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1D80 - El Camino
Y - 454 LS4 235hp
4 - 1974
7 ?? not used, must be Z for assembly code for Fremont CA
414??? - serial number _________________ Mike
2005 Cadillac CTS
2008 GMC SLT E. Cab Z71
AMSOIL Jobber
Necoa #: 11716
Location: 25(All Other)
Joined: May 12, 2008
Posts: 66
Year: 1978
Model: El Camino
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:
Cheers z71
sorry still learning a lot about the El Camino.
I had a feeling that for the 4th gen they had phased out the 454.
Can you tell me what year was a 454 factory fitted was no longer available? _________________ 71 El Camino super charged 454 (sold)
78 Black Knight (on the road)
Was dropped for the 1976 model year, so 75 was the last year available but it could not be register in California. It could only be had with a TH transmission.
Back in 74,75, 76 etc we were going thru the same thing with gas prices and big engine sales fell off. Jimmy Carter was Pres, he and his Dem's passed a windfall profits tax on oil companies and there were gas shortages and long lines in some parts of the USA. _________________ Mike
2005 Cadillac CTS
2008 GMC SLT E. Cab Z71
AMSOIL Jobber
Necoa #: 9074
Location: 25(All Other)
Joined: Feb 20, 2007
Posts: 1017
Year: 1975
Model: El Camino
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:
Hey OZ, you are not thinking about another El Camino in your stable are you?
This one might be one that was getting advertised in late 2006 that I enquired about although I don't remember it having the SS stripes. The one back then was the El Camino which featured in the movie Charlotte's Web. _________________ John (from Down Under)
Necoa #: 11716
Location: 25(All Other)
Joined: May 12, 2008
Posts: 66
Year: 1978
Model: El Camino
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:
Mate if she even found out I was posting a question on another car she would cut a certain part of my anatomy off.
my 71 is up on eBay again, along with my little 4x4 and the commodore sold last night so only 2 cars to go..
Cheers Z71
I am alway looking a the Elc stuff on ebay and this ss one caught my eye as different ( apart from being one of those gen 4 things.. ) and BB
Does that mean that a genuine 454bb year 74 or 75 are quite rare due to the phasing out of the bb in this period?
I am really trying to build my El Camino knowledge, but this looked like a good buy genuine big block ss 2 or 3 years earlier model it would be more like 25 30K?? in Aust & recently I seen a really clean tuff looking black Gen 4 on eBay state side which raised my interest. _________________ 71 El Camino super charged 454 (sold)
78 Black Knight (on the road)
Necoa #: 2321
Location: 15(AZ,NM)
Joined: Jan 30, 2004
Posts: 1168
Year: 1974
Model: El Camino
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:
Z71 wrote:
Was dropped for the 1976 model year, so 75 was the last year available but it could not be register in California. It could only be had with a TH transmission.
Back in 74,75, 76 etc we were going thru the same thing with gas prices and big engine sales fell off. Jimmy Carter was Pres, he and his Dem's passed a windfall profits tax on oil companies and there were gas shortages and long lines in some parts of the USA.
I think you're thinking of 1973. Ford was president then and the shortages were created by oil companies refusing to refine the oil that was sitting in tankers in port. The only thing that caused a shortage back then was oil companies' greed, kinda like now...
And personally, I'd like to see the windfall profits tax on oil companies now considering they've had record profits for the past 8 years yet have refused to increase refining capacity nor explore their exisiting drilling sites any further. I'm sick of hearing how hard the oil companies have it when they post record profilts and refuse to reinvest in their infrastructure. Profits are what you have after taking care of business operations, that's basic business 101. You can't have it both ways and they have for far too long.
You know why you don't have much choice in alternative fuels? Because oil companies haven't figured out a way to screw you for it. Don't expect 1.50 a gal. anything if oil companies have anything to do with it.
_________________ 74 El Camino Classic - project car #1
96 Camaro - RIP, Traded 10-16-2007
2008 Mustang GT, It ain't a Chevy but at least it's American!
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