A First and Last (sort of...)
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A First and Last (sort of...)
Came back from a ride yesterday, parked the bike and realized I had never taken a pic of the two together.
84 Shovel, stock ecept for 32 amp charging system. Purchased from an 89 year old biker out of Flint Michagan. He bought the bike new in '84 and rode it on his yearly vacations to the Carolinas. He was a self-employed tile setter so he did not have much time other than the 2-3 weeks he would take off every summer.
The 64 El Camino was also a one owner car. Spent its whole life about 14 miles from my house (here in San Jose). Has the 283 2bbl with the powerglide tranny. Only thing I changed were the tires and added a dual exhaust. Numbers on all identifiable coded parts indicate it was assembled in the Van Nuys plant (California) the second week of June, 1964. The original owner used it to pick up parts that he collected for old Caddies.
So I say first and last....sort of. In 64 Chevrolet re-introduced the El Camino (they were made in 59 and 60 then GM dropped them) based on a Chevelle platform. And 1984 was technically the last year for the Shovelhead models, although there were carryovers sold in 1985 that were intended for LEO use.
84 Shovel, stock ecept for 32 amp charging system. Purchased from an 89 year old biker out of Flint Michagan. He bought the bike new in '84 and rode it on his yearly vacations to the Carolinas. He was a self-employed tile setter so he did not have much time other than the 2-3 weeks he would take off every summer.
The 64 El Camino was also a one owner car. Spent its whole life about 14 miles from my house (here in San Jose). Has the 283 2bbl with the powerglide tranny. Only thing I changed were the tires and added a dual exhaust. Numbers on all identifiable coded parts indicate it was assembled in the Van Nuys plant (California) the second week of June, 1964. The original owner used it to pick up parts that he collected for old Caddies.
So I say first and last....sort of. In 64 Chevrolet re-introduced the El Camino (they were made in 59 and 60 then GM dropped them) based on a Chevelle platform. And 1984 was technically the last year for the Shovelhead models, although there were carryovers sold in 1985 that were intended for LEO use.
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......The 64 El Camino was also a one owner car. Spent its whole life about 14 miles from my house (here in San Jose). Has the 283 2bbl with the powerglide tranny. Only thing I changed were the tires and added a dual exhaust. Numbers on all identifiable coded parts indicate it was assembled in the Van Nuys plant (California) the second week of June, 1964. The original owner used it to pick up parts that he collected for old Caddies.......
