kennb Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Four months ago I took trip to Detroit to meet with an older gentleman that used to work for Pontiac to talk about some cars he had stashed away. Looking over the cars I noticed a strange looking truck in the back. I asked about it and he told me the story behind it. Late in 1963 Pontiac was looking for a new project to compete with Chevy and wanted to one up them. There was a lot of discussion that went on for weeks about what they could do. He suggested that they go head to head with the El Camino. In a bit of whimsy he thought that the Le Mans would be perfect for this since all the tooling for the vehicle was done for the 1964 model year and they could have a prototype ready for the spring car shows. One of the other engineers said why don't we go one step further and do a muscle truck based on the GTO line. That set things in motion and the design department put together a working prototype of the GTO truck to be called the "Palomino". there was no other interesting names in the works at that time. They knew Ford had the Panther in the works so they went ahead with the Palomino. In January of 1964 Ford announced the Mustang aka Panther and the design team then scratched the entire project and sent the Palomino to the car grave yard of unknown models. The truck in the back was the only one ever made and he was willing to part with it now after 50 some years of rotting in his garage. I got it out and put it on a trailer and brought it home to start the task of restoration. Basically is was in better shape than I first thought and all that was needed was a paint job. After four months I now reveal to the world the Palomino in Primer yet waiting to paint this unique truck a deep metallic burgundy that will make it stand out. I am also searching for a good rear bumper for this since somewhere along the line it got taken off and was missing from the truck when I brought it home. So with out further ado I present "THE PALOMINO" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Cool project, cool story. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragfreak Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 That story is amazing! I love elcaminos and a Pontiac palomino would have been very cool and probably a huge hit like the elcamino. Should be awesome to watch this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 thats a great looking pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 SWEET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a/gass Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 jiffy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennb Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thanks for the comments....here is a colour check,, Long ways to go yet but getting there................will post some build picture prior to primer later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thats going to be awsume.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 9 out of 10 ElCamino/Ranchero conversions I do not care for. This - looks right to me. Well done. Keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragfreak Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Paint looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennb Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 final clear ready for sanding and polishing...finally can paint today................................thanks for all the comments.................this has been a fun project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennb Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 progress update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'm really liking the SHINY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Very nice progress. Really looking sharp.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennb Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 sisters together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_lever1 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Kenn just love your story telling I almost thought you found a rare proto type beautiful work and awsome story my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 That is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennb Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 I finally have the glass installed in this.....Here is some piccys with the phatt chevelle that has been rework chassis wise. I just used plastic from a donut box for the glass as I do in all my models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I just used plastic from a donut box for the glass as I do in all my models. That is a great excuse to visit in a Donut Shop ! The Pickup is looking excellent. This is something that could have rolled out from Pontiac Factory. All shapes are perfect and body work is smooth, as is the paint. These kind of builds are really nice to follow, keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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