![]() ![]() BUT, if someone wanted to toss a small block in it, and put some patches on the footwells, you could be driving it in a weekend” A week seems a bit ambitious but there is definitely something here with which to work. The seller states the following, “ Make no mistake, this is a restoration project. This vehicle has the padded option but it’s in pretty poor shape. Many ’65 Chevelles/El Caminos did not come with a padded dash as it was not yet required by law, but it was an option nevertheless. And then again it could have been caused by a rusted out windshield frame, something that this version of the “A” body is known for doing. I only suggest that as the seat looks like it has been exposed to the elements for some length of time. Being a California car, one may not expect this kind of rust but if you leave the windows open, anything can happen. Interior, what interior? As you can see, the floor has pretty well let go in places and the bench seat has been removed to help with the view. Note the hole in the firewall, looks like the windshield wiper motor is MIA. It doesn’t sound like this example is a runner – there’s no fan belt installed, but as referenced earlier, the engine is connected to a four-speed manual transmission – certainly a good start. The intake manifold is wrong, as it would be with the Carter carburetor, and also, there shouldn’t be a PCV connection into the breather tube on this version of the 283 engine. The heads, based on what I can make out of the casting marks, do look like the original power-pack versions. Having owned a ’65 Malibu SS with that engine, I can assure you that it was originally equipped with a Rochester two-barrel carburetor and not what looks like a Carter four-barrel as this example possesses. The seller states that this Camino is equipped with its original 195 HP, 283 CI Power-Pack engine. Unfortunately, there is no image of the cargo bed included in the listing. The plastic Chevrolet emblem has been knocked out of the center of the grille but that’s a pretty common foible that befalls this vintage Chevelle/El Camino. While the bumpers are fair and the trim all seems to be in place, there is evidence of cracked Bondo near the driver’s side rust-through. There is also corrosion that has settled in around the front and rear glass. Finished off in what appears to be faded Crocus Yellow, the exterior still presents pretty well though there is rust bubbling through in the driver’s side quarter. On the surface, this Camino looks reasonable. Equipped with a desirable four-speed manual transmission, this 1965 Chevrolet El Camino is located in Rohnert Park, California and is available, here on eBay for a current bid of $3,801, two bids tendered so far. Today’s find is a California built and domiciled 1965 example that was supposedly parked for twenty years. Overshadowed by the immensely popular third-gen (1968-1972) the ’64-’67 version, like this subject, represents Chevrolet’s second interpretation of the functional and popular, half car/half truck. ![]() Second-gen El Caminos are always a nice find. ![]()
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