Many buyers chose the Custom package, which added a simulated wood grain panel to the tailgate of the car, and added carpet to the flooring. All El Caminos got a new three-spoke steering wheel, and could choose from a wide variety of wheel covers, including the new Chevelle covers and simulated wire covers. 1967 El CaminoĪs it had been since 1964, the El Camino was only available in one option, but let buyers choose from a slew of options to customize their car-based pickup truck. Lastly, a new three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission was available as an option for the El Caminos that included a 396.
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However, many buyers that purchased El Camino with one of the V8 options upgraded to a four-speed manual extra-cost option.
A performance suspension was available on all V8s, and was required for all that included the 396.Īs it had in previous years, the El Camino came standard with a three-speed manual transmission, and that could be upgraded to the two-speed Powerglide transmission. The first was also rated at 325 horsepower, while the second was recalibrated to produce 350 horsepower. For those that wanted even more power, they could choose from two versions of the 396 V8. The first had been carried over from the year before and produced 275 horsepower, while a new version upped that performance to 325 horsepower. The first was a 2-barrel 283 CID V8, and this could be upgraded to one of two 327 CID V8 options. Those that wanted a V8 engine in their El Camino, however, had a slew of options to choose from. Only about 12 percent of El Camino buyers purchased the six-cylinder, and those that didn’t choose the base engine upgraded to the new 250 CID six that offered 155 horsepower.
The previous base engine in the El Camino had been a 194 CID six-cylinder, and the 230 CID six that was made standard for 1967 was an option. And though sales slipped slightly for the 1967 model year, they were still very respectable, still higher than Ford’s car/truck the Ranchero and would once again rise significantly the following year. With the car selling well every year since the second-generation models had been introduced in 1964 (after a three year hiatus since the first-generation models), Chevy appeared to decide to stick with what was working. Buyers who wanted more power could opt for a V8.Ībout 48,000 1969 Chevrolet El Caminos were produced.For 1967, the El Camino continued its tradition of evolving slowly year after year, improving the car without making any substantial design or performance changes. Base power was had by one of two available six cylinder engine.
To complement the wide variety of available colors were the available drive train combinations that could be opted for. The buyer could have ordered a number of different El Camino exterior colors including Tuxedo Black, Butternut Yellow, Dover White, Dusk Blue Metallic, Garnet Red, Glacier Blue Metallic, Azure Turquoise Metallic, Frost Green Metallic, Burnished Brown Metallic, Champagne Metallic, and Olympic Gold Metallic. 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS396 models featured a blacked out grille, a special domed hood with chrome vent grilles, blacked out lower body finish, chrome lower body moldings, specially styled wheels, heavy duty suspension, power disc brakes, bright wheel opening moldings, and SS396 badges. All ’69 El Camino base models featured a Chevrolet script emblem on the header panel, front side marker engine call outs, rear side marker lamps, rear El Camino emblems, and bright windshield moldings.ġ969 El Camino Customs featured bright window frames, bed moldings, tailgate moldings, bright rear window moldings, bright lower body moldings, and silver anodized lower body finish. The 1969 El Camino trim was available in three levels including the base model El Camino, the El Camino Custom and the El Camino SS396. The SS396 was made back into an option instead of a separate model, and a new 396 big block engine with 375 horsepower was added to the lineup. The reverse lamps were also moved into the tailgate and red reflectors filled up the rear bumper indentations. A new finned grille decorated with three horizontal chrome moldings. The 1969 El Camino received only a minor facelift from the previous model year.
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