![]() "In 1986, Chevrolet was the official truck of the Indianapolis 500 and a specially developed El Camino SS was one of the featured vehicles that performed on-track services before and throughout the race. Aluminum cargo rails were also installed on numerous vehicles. Later vehicles featured solid center caps. Early vehicles had center caps with styling holes. Many El Camino SS were equipped with aluminum wheels. Some vehicles used factory side molding and fender well trim. Later El Camino SS used a more rounded style body side molding. Early El Camino SS until mid-1985 used aluminum body side molding with a machine-turned center and two vinyl inserts running full length of the molding. Vehicles manufactured in 1987 also have a Choo Choo Customs logo with train on the front fascia and tailgate.A limited number of El Camino SS had aerodynamic-ground effect style side exhausts with rectangular chrome exits. In addition to the aerodynamic nose treatment that was the primary styling feature of all El Camino SSs, all vehicles received graphics on the fascia, doors and tailgate, and a small chrome train logo above the glove compartment door. "The original El Camino SS was produced by Choo Choo Customs for GM from mid-1983 until the El Camino series was discontinued at the end of 1987. ![]() ![]() The following information on the Choo-Choo SS is from a 1992 Choo Choo Customs Specialty Parts Division catalog: That percentage of SS's do not carry the RPO code "Z15", designating Chevrolet Motor Division's "SS Sport Decor". A very large percentage of the Choo Choo Customs, El Camino SS's were not factory Super Sports. Unlike earlier Chevrolet Super Sport models, no performance enhancements were made to the production Choo Choo SS models. The "Choo-Choo SS" was an appearance package only. * The Choo Choo Customs, Inc., El Camino SS model was available through any Chevrolet dealership from 1983 through 1987. Everything on the car works 100% as it did from the factory. The car has been garage kept for most of its life with only minor ware and tear to speak of. The car drives, performs, shifts, brakes, and runs excellent. The interior and exterior of the car are in great condition. Only a few thousand total were made through all five model years, 861 of them in 1987, the El Camino's last production year. El Camino Central says around 2,500, but Chevy says closer to 5,000.This 1987 Chevrolet El Camino SS is a genuine Choo Choo Customs edition, of which a limited number were produced throughout the El Camino’s lifetime. Numbers go back and forth as far as how many Choo Choo Customs El Caminos were made. OHV V8, which would have been factory-rated at 150 horsepower when new. The floor-shifted automatic transmission hopefully works as well as everything else looks on this beautiful, loaded example. The interior looks outstanding, as expected. Maybe if it was at a TV auction and cocktails were flowing like wine… The #2 excellent condition value is $19,800. Also for the record, Hagerty’s #1 Concours value is $26,600, so someone will have to want this car very much to pay more than a #1 value for it. This very nice example is also for sale on Hemmings for $31,900, just for the record. As far as hauling things in the back, your canned goods would be happy back there, under that strut-assisted cover. Still, give me leg-burning-exposed side exhaust every time. For the record, I know that they’re actually covers over the side exhaust, before the hate mail starts flowing in, aaaagain. I could do without the running boards for a vehicle that’s only six inches above the pavement. The Choo Choo Customs version of the 1983 through 1987 El Camino is about the ultimate “custom” for this model, including a Monte Carlo nose piece. The fifth-generation El Camino was made from 1978 to 1987 and then the model went away. I’ll spare you the boredom of having to look at a Photoshop-created four-door El Camino, it wouldn’t have worked for Chevy anyway, the dream was over. Thanks to jonny for sending in this tip!ġ987 was the last year for the famous Chevy El Camino, which may or may not have anything to do with pickups being more luxurious, having four doors, and SUVs becoming the “in” vehicle for folks who wanted to haul anything. The familiar seller has this example listed here on eBay in Lakeland, Florida, the current bid is $20,100, and the reserve isn’t met yet. As a visual enhancement package rather than a performance package, the Choo Choo Customs company out of beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee offered this package for the 1987 Chevrolet El Camino, some were original SS models and some were not.
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