El Coupamino: 1936 Chevrolet Coupe
This next car comes as a tip from Rock On who writes: DT, it appears that your goal to turn every vehicle into an El Camino, is much older than you are! Hey. How do you not know we are as old as the 3 fellows with shadows that look amazing in the first photo? I can smell the Bengay and see the worn flannels in those shadows. But, yes, custom El Caminoization of cars is not new. Find this 1936 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup offered for $25,000 in Issaquah, WA via craigslist.
From the seller:
1936 Chev coupe pickup
condition: excellent
cylinders: 6 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 50000
paint color: red
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: coupe
1936 Chevrolet Coupe Pickup
A rare car, only 3100 produced. Restored to original condition. Rebuilt and balanced engine.
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Dang. Given my love of Rancheros and El Caminos, it’s crazy I’ve never heard of this.
My rabbit hole for this morning. 1937 and later models had a removable pickup bed for those who wanted to a true “convertible” pick-em-up truckar:
Also known as “The Foreman’s Pickup”, it cost $100 more than the $475 half ton pickup and carried less than a quarter as much.
A hundred bucks back in 1936 was almost $3,000 more, in today’s dollars…when the average salary of a construction worker was $900 A YEAR.
$475 = $10,736 in 2024
$580 = $13,109 in 2024
http://home.znet.com/p1937/Ute.htm
-Stan (who will now go back to his boring, lonely life in paradise… 🌴🍸 🌴 )