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Since an aluminum diffuser and rear bumper cover were fitted, the design elements and proportions have been finalized, so a lot of progress has been made since work on the project began around two months ago. Casados Design also plans to add an extra pair of exhaust tips to make the Camaro-based ute look more aggressive.
While it looks like a modern-day El Camino, the designer says the client didn t want to copy an existing car but rather, reimagine the idea with his own very specific parameters. Clearly, a lot of work and passion is being poured into this project, and we can t wait to see the final result.
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Two-door vehicles with a tray out back first appeared in the 1920s in the United States, and since then, many automakers have perfected this body style with varying degrees of commercial success. The Ranchero comes to mind, but the most popular ute ever made comes courtesy of GM. 21 photos
Launched right after the Ranchero, the El Camino was produced over five generations from 1959 to 1987. General Motors pulled the plug on the car-based pickup over increasing demand for proper trucks and utility vehicles.
The biggest of the Big Three in Detroit established the El Camino as the premiere ute with the arrival of the Super Sport in 1968, which offered 325 or 350 horsepower from a Turbo-Jet V8 engine with big-port heads, solid lifters, and a four-barrel carb. GM kept making utility coupes long after the Elky was phased out, but even the Holden Ute has been unfortunately phased out.