![]() ![]() ![]() I practiced on my kids' Lowrider bicycles until I felt comfortable enough to try it on my own car. "I started watching YouTube videos and Googling how to use different painting techniques. While this was during a more exuberant time, it was nevertheless a strong result for a ’59 El Camino with apparent needs. The highly stylized line from Chevrolet bested. Even more remarkable, his past experience was with pearl and metallic paint, not candy. As opposed to the 1959 El Camino on which it’s based, the bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful Triton is certain to fetch a lot of money despite the uncomfortable-looking seats. 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. The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup built with a steel bed floor instead of wood. "I had painted cars before but only as a hobby, never professionally," he says. His first task was to paint and pattern it a task he took on himself. The El Camino floated around from shop to shop until Ruben brought it home to do work on it. "I also started taking up as many side jobs as I could to be able to build it the way I wanted it," he explains. One day, Ruben decided to commit his whole time to finishing up the El Camino and he knew that the only way to do that was by getting rid of his other projects. Edelbrock 4 barrel carburetor with headers and dual exhaust for a nice rumble. I wasn't planning on going as far as I did I just wanted a cruiser." The work on the El Camino was put on hold for two years since he was working on a few other project cars. 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, zero rust, theft alarm, upgraded engine to small block 350 with a 350 automatic transmission. ![]() "I got it running, but only took it for one spin because I always had plans of restoring it. "The El Camino was just sitting on side of the street and my co-worker and I would always say, 'That's my dream car.' One day it had a 'for sale' sign on it, so I took down the number." Ruben called the owner about purchasing the project car, made the deal, and took the car home. "I found my '59 El Camino many years ago, as I would pass by it many times on my daily work route," explains Ruben. ![]()
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