Vin and trim tag numbers would also show some of the history of the car. While the 57 ElCamino is very nice, I still believe it is an early conversion someone made using a Nomad Wagon. GM certainly would have the tooling to trim out the rear window and have ribbed metal inside the bed instead of wood. Most of the ElCamino conversions either make it or loose it when it comes to the rear window area design. What I found when doing research to build my 56 Chevy conversion was the variety of rear window and inside the bed designs people were using. I agree the rear window area can definitely explain what went into the design and build of the 57 ElCamino. It looks like a well-dome Nomad conversion to me, but if anyone reading this has more information please contribute! The seller says “Whatever you believe, you can see that the car was made off of a Nomad platform and is a very unusual automobile,” and I certainly agree that it is unusual! This car would be lots of fun at shows and to drive around, regardless of history or pedigree. I’d like to believe that this car is some kind of cool El Camino prototype, but I just don’t know if there is enough evidence to support that. Put a new radio in the dash but tastefully done to look almost original – you have some tunes that don’t take away from the looks of the car.” I agree about the radio from here I certainly didn’t notice! For many people, a functional radio is a key component in a classic car. According to the ad, “Seats were re-upholstered and stuffed. The interior is in beautiful condition, as it should be since this is a restored car. A brand new 350 Chevy small block motor is under the hood.” Thus, if this was a full-assed restoration, one can assume there was a good reason for installing a new engine. This one was no exception – frame off was done.
From the ad, “I don’t do restorations half assed. After showing it around as it was for a while, the decision to restore it back to its intended condition was made. The seller found this car in a barn and drove it home from there. I have no proof of this (nor do I wish to debate it).” I don’t know what the truth about this car is, but if it was done as a custom it was very well done! Find it here on eBay in Michigan with bidding at $28,100 and reserve not met.
The seller states “This is a very rare car – supposedly 1 of 7 built for the 1957 Detroit Auto Show. Thus, there wouldn’t have been one produced in 1957, and there probably wasn’t, but this car has a unique story nonetheless. As most people familiar with old cars would know, the El Camino was introduced for the 1959 model year.
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