59 El Camino for sale

As much as I regret having to do it, I've decided that I must sell my 1959 El Camino in order to make any progress with anything else.

Here you can see many pics of all that I've done to it:

http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/randysresume/photocars.html

http://www.geocities.com/rscott77070/enginepage.html

http://www.geocities.com/rscott77070/frontsusp.html

The floorboards have been replaced and coated with POR-15. The gas tank was cleaned and coated with POR-15. A new gauge was installed. Nearly every piece of sheetmetal that I have taken off of it has been cleaned and coated with POR before being re-installed.

The engine is a 350 SB w/ 4-bolt mains that came from a 1980 full sized Chevy pickup. The trans is a 700R4 from a 1988 pickup. The governor was adjusted for smooth low-rpm shifts. The x-member for the trans was made by Jeff Pike of Street Rod Services in Tomball Tx. Jeff's shop also installed the floors.

The engine has a 800cfm Q-Jet and is completely stock. Jeff had it rebuilt by a friend of his who does racing engines. When they asked how much horsepower I wanted I said that I don't care about HP, only Torque. It has plenty of that. It shits & gets and cruises nicely in overdrive. The exhaust is stock iron manifolds and full dual pipes to the back bumper.

Almost every wire has been replaced. The headlights, horn & radiator fan are powered by relays to divert high current from the dash switches. Likewise, the dimmer switch drives relays, not the actual headlights. It has a new fuse block and each wire is a larger gage than factory wire.

The suspension has been fully rebuilt with new polygraphite bushings and new springs. The front springs have a 1" drop built in. Front has new ball joints, tie rod ends and is converted to power disc brakes using parts from Stainless Steel Brake Corp. Each part that came off was painted or coated with POR.

Brackets have been installed to mount A/C compressor, but no heater, A/C or defroster are installed since I lost my good job. The glass needs to be replaced in both doors along with seals. The only upholstery is the seat, but I already have parts for making door panels. The old headliner is in storage for use as a pattern.

The car has a set of 15" stock wheels powder-coated black, Goodyear Regatta radials and a set of dog-dish hubcaps. It's only been driven on weekends and only rarely on weekdays for the years I've been working on it.

If you buy this incomplete project you also get a large collection of spare parts from a clean parts car:
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/randysresume/partsale.html

I have invested over $12,000 to get this El Camino to this stage, but realized that I could easily spend that much more before it became a comfortable daily-driver. Unfortunately, that much more must be invested before it obviously LOOKS like it's worth $12,000. I'll entertain any reasonable offer but urge you to look at it before you decide what's reasonable.

There is a very small amount of rust in the rocker panels, but I already have the replacement sheetmetal to make the repair. What I don't have is the skill to do it right or the money to pay someone else to do it right.

My original plan was to get a small pickup to haul parts to build my next street rod and that I could drive to work every day. I allowed my emotions to trick me into rebuilding a 1959 El Camino when it wasn't really what I wanted.

I bought a house while I was making great money, but with the pay available now I'm not sure how I'll cover my property tax and homeowners insurance, and I still have a 348 in the garage wanting to be rebuilt. I like the El Camino, but it's not my dream car and under those circumstances it adds up to a money pit.

This car is ready to be handed over to someone who can do body work, paint and upholstery. It's in Houston Tx and I cannot deliver it.

Randy Scott
rscott77070@yahoo.com
713-683-9531 after 6