is so bad ass. Well put together and tasteful. Very functional and I agree plenty of hp. Keep up the great work. Love the channel and I gotta get me some merch!

Not a big fan of the El Camino but this one is gorgeous! I have been converted. What a well rounded car and a great story behind the builds. Respect 🙏🏾

You know I sent this to my mechanic, will see him tomorrow!!

Another great build Shawn. You guys have a talent for finding the best cars.

Badass El camino!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is one beautiful machine.

Very badass dream car/truck!

This channel NEVER disappoints ⭐️

Not a new car with hp,love the build.

Great car! Really clean, simple and effective! And what a cool owner, really modest of his accomplishment when his truck is something brag about!

Perfect ElCamino

I find the story on this car very intriguing. Like I could see myself doing almost the same thing to my car. Over time preferences do change!

I’ll call it a car, and I love it..It’s beautiful

Nice...good power and quality parts too..👍🏁

This build 🔥

Lovely machine!

Yeah Bro! Thats a crazy Elcomino, I love it! Just another example of all the great cars out there, thank you for the episode

Beastly street car!💯

Suck a killer ride! Great job as always Shawn 👊

One super clean elco

The vibe is always just amazing, really. Another cool guy, great car. Chris is right, all you need is the passion to make it happen. A LOT of time and effort went into this car hey, solid, no nonsense, badass, raw, functional. Love it! Those wheels are awesome and the way the car is set up, geez, it does dig in when floored. Great stuff, thanks Shawn

Wow!! That is one killer Camino. Yet again another awesome video. Well done Shawn 👍

Love that it's originally a home #GarageBuilt restomod, three times! Awesome job to Chris. Great video!

The word you are looking for to describe the El Camino is Ute, short for "Coupe Utility"

Badass!! And the rear tires still look meaty!!!

Love the conversation from auto to Manuel.. me too

Love the story and this build!

Anyone else notice how close the upper cross bar seems to be to their heads? It's *right* there. Also, I find it kinda funny how he's looking down on those 'expensive' forged wheels when those exact Welds are $700+/ea. Not exactly cheap.

Excellent build hands down.

This Elco is perfection 👍 I miss my 79 SS clone.

Cool ride gents very well built and very tough. we call these a Ute in Australia so anything with a tray style rear is a Ute to us it was more a work horse for guys on construction sites or farm utes look up Aussie Holden commodore utes and Ford falcon Utes they were built to be driven like a 2 door sports car with whatever u can carry in the rear very iconic down under . I think the word Ute means utility. 🤓

Another fine bad-ass motor , thanks man .

Awesome

Love the videos, best car channel on the tube. Perfect blend of information and entertainment. Quality content 👌🏻

👍👍Very awesome road loving it

Love it great build ..keep well guys

I strapped two jet engines to it and still wasn't enough power! 😂😂 this guy is awesome! Beautiful ride and sounds great.

Great video guys, well done as always and I enjoyed it. Just one thing, if you guys could mix the audio a little better that'd be great. The clips of the Camino drag racing, and the music, sound twice as loud as the dialogue when they're talking about the car. Thanks again.

Love this channel. If you see this comment support these guys. Awesome awesome content

Yup. I like it ALOT.

Great work sir amazing 67

Bad ass!🤘

That is a wicked El Camino! Love those weld wheels!