We certainly have a treat in store for you today! First off, if you haven’t already, go check out Rawlings and the Gas Monkey Garage YouTube channel. They build some of the fastest and frankly most badass hot rods and classics around and have so much fun doing it too. And their latest YouTube video is quite frankly awesome. They are talking about the 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, and Rawlings talks us through it and how he tracked it down.
El Camino Sitting For Years In A Storage Unit
How Richard found the car is a story in its own right. Always looking for cars, he followed up on a lead and it was in Amarillo, Texas, stuck in a storage unit where it had been sitting since around the early 1990s. And yet the guy who owned the car was in Atlanta, Georgia! And luckily, after getting a deal, it turns out this El Camino is in relatively fantastic condition.
As Rawlings states himself, it very much looks like it was someone's show car. There is so much shiny chrome on it, and the awesome maroon color really stands out. The original color was apparently red, as maroon was not an option when the car was rolled out in 1959, but you could never tell that was the case. And let’s not forget, it has a pickup flatbed too. It is perhaps as good, if not better, than the Ford Ranchero. On a side note, we have an article comparing the pros and cons of both iconic rides right here.
A Great Car
There is a bit of filler here and there, but it's not overridden with it. That is lucky, as filler can be a bit of a demon for some classic cars. And of course, there will be pitfalls and great things about every car. The tailgate and lights work correctly, and at the rear, you can see it was last registered in 1990. That's incredible considering that this car has been sitting in a storage unit for what appears to be some time. I think this is a pretty cool find! The full video will be linked to this article for your viewing pleasure.
Source: YouTube