In addition to the aerodynamic nose treatment that was the primary styling feature of all El Camino SSs, all vehicles received graphics on the fascia, doors and tailgate, and a small chrome train logo above the glove compartment door. "The original El Camino SS was produced by Choo Choo Customs for GM from mid-1983 until the El Camino series was discontinued at the end of 1987. The following information on the Choo-Choo SS is from a 1992 Choo Choo Customs Specialty Parts Division catalog: That percentage of SS's do not carry the RPO code "Z15", designating Chevrolet Motor Division's "SS Sport Decor". A very large percentage of the Choo Choo Customs, El Camino SS's were not factory Super Sports. Unlike earlier Chevrolet Super Sport models, no performance enhancements were made to the production Choo Choo SS models. The "Choo-Choo SS" was an appearance package only. * The Choo Choo Customs, Inc., El Camino SS model was available through any Chevrolet dealership from 1983 through 1987. Here is a little history on the Choo Choo Design: I can help with shipping arrangments, Just send me your zip code in a message and i will get back to you with a quote. I have the reserve set low for a quick and easy sale. Please Note: I do have the right to end this auction at any time. If you have any more questions please feel free to contact me at 48 At 30 years old this year- It is very rare to find a TRUE Choo Choo Custom El Camino SS and even an El Camino SS in this condition. Everything on the car works 100% as it did from the factory. The car has been garage kept for most of its life with only minor ware and tare to speak of. The car drives, performs, shifts, brakes, and runs excellent. The interior has no rips, tears or stains. The interior and exterior of the car are in great condition as you can see by the pictures. It is a True Choo Choo Custom El Camino Serial # ccc/e7-1966/906204. You are viewing a very well preserved 1987 El Camino SS. ![]() This means this car should be a good buy at $20,000 or less.1987 Chevrolet El Camino SS Standard Cab Pickup 2-Door Additional Info: According to Hagerty, an El Camino of this vintage in good-to-excellent condition is likely a $16,000 vehicle, and the Choo Choo option is worth another $4,000. It has just over 100,000 miles on the odometer, with the body and paint being in good (but not excellent) condition and the interior is close to original condition. This El Camino has been used but well-taken care of by its second owner. The only thing that is amiss mechanically is said to be a leak with the exhaust that the seller attributes to a bad gasket, perhaps related to the side-mounted system. That would be the case with the seller’s pickup, which is said to run and drive great. The Choo Choo Caminos were stock mechanically – and they didn’t have the same engine as the Monte Carlo – using a 5.0-liter V8 paired with an automatic transmission. With some added graphics and other conveniences, it gave dealers a vehicle to sell that Chevy could have built themselves – but didn’t.īetween 1983-87, about 2,200 of these conversions took place, so no more than a few hundred were likely built for their last hurrah. The process began by taking a factory El Camino and replacing the front clip with one from the Monte Carlo SS. Enter Choo Choo Customs, a company known for performing conversions on a variety of four-wheel vehicles. We understand that some Chevy dealers weren’t happy that you could buy a Monte Carlo SS in the 1980s, but not one as an El Camino. The El Camino would retire at the end of its filth generation in 1987 as GM’s G-platform cars were moving from rear-wheel to front-wheel-drive. From Washington, Oklahoma, this El Camino is offered here on eBay where the bidding holds at $10,200. ![]() This low-production 1987 edition looks to be in genuinely nice condition and may only need a little work with the exhaust. The last year a factory El Camino was built as a Super Sport was in 1972, but it would make a return in 1983-87 as a conversion offered through Chevy dealers. It was a full-size model at first, then became an intermediate for the rest of its run. In response to Ford’s Ranchero, a “gentleman’s” pickup, Chevrolet rolled out the El Camino from 1959-60 and again from 1964-87.
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