El Caminoization Archives

March 17 2021

ELT1 Camino: 1984 Cadillac DeVille

DailyTurismo Modern Classic Cadillac, DeVille, El Camino, El Caminoization, LT1 1

I saw this next car in the tips inbox and instantly seethed with indignant rage; How dare someone send in this offense against taste and decency? What do you think this site is? Do you think this is the kind of site will post any sort of El Camino’d Cadillac with an LT1 V8 under the hood? Well, let me tell you…you’ve got the…well…you’ve got the right place. This is a go for posting. Find this 1984 Cadillac DeVille El Camino offered for $15,000 in Oakland, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

March 15 2021

El Cadillacamino: 1997 Cadillac Seville

DailyTurismo Modern Classic 'Murica, Cadillac, El Camino, El Caminoization, Seville 3

This next car came as a tip from Jim who writes; This car is like a mullet with a tuxedo. Yes, like Pabst Blue Ribbon in a champagne flute. Like roadkill served on fine bone china. Like a Raider’s linebacker in full uniform heading to Centre Court at Wimbledon. Like an expensive car featured on Daily Turismo. Find this 1997 Cadillac Seville flower car offered for $6998 in Norwalk, CT via craigslist.

February 8 2021

Electric Quasi-Camino: 1980 Datsun 310 Lektrikar II

DailyTurismo Malaise 310, Datsun, El Caminoization, Electric, Lektrikar, Ute 11

Colin Chapman’s motto for car performance was; “simplify and then add diamond plate.” No. Wait. That wasn’t Chapman. That was a young Elon Musk — he was building his first electric car, a canvas backed quasi-camino and he needed a lightweight, space-age material to use for the front valence, rear bumper, bed liner, seat cover, and tail light surround…and he thought “I can’t afford anything light, so I’ll hack the roof off, add 2 tons of lead-acid batteries and use diamond plate wherever I can”. Diamond Plate Motors was a total failure, but he joined the guys at Tesla Motors when they were converting lightweight Lotus Elises to electric and the rest is history. Find this 1980 Datsun 310 offered for $1500 in Santa Cruz, CA via craigslist.

January 26 2021

Eldo Camino: 1974 Cadillac Eldorado Pickup

DailyTurismo Classic 'Murica, Cadillac, El Camino, El Caminoization, Eldorado, FWD 4

Folks into trucks are always arguing about which kind of drive system is better — many say 4-wheel-drive trucks are the best because you can drive through anything, while others say the basic rear-drive pickup is the best because you get to fish tail in the dirt…but, naturally, they are both wrong. The best kind of pickup is the front-wheel-drive pickup, particularly one built on a Cadillac chassis. Find this 1974 Cadillac Eldorado Pickup offered for $9995 in Edgewater, FL via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

October 14 2020

Sportel Caminutility Vehicle: 1991 Toyota 4Runner

DailyTurismo Modern Classic 4Runner, 4X4, 5-speed, El Caminoization, Japanese, Toyota 6

The second generation (N120/N130) Toyota 4Runner is known around the globe for its legendary reliability, ruggedness, and durability. Equipped with Toyota’s 22R inline-4 or 3VZ V6, it was also known for going to distance with basic maintenance and isn’t a bad looking SUV from an aesthetic perspective, unless you hack the rear tailgate off and turn it into a Ridgeline looking El Camino thing…and then…uggg. Don’t get me wrong, usabiliy will be great for tailgating, throwing your boogie boards in the back, or setting up a tarp-tub…but…it isn’t going to win any design awards. Find this 1991 Toyota 4Runner Pickup offered for $5,000 in Canoga Park, CA via craigslist.

July 9 2020

Civicamino Ute: 1996 Honda Civic

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Civic, El Caminoization, Honda, Japanese, Ute 0

Life is too short to drive a boring car. You know that because we’ve been saying it since 2012 (Is DT almost 8? Wow!). But if the convertible CRX posted yesterday wasn’t your thing (maybe you sunburn easily or don’t like getting your hair wind-dried) then perhaps a custom El Camino is what your heart […]

April 7 2020

Integramino is Not a Verb: 2001 Acura Integra GS

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Acura, El Camino, El Caminoization, Facebook, Integra, Japanese 2

I am loath to post anything from the Faceplace Marketbach, but now that craigslist charges a small fee ($5 at printing time) it seems that many cheap sellers have migrated to Zucks world. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a Luddite when it comes to social media and all things Web 2.0, but […]

October 19 2019

Six Wheel Ranchero’d: 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 'Murica, Continental, Custom, El Camino, El Caminoization, Lincoln, Mark III, Overkill, Ranchero 3

At the risk of sounding like an old codger…I’m going to say that “back in my day” if you wanted to modify your pickup truck, it usually involved some knobby tires and removing a few letters from the tailgate to spell “yota.” But this…this is a whole ‘nother level of customization and will probably end […]

September 12 2019

Dies el Camino: 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Pickup

DailyTurismo Uncategorized El Camino, El Caminoization, Jetta, Pickup, TDI, Volkswagen 7

In 1967 when John Lennon wrote and later performed his hit “All You Need Is Love”, he was naturally lauded for his optimism and simplicity in focus. However…he wasn’t quite correct. Because if I had been the 5th Beatle, I would have insisted that we sack this George Harrison character, and then re-title the song […]

July 11 2018

Benz-Liger: 1979 Mercedes 240D

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 240D, Cory, El Caminoization, Grease Car, Mercedes-Benz, W123 1

Enthusiasm for WVO grease cars seems to have waned considerably from the peak in the early 2000s. Today’s unique two door w123 Mercedes does have one trend that enthusiasts still can’t seem to get enough of: car in the front and truck in the back or Camino-ization. There are not any new Camino style cars […]

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