From the factory, 1959, El Catalina

[Greg Myers]

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/10/15/an-el-camino-pontiac-style-the-1959-el-catalina-prototype/?refer=news

[cobraman]

I like it .

[RichCostello]

That's cool, I like it better than the El Camino.

[Deuces]

El Poncho... Sweeeeet! ??

[Bainford]

Very nice. The Pontiac makes a great ute.

[Atmobil]

Wow!!! I want it. Looks like it got a really cool story behind it aswell. But it says that it has no VIN, can one register a car without a VIN? Or is this a permanent trailerqueen?

[bbowser]

The Hemmings article states that only one was built as a prototype and escaped the crusher.  I would have loved one of these!  Later models built on a Lemans chassis would have been cool as well.

[Classicgas]

Very cool.

[Oldcarfan27]

3 hours ago, Atmobil said:

Wow!!! I want it. Looks like it got a really cool story behind it aswell. But it says that it has no VIN, can one register a car without a VIN? Or is this a permanent trailerqueen?

Story states that it was issued a salvage/custom vehicle title when it was finally sold in the late 60s. So to get a title it HAS to have some sort of a VIN.

[unclescott58]

A pretty car/truck (?). I've always this one. It seems to me that I read someplace that Pontiac used the vehicle around their main assembly plant in Pontiac, MI for awhile. 

[TooOld]

14 hours ago, bbowser said:

 Later models built on a Lemans chassis would have been cool as well.

Here you go !  The one and only built by a Pontiac dealer in 1968 and presented to the brass at GM for approval .  Apparently they really liked it but said no .

[dino246gt]

Many years ago my friend Jerry was building one in 1/25th scale. I don't think he ever finished it though. Looks pretty cool!

[espo]

I have to agree with everyone else on the desirability of a Pontiac El Camino. I also saw where someone was auctioning an Oldsmobile conversion using a 442 trim. I think it was on Mecum earlier this year. While we all think that would be neat to have today, you have to wonder just how well it would have sold when the different manufactures divisions passed on the idea. 

[gotnitro?]

That's were I got the idea for this...

I know I'd have bought one 

[Greg Myers]

and some one modeled this as well

[Greg Myers]

Right out of the AMT kit

[Tom Geiger]

Here's two more that were photographed at last Saturday's  TSSMCC meeting.   I believe these were built by Doug Van Houten.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Jimmy Flintstone casts several resin El Camino style bodies including the '59 Buick in Greg Myers' post, as well as a '53 Hudson and '62 Pontiac.

And, of course, the '57 Ford Ranchero in stock & custom trim.

 

Steve

 

[unclescott58]

At the Buick Nationals back in 2003 in Flint, MI, someone showed up with an el Camino they had converted into a 1970 GSX pickup. In Saturn Yellow and with proper 1970 Buick Sportwagon taillights. It looked really cool. 

[unclescott58]

I believe this is the one that I saw. 

 

[unclescott58]

Here's another attempt by the factory of a Pontiac el Camino done in 1978. Based on the '78 Grand Am. 

  

[Greg Myers]

[misterNNL]

To possibly answer your question about getting a title and plates for one if these,I have a good friend from Michigan who had a beautiful '32 Ford hot rod roadster built two years ago. He bought an original title on line which incidentally says Ford two door, and was able to get the title and plates that way. His plate says "NO RAIN" which is pretty cool.