{"id":26146,"date":"2024-01-18T00:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T05:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elcohaulicssanonymous.com\/ELCO\/?p=26146"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:54:04","slug":"el-camino-production-sales-totals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elcohaulicssanonymous.com\/ELCO\/el-camino-production-sales-totals\/","title":{"rendered":"El Camino Production & Sales Totals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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El Camino Production Totals (all 5 Generations):<\/strong><\/h5>

The following chart contains transcribed, re-formatted, and cleaned up production numbers for all Chevrolet El Camino and GMC versions for all five generations<\/strong> as sourced from TeamElCamino\/Chevelles.com.\u00a0<\/p>

Notes:<\/strong><\/p>

*: Some model year 1987’s are listed as new car retail deliveries in calendar year 1988 based on their date of first retail sale. Note these are NOT ‘1988’ models; there are no 1988 production models since this would require a VIN change after dealer delivery which cannot be done.<\/p>

**: Source for carsalesbase.com is ANDC (Automotive News Data Center).<\/p>

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El Camino Production & Sales Totals\/Sub-Breakdowns (5th Generation):<\/strong><\/h5>

The following contains transcribed, re-formatted, and cleaned up production numbers for all Fifth Generation (1978-1987) Chevrolet El Camino and GMC versions<\/strong>\u00a0as sourced from Tradecraftspecialties.com, as well as independent research and data collection.<\/p>

Chevrolet El Camino Production Numbers<\/strong>* (total includes all trim levels and versions):
\u00a01978<\/strong>:\u00a0 54,286 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 58,008 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 40,932 -GM Heritage Center (oldcarsweekly.com says 40,952)
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 37,533 -GM Heritage Center (chevelles.com and elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 36,711)
\u00a01982<\/strong>:\u00a0 23,104 -GM Heritage Center (chevelles.com and elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 22,732)
\u00a01983<\/strong>:\u00a0 22,429 -GM Heritage Center (oldcarsweekly.com and elcaminocentral.com says 22,429) (chevelles.com and elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 24,010)
\u00a01984<\/strong>:\u00a0 22,244 -GM Heritage Center (oldcarsweekly.com and elcaminocentral.com says 24,244) (chevelles.com and elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 22,997)
\u00a01985<\/strong>:\u00a0 24,582 -GM Heritage Center (oldcarsweekly.com says 25,482) (chevelles.com and elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 21,816)
\u00a01986<\/strong>:\u00a0 19,797 -GM Heritage Center (oldcarsweekly.com says 16,229) (chevelles.com and elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 21,508)
\u00a01987<\/strong>:\u00a0 15,589 -GM Heritage Center (elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com** says 13,743)<\/p>

*Discrepancies could be due in part to different accounting methods; ‘model year’ versus ‘actual year by date’ as manufactured, and ‘production’ versus ‘sales’ numbers recorded in the incorrect category by researchers.
\u00a0**The information from the cowboycadillac.com was obtained from the “Chevrolet El Camino Photo History” by automotive journalist Monty Montgomery.<\/p>

Chevrolet El Camino Sales Numbers<\/strong>\u00a0(total includes all trim levels and versions):
\u00a01978<\/strong>:\u00a0 54,286 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 58,008 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 40,932 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 36,711 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01982<\/strong>:\u00a0 22,732 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01983<\/strong>:\u00a0 24,010 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01984<\/strong>:\u00a0 22,997 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01985<\/strong>:\u00a0 21,816 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01986<\/strong>:\u00a0 21,508 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01987<\/strong>:\u00a0 13,743 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01988<\/strong>*:\u00a0 420 -carsalesbase.com**<\/p>

*Some model year 1987’s are listed as new car retail deliveries in calendar year 1988 based on their date of first retail sale. Note these are NOT ‘1988’ models; there are no 1988 production models since this would require a VIN change after dealer delivery which cannot be done.
\u00a0**Source for carsalesbase.com is ANDC (Automotive News Data Center).<\/p>

Diesel<\/strong> Production<\/strong> Numbers<\/strong>:
\u00a01983:<\/strong>\u00a0 571 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01984:\u00a0 <\/strong>98 -GM Heritage Center<\/p>

Manual Transmission<\/strong> quantities (sub-breakdown of El Caminos):
\u00a01978<\/strong>:\u00a0 970 3-speed, 1,775 4-speed (elcaminocental.com*)
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,043 3-speed, 1,771 4-speed (elcaminocental.com*)
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 5,459 3-speed, 544 4-speed (elcaminocental.com*)
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 3,020 3-speed, 637 4-speed (elcaminocental.com*)<\/p>

*Questionable source-not audited.<\/p>

Super Sport – RPO Z15<\/strong><\/a>:
\u00a01978<\/strong>:\u00a0 12,027
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 11,371
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 5,444
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 3,769
\u00a01982<\/strong>:\u00a0 3,207
\u00a01983<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,914
\u00a01984<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,309 (elcaminocentral.com says 4,144)*
\u00a01985<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,198 (elcaminocentral.com says 4,710)*
\u00a01986<\/strong>:\u00a0 996 (elcaminocentral.com says 4,692)*
\u00a01987<\/strong>:\u00a0 861 (elcaminocentral.com says 3,967)*<\/p>

*Note: it seems unlikely, though not impossible, that SS numbers would increase so drastically toward production end-questionable source.<\/p>

Black Knight, Z15 + Z16 RPO’s<\/strong><\/a>:
\u00a01978<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,200 estimated by most sources (elcaminocentral.com says 2,814, another 2,815)*<\/p>

*One researcher claims 9,213 Z15 (SS or Black Knight), 2,815 Z16 (Black Knight), but this would mean 6,398 SS since Black Knight had Z15 and Z16 which does not match SS data.<\/p>

Royal Knight, Z15 + Z16 RPO’s<\/strong><\/a>:
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 5,770 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,598 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,397 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01982<\/strong>:\u00a0 899 -GM Heritage Center
\u00a01983<\/strong>: 723 -GM Heritage Center<\/p>

Choo Choo Customs<\/strong><\/a>:
\u00a01983<\/strong>:\u00a0 587 -thecowboycadillac.com**
\u00a01984<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,309 -thecowboycadillac.com**
\u00a01985<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,198 -thecowboycadillac.com**
\u00a01986<\/strong>:\u00a0 995 – thecowboycadillac.com**
\u00a01987<\/strong>:\u00a0 861 -thecowboycadillac.com**
Total:\u00a0 <\/strong>4950<\/p>

These totals are also shown by Choo Choo Customs but there are questions about them as they do not align with the sequencing numbers of the trucks themselves. Based on those numbers, there should be somewhere around 2,700 units that were numbered as converted, and roughly that same number of them without numbers, but there does not seem to be.<\/p>

Of these, there were 120 <\/strong>“Saint Louis Driveaway<\/strong>” versions produced for a special promotional event in 1984<\/strong> in St. Louis, MO, as well as\u00a040<\/strong> “Boston Series<\/strong>” for a similar event in Boston, MA.<\/p>

Of these, there were also 15 IROC-S Pace Cars<\/strong> produced in 1985<\/strong> and ’86<\/strong>. The first 12 were in ’85, and #’s 13-15 were in ’86. #001 was the only one claimed to have been used as an ancillary pace car for the IROC racing series. The other 14 were limited-edition replicas.<\/p>

For more detailed information on the Choo Choo Customs El Caminos, visit the article here<\/a>.<\/p>

**The information from the cowboycadillac.com was obtained from the “Chevrolet El Camino Photo History” by automotive journalist Monty Montgomery.<\/p>

GMC Caballero Production Numbers<\/strong>** (total includes all trim levels and versions independant from El Camino):
\u00a01978<\/strong>*:\u00a0 6,609 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com***
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 6,952 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 6,412)
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 4,742 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 4,463)
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 4,380 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 3,994)
\u00a01982<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,654 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 2,573)
\u00a01983<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,126 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 2,160)
\u00a01984<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,751 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 2,702)
\u00a01985<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,503 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 3,057)
\u00a01986<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,795 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com*** (another source says 2,795)
\u00a01987<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,882 -elcaminos.com and thecowboycadillac.com***<\/p>

*The [5AA00] designation of the GMC models in 1978 rather than 1AW80 probably accounts for confusion in data-gathering and lack of known numbers.\u00a0
\u00a0**Discrepancies could be due in part to different accounting methods; ‘model year’ versus ‘actual year by date’ as manufactured, and ‘production’ versus ‘sales’ numbers recorded in the incorrect category by researchers.
\u00a0***The information from thecowboycadillac.com was obtained from the “Chevrolet El Camino Photo History” by automotive journalist Monty Montgomery.<\/p>

GMC Caballero<\/strong> Sales<\/strong> (total includes all trim levels and versions independent from El Camino):<\/p>

\u00a01978<\/strong>:\u00a0 6,609 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01979<\/strong>:\u00a0 6,952 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01980<\/strong>:\u00a0 4,742 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01981<\/strong>:\u00a0 4,380 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01982<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,654 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01983<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,126 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01984<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,751 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01985<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,503 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01986<\/strong>:\u00a0 2,795 -carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01987<\/strong>:\u00a0 1,882-carsalesbase.com**
\u00a01988<\/strong>*:\u00a0 328 -carsalesbase.com**<\/p>

*Some model year 1987’s are listed as new car retail deliveries in calendar year 1988 based on their date of first retail sale. Note these are NOT ‘1988’ models; there are no 1988 production models since this would require a VIN change after dealer delivery which cannot be done.
\u00a0**Source for carsalesbase.com is ANDC (Automotive News Data Center).<\/p>

Important Notes:<\/strong><\/p>

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