El Caminoization Archives

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 […]

February 21 2017

You Had Me At “La Strada”: 1979 BMW 335 ElCsi

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 3-series, 325i, BMW, E21, El Camino, El Caminoization, German, Italian 3

I could be biased, but nobody does stuff better than the Italians. While the rest of the world was living in animal-skin huts the Italians built the worlds oldest still functioning building (the Pantheon) out of stone. A few centuries later the Italians created what is certainly the most beautiful fine art ever conceived with […]

February 7 2017

Auction Watch: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood El Camino

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 'Merican, Auction Watch, Cadillac, El Camino, El Caminoization, Fleetwood 8

Find this 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood El Camino here on eBay offered for $15,999 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Columbus, OH. From eBay: Description CRUISIN CLASSICS would like to introduce a CUSTOM, 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. This particular car build was inspired while watching the “Sopranos” TV Show. In the episode was a funeral of a […]

January 12 2017

MGBrat: 1971 MG MGB

DailyTurismo Uncategorized British, El Camino, El Caminoization, MG, MGB 9

Out of all the cars that I’ve seen El Camino’d, this is a first. For some reason the cheeky little British sports car from Morris Garage have been spared the ignominy of having the tail cutoff — probably because convertibles are already roofless and removing the trunk top is strange to say the least. Anyway, […]

December 7 2016

Might Be A Car: 1983 Suzuki Mighty Boy

DailyTurismo Uncategorized El Camino, El Caminoization, Japanese, Mighty Boy, Suzuki, Ute 3

The Suzuki Mighty Boy is the mini-El Camino that you didn’t know existed, but you certainly need in your garage. The Mighty Boy was built in Japan from 1983 through 1988 on a shared platform with the Suzuki Alto — and while both used the tiny sub 600 cc engines to qualify for Japan’s keijidōsha […]

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