Chevy introduced the El Camino in 1959 to compete against the Ford Ranchero. Both vehicles were station wagon-based “gentlemen’s pickups.” The El Camino was retired briefly after just two years only to return in 1964 as a variant of the new Chevelle intermediate. The seller offers three of these “trucks” as part of an estate sale, and two of them are said to be SS 396 editions. Located in Winchester, Pennsylvania, they are available as a package deal here on craigslist for $62,000, but the seller is willing to break up the pack for the right offer. In storage for years, they will need some cleaning and coaxing to get back into running condition again. Thanks for the triple tip, T.J.!

1969 El Camino

Blue in color with a matching vinyl top and interior, this Chevy has a 396 cubic inch V8 paired with a 4-speed manual transmission. The odometer reading is 73,000 miles and there’s no reason to assume that’s not correct. Production for 1969 would add up to 48,385 units as the El Camino almost always outsold the Ranchero. Other than being dirty from sitting, this pickup looks to be in decent shape.

1971 El Camino

Yellow with a black vinyl top, this one is also an SS 396, but the displacement would have actually been 402 cubic inches that year (for marketing reasons, it was still labeled a 396). This pickup has a Turbo-Hydramatic transmission. Production was mostly flat at 47,142 units which included a few that were rebadged over at GMC as Sprints.

1987 El Camino

The days of the fancy car/truck were about over as GM was moving its mid-size cars to front-wheel-drive platforms, so there would no longer be a car to base the El Camino. Demand was off, too, and sales were down to just 15,625 units, including the GMC version, now called the Cabellero. This pickup has no SS designation or hot engine under the hood, and it could be powered by a 305 V8 with an automatic. Of the three trucks, which one would you go for?