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el camino Archive
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Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors
Posted on September 3, 2019 | 20 CommentsThis week’s post is rather brief, but that’s because things flowed very smoothly, and I didn’t encounter a single hiccup. So it can happen. For those keeping score, it’s happened […] -
Curbside Tech- Giving My Interior a Little Style
Posted on August 27, 2019 | 18 CommentsLast week, covered the changes I made to the gauge cluster in the El Kylemino. This week, I’ll cover the appearance and functional changes made to the rest of […] -
Curbside Tech- Improving My El Camino Gauge Assembly
Posted on August 20, 2019 | 21 CommentsThis week, I’m going to review changes I’ve made to the El Kylemino’s gauge package. This image shows the original gauge package. It included the base speedometer and fuel […] -
Curbside Tech- Introducing the El Kylemino
Posted on August 6, 2019 | 21 CommentsLink to my love letter. Many moons ago, I wrote a love letter to the many El Caminos plying the streets of Los Angeles. At the time, my only motivation […] -
CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 25 CommentsIt was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […] -
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
Curbside Cute-Ute: The Nissan Sunny GB120
Posted on May 26, 2016 | 20 CommentsIt is proving to be harder than I ever imagined to find great curbside classics in Japan. I’ve thought a lot about the reasons why and the only reasonable explanation […] -
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
Curbside Cinema: The Cars of ‘The Great Outdoors’.
Posted on November 13, 2014 | 34 CommentsI’m far from being a film buff; I couldn’t tell you the history of the Hollywood system and why it evolved the way it did. Most of the references to […] -
Classic CC Capsule: 1981 El Oldsmopile
Posted on September 6, 2014 | 42 CommentsI’ve ragged on about GM’s badge-engineering Deadly Sins, but like all sins, one has to learn to take advantage of them. Tired of your Chevy El Camino’s dull and boring […] -
Junkyard Outtake: A Handful Of Hondas and A Clutch Of Chevies
Posted on March 2, 2014 | 44 CommentsI’ve been inspired by Keith’s junkyard series to do some scouting of my own, and decided to explore Auto Heaven, the small lot on the south side of Bloomington, near […] -
Car Show Classics: Curbside in Cambridge Part II – The Carpark Tales
Posted on November 22, 2013 | 36 CommentsGreetings fellow CCers, and thank you for all the kind words after my contributorial debut earlier this week! When we last spoke, I was chatting about last weekend’s Swapmeet […] -
Streetscape- The El Caminos of Los Angeles
Posted on October 17, 2013 | 35 CommentsI found this ’73 El Camino a couple of weeks ago, and threw the pictures in my files. I didn’t have anything pithy to say about it, but I figured […] -
Car Show Classics – In The Shadow Of The Silvis Train Yard
Posted on July 9, 2013 | 37 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve done a true “walk and talk” car show post, save the VW one a month or so ago. So, time for a post where […]
![Curbside Tech: Electric Power Mirrors This week’s post is rather brief, but that’s because things flowed very smoothly, and I didn’t encounter a single hiccup. So it can happen. For those keeping score, it’s happened […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mirror-dfferences.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Tech- Giving My Interior a Little Style Last week, covered the changes I made to the gauge cluster in the El Kylemino. This week, I’ll cover the appearance and functional changes made to the rest of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Audio-and-USB-port.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Tech- Improving My El Camino Gauge Assembly This week, I’m going to review changes I’ve made to the El Kylemino’s gauge package. This image shows the original gauge package. It included the base speedometer and fuel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Late-Dash-with-Tach.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Tech- Reviewing the El Kylemino’s Features I’ve promised to share with my El Camino project details every Tuesday morning, so let’s start by reviewing the factory installed options it came with. To help guide us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Dave-EL-Camino.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Tech- Introducing the El Kylemino Link to my love letter. Many moons ago, I wrote a love letter to the many El Caminos plying the streets of Los Angeles. At the time, my only motivation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Exterior-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point It was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vwbus3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Cute-Ute: The Nissan Sunny GB120 It is proving to be harder than I ever imagined to find great curbside classics in Japan. I’ve thought a lot about the reasons why and the only reasonable explanation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0887.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Cinema: The Cars of ‘The Great Outdoors’. I’m far from being a film buff; I couldn’t tell you the history of the Hollywood system and why it evolved the way it did. Most of the references to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/vlcsnap-2014-11-11-20h48m57s174.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Classic CC Capsule: 1981 El Oldsmopile I’ve ragged on about GM’s badge-engineering Deadly Sins, but like all sins, one has to learn to take advantage of them. Tired of your Chevy El Camino’s dull and boring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-8-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Outtake: A Handful Of Hondas and A Clutch Of Chevies I’ve been inspired by Keith’s junkyard series to do some scouting of my own, and decided to explore Auto Heaven, the small lot on the south side of Bloomington, near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/69Caprice9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: Curbside in Cambridge Part II – The Carpark Tales Greetings fellow CCers, and thank you for all the kind words after my contributorial debut earlier this week! When we last spoke, I was chatting about last weekend’s Swapmeet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_2473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Streetscape- The El Caminos of Los Angeles I found this ’73 El Camino a couple of weeks ago, and threw the pictures in my files. I didn’t have anything pithy to say about it, but I figured […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/3.1.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics – In The Shadow Of The Silvis Train Yard It’s been a while since I’ve done a true “walk and talk” car show post, save the VW one a month or so ago. So, time for a post where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/08-25-2012-001-800x584-e1365035423886.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


