The sixth-generation Honda Accord marked the point where Honda perfected the formula of understated styling, durable engineering, and mass-market appeal, with the EX coupe pairing the torquey four-cylinder and a manual gearbox into one of the most common long-lived daily drivers of the late 1990s. Today’s wild and wacky example has taken a hasty e-brake […]
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a luxury barge, a ranch truck, and three YouTube channels collide, this El Caminoized Mercury Grand Marquis is the answer. Once a cushy boulevard cruiser, it’s been transformed into the King of the Ranchero—a burnout-happy beast that’s done laps through Vice Grip Garage, Pole Barn Garage, and Wildman […]
Here at DailyTurismo, we’ve long celebrated the noble art of El Caminoization—that strange, wonderful impulse that compels humans to turn sedans, coupes, and sometimes total nonsense into pickup trucks. We’ve featured everything from Mustang-based utes to Toyota Van haulers, but this one might just take the strudel: a Mercedes-Benz 500SEL converted by none other than […]
When Ford decided to end the Ranchero after 1979, some Blue Oval enthusiasts weren’t ready to give up on the car-based pickup. Somebody at Ford decided that a pickup variant of the Fairmont Futura was the answer, and Ford contracted National Coach in California to build the Durango—a custom pickup conversion sold through Ford dealers […]
Chevrolet’s El Camino has always sat in the sweet spot between car and pickup, offering the comfort of a passenger car with the utility of a small truck. The fifth-generation El Camino, built from 1978 to 1987, rode on the same G-body platform as the Malibu and Monte Carlo and was available with an array […]
In a world filled with same-same crossovers and anonymous commuter appliances, one brave Swede has picked up a Sawzall and done what was needed. What you’re looking at was a Volvo 240 Wagon—only it’s not a wagon anymore, it’s a ute. Yes, this is a Volvo El Camino, a mythical creature often discussed, rarely seen, […]
This next El Camino is part muscle car, part pickup, and currently sitting on a set of absolutely enormous wheels that look like they were stolen off a donk in witness protection. Finished in a somber shade of grey and missing its A/C, it runs strong and has only 60k miles, but could use some […]
Somewhere between Stockholm and Santa Cruz, a Volvo 740 wagon lost its roof and found its calling. What started life as a sensible Swedish longroof has been reborn as an El Camino-style beach cruiser, complete with custom bed conversion, stereo that bumps, and a paint job straight out of a Scandinavian pride parade—yes, that’s the […]
The third generation of Chevrolet’s El Camino was built for the 1968 through 1972 model years on a platform shared with the Chevrolet Chevelle, Monte Carlo, Pontiac Tempest, LeMans, Buick Special, Skylark, and many other A-Body GM cars. This next Camino is a bit on the scruffy side, but it isn’t bad for the bidding […]
Happy Pi Day! This next Honda Civic might still have the legendary Honda badge of reliability and ruggedness…but it has been given a dose of Americana with an El Camino chop and I’m in love. This isn’t the first Civic Camino we’ve seen but it does pass the basic rule of “if it looks like […]