sold my favorite car today.

[xavier es]

there doesn't seem to be many people here into old iron, so many may not relate to the way i feel.
I sold my '72 El Camino today, i had gotten it almost 20 years ago as a rolling chassis on its way to the crusher. i spent 3 years scrounging parts and getting it on the road, but it was worth the wait, 300 hp, slung low enough to hug the curvy mountain and canyon roads around here. It was just plain fun to drive and as a work truck it beat any pickup, being lower it was easy to load the bed. I miss this car already, i still have a '65 suburban that i have had since '69 and i have a newish toyota suv but i don't think i will feel the same when time comes to part with them. maybe the fact that i "restored" the el camino makes it dearer to my heart, at least i found it a good home. oh well , just a little good bye to my elky.

 

[Prong]

Pics? I enjoy the old school stuff myself. Been gathering parts to do a restore on a 79 Chevy K10 I bought from the original owner. Picked up a GM NOS hood and hinges today for $200. Picked up 2 NOS fenders a couple of weeks ago for $195. Also have new NOS doors and rockers for it too. Plan to get the resto underway late fall or early winter.

 

[xavier es]

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[dsity]

why did you sell it then 😛

 

[xavier es]

Originally posted by: dsity
why did you sell it then 😛

I don't have a place to keep it, I wasn.t driving it much because it uses ALOT of gas.

 

[Crucial]

I miss my 69 Camaro and 71 Monte Carlo. They were such great cars.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: xavier es

Originally posted by: dsity
why did you sell it then 😛

I don't have a place to keep it, I wasn.t driving it much because it uses ALOT of gas.

Yea, a nice V8 will do that. Sad too, I really like El Camino's too. 🙁

 

[Arkaign]

I had a '77 El Camino, was wonderful crazy fun. Too bad OP, maybe you can find another one some day, though the sentimental attachment won't have the same impact as the one you worked so hard on.