In December 1958, Ray Brock, HOT ROD's technical editor, was in Chevy's all-new 1959 El Camino for a comparison test with the Ford Ranchero. His enthusiasm for the car/truck hybrid (essentially a ...

3 Apr 2025, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A customized 1959 Chevrolet El Camino went under the hammer at the end of March but the owner refused a $90,000 bid for it. 3 Mar 2025, 20:01 UTC · By: ...

There comes a time when even a legendary customizer will go against his best instincts and then look back with regret. Such was the case for Bobby Alloway of Alloway's Hot Rod Shop in Louisville, ...

Ralph Carle came by his '59 in 2006 after his good friend Dave Estep died. The car was totally disassembled, and Dave's widow, Cathy, originally wanted Ralph's help to finish the car so she could sell ...

In response to the success of the Ford Ranchero, General Motors debuted the Chevy El Camino for the 1959 model year. The El Camino used the same architecture as the B-body Chevrolet station wagon, and ...

There are all kinds of introductions to our culture that hook up and coming enthusiasts on riding slow and low. For Ruben Arreguin, the mini-truck craze of the early '90's served as his motivation to ...