Technical Articles
The Technical Articles are the primary content “benefit” of joining one of the access-restricted areas of the ELCOHaulicSS Anonymous site.
These detailed Articles, or Posts, are organized into 12 Categories and are essentially what could be considered to be our basic “12-step program”. 😁
They are intended to be an educational resource containing valuable instructional information, and used as a toolset available at your fingertips when considering doing, or in the middle of doing just about anything to our El Camino’s.
Choo-Choo Customs El Caminos Database
Choo Choo Customs El Caminos Database: The following is a compiled database of known Choo Choo Customs El Caminos to be currently still in existence, or were as reported by their owners or by other observers. The bulk of this data was primarily sourced from two Choo Choo-related Facebook groups and was re-formatted for better
El Camino Production & Sales Totals
El Camino Production Totals (all 5 Generations): The following chart contains transcribed, re-formatted, and cleaned up production numbers for all Chevrolet El Camino and GMC versions for all five generations as sourced from TeamElCamino/Chevelles.com. Notes: *: Some model year 1987’s are listed as new car retail deliveries in calendar year 1988 based on their date
Decoding the VIN
Decoding the VIN Tag: The VIN, or Vehicle Identification Number is the primary identifier of each individual vehicle. It is an alpha-numeric combination of digits that includes the information of the Make, Model, Body Style/Type, Year of Manufacture, Assembly Plant, Engine Type, and Serialized Build Sequence. On the ’59, it is 10-Digits; on the ’60 and ’64, it
Decoding the Body ID Tag
Previous Next Decoding the Body ID Tag (All Years): The Body ID Tag identifies the Model Year, Assembly Month & Week, Body Model & Series, Assembly Plant, and what Interior Trim Type, Interior Colors, Seating Type, and Exterior Paint Codes for how the vehicle was assembled at the Assembly Plant during the vehicle’s build. Some