Introducing to the HAMB...my new ride-'59 Elky pics inside!!!

So I sold my '32 pickup on ebay a couple of weeks ago and the money was burning a hole in my pocket. JayD and Knuckle had spotted this el camino here in town beside a barn a few weeks back and being at the right place at the right time, JayD bought it and brought it back to his shop. It hadn't been driven in a couple of years but after a new battery and a carb overhaul, she fired right up. Meanwhile, I had a wad of cash in my pocket and JayD was willing to sell this beauty to me for a good price. He buffed it out, cleaned up the interior, new dual exhaust w/ dumps, new brakes and the car was mine! It's got a 327 under the hood and a 3 speed on the column for now. I just purchased a Hurst floor shifter for it and a 3 duece setup that should be the "finishing" touches. We wacked a couple of coils off and added new shocks the other night and I think she's sittin' just right. New wheel viniques chromies and some spider caps from the world famous VAPHEAD here on the board (Thanks man!). Diamondback was given the call for some radial wide whites with a little tire rake-the perfect combo if you ask me. Anyway, here she is, should be a comfy cruiser and I'm ready to roll!!-Still have to put on the intake, replace drivers and passenger glass and install the new shifter but it's definately comin' around. Without further adoo.......................

BEFORE:

AFTER:



A LITTLE EYE CANDY:

INTERIOR SHOT:


Anyone else think spring could not get here any sooner? I'm shickled tit less

Mootz

 

not bad i like the wheel... tire combo you chose and the stance you gave it looks good.

 

Thanks man, I think I'm more excited about this one than either of my other rides.

Mootz

 

good looking transformation there just goes to show you what you can do with a little work nice car

 

damn that thing is bad. that makes me want one so bad. now i have to clean the slobber off of my keyboard
Brant

 

Very Nice!!!1

 

Stance and wheel and tire combo are perfect. I have always liked the '59 and '60 ElCaminos.

 

Congrats Josh,looks like a keeper for sure! Sits just right and looks even better in person...I stopped in the other day to eyeball it, but no one around.

 

Sweeeeeet! I love those 'caminos. That's definately one sweet ride man.

classicfins

 

Whoa...............that is killer.....Love it. See ya this summer. RP

 

Always been one of my favorite cars. Looks good.

 

I fuckin hate you...



Awesome score. Those are a home run for me.

 

You suck ...I love those early Elkies

 

me too...

 

those things are a blast to drive, you get questions from what is it,to i know where there is a 58 el camino. (yeah right). wished i could figure out how to post pic's of mine. yours looks great, have fun

 

Man, that is the shit. God I love chrome reverse with wide whites. I need one of those for a daily driver.................

 

that is a bad ass car

 

nice,realy nice,like the whites on chrome wheels

 

josh, that thing looks fuggin' awesome!
the exhaust in the wheel wells, the rims, the color, heck even the velour interior is rad.

if there's anything i can contribute, let me know...

 

Damn good looking ride, 59 and 60 elkies have to be one of the coolest cars.

 

its been said before but....u suck! Thats awesome!!! It looks really good...classy with a touch of sleeze!

 

Eh.....not bad.

 

Thanks fella's for the words. I never thought I'd want something this new but it feels the oldest of any I've owned. I love this thing. I've always got to give credit to JayD and Knuckle for the help they put in on my cars. Always there to fix what I break or whatever needs to be done. Big thanks goes out to them as usual.

Mootz

 

sweet tri-power sit up. is it hard to shift with it touching the set

 

That is a sweet ride. It would look even cooler with some mini trim rings from wheelkid:

 

I assume you mean seat, it's not hooked up at the moment, just leaning against the seat. It should sit up more on the "hump" when mounted. Still column shift for now until I get some motivation.

Mootz

 

Mootz, lookin great after you've "mootz'ed" it... ...its a keeper !
/ Sven

 

one bad assed looking ride. i'd love to own it!

 

VERY nice!!!