El Cameo - Flipbook - Page 4
e Beginning...
nel
createChevy
a unibody
truck,
something
Chevy
never
ed to
a 1956
Panel
Truck
and needed
some
The El Camino wouldn't start production until the
ation of what to turn it into. After some discussion
model year. Since Chevy's Fleetside pickup of prior
o decide to create something that Chevrolet never
was called the"Cameo", the choice was made to name
ced
unibodya precursor
to the
famed
El Camino
ck "Ela Cameo"
nod to the two
past
designs.
arted production in 1959.
ketched a design that would remove the upper
ection of the panel, essentially creating the
dy truck form. Not stopping there, a stylish front
as created from the traditionally bulky 58 truck
and ideas for a more stylish tailgate area were
. Finally, some performance styling cues were
to make it a little more racy and a nod to Jim's
/performance background.
ation, construction and further refining of the
were then handed off to Dan Wickett and his
at Hot Rod Construction.