Now, for all you guys who own a first-generation El Camino-and are now firing up your old Texas Instruments calculator to refigure your net worth-hang on for a second. If you factor in that many El Caminos were rode hard and put away wet, that number might be small indeed.
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This fact, as well as a variety of other options, such as factory air conditioning, power steering, brakes, seat and windows made this example a very well-appointed-and tire-smoking-“Cowboy Cadillac.”įurther, these cars, as is typical of many cars of the era, quickly succumbed to rust or other maladies deemed not worth fixing, so the survival rate for the 22,246 built in 1959 is most likely very low. With more than 22,000 produced in 1959, this El Camino was not part of a particularly low production run, but it was perhaps one of only a handful built as equipped, especially considering the optional 348-ci “Super Turbo-Thrust” Tri-Power V8 under the hood. While $56,100 in our current market initially sounds like a triumphant win for the seller, we need to break down the sale a little more carefully.
What’s more, a third pedal was on the driver’s side floor of the RM El Camino, and a four-speed transmission can easily add 10%-25% to the hammer price-which puts us spot-on for the sale price of our subject car.
Although the car did sport a few non-original items, it was nevertheless a worthy example and serves well as a close comparison. It was also offered at no reserve and was fresh out of a well-presented collection. This El Camino, a current restoration finished in resale red, included the rare 348-ci Tri-Power V8 as well. While this was during a more exuberant time, it was nevertheless a strong result for a ’59 El Camino with apparent needs.ĭigging deeper, a similarly equipped 1959 El Camino sold at RM Auctions’ Wayne Davis Collection sale in 2008 (Lot #274) for the tidy sum of $68,750. Within the SCM database, we see that the highest-detailed 1959 El Camino result was posted in 2006 at $29,150 (SCM # 43061) for a 283-ci example in #3 condition. That said, let’s take a closer look at the result. The second-generation El Camino would be reintroduced in 1964, and it would be based on the new Chevelle platform, with production continuing until 1987.Īll the cars on offer at this sale were sold at no reserve, which, arguably, can produce better results than an all-reserve format (we can leave that occasionally heated discussion to Publisher Martin and your letters in the You Write column). In 1960, sales slumped to a paltry 14,163 units and as such, Chevrolet killed the model even though the 1960 models included extensive styling updates. The first generation of El Caminos sold well enough, with 22,246 delivered in 1959, the first year of the model. With its rear batwing styling and cats-eye rear taillights-coupled with the various trim levels-the 1959 El Camino hit the road with a determination to dispel any notion that you could call this quasi “truck” a pickup. It would be based on the very popular Impala line and offered buyers a wide assortment of creature comforts and engine options from the utilitarian inline 6, a 283-ci V8 and the muscular 280 horsepower 348-ci V8. The Chevrolet brass of the day, not to be trumped by Ford, decided to jump in with the all-new 1959 Chevrolet El Camino. After all, if you liked it, the Ranchero was your only choice. This newly designed vehicle concept was well received and sold moderately well. However, in 1957, Ford introduced the Ranchero, the very first “car-based” hybrid of a passenger wagon with an open pickup truck bed. Chevrolet had introduced some very stylish and forward-thinking automobiles. In the late 1950s, Chevrolet and Ford were battling to get the upper hand in the marketplace. This car, Lot S23, sold for $56,100, including buyer’s premium, at the Mecum Bob McDorman Collection sale in Canal Winchester, Ohio, on November 6, 2010. 1957-1960 Ford Ranchero, 1955 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier, 1957 Dodge D100 Sweptside
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