Just because we can:Car to truck conversion.

[blunc]

Do a google search for "El-Catalina" and you'll find the stillborn project that preceded the '66.

[S. Svendsen]

Finished up my Buick Grand Camino mashup. Now that this one is on the shelf, I've been wondering how the El-Camino might look with a Monte Carlo front end. Here's a link to all the build details and more photos.

http://www.svensworl...amino_page.html

Edited September 12, 2012 by S. Svendsen

[Chuck Most]

Nice! Much better than the one I built a few years back (and no longer own).

Though mine was basically an '86 El Camino parts donor kit, which had no engine or wheels when I got it. I didn't know what the Regal nose was from at the time, but I now think it was an old AMTsnap-together NASCAR kit. I also added a Vortec 4.3 V6 from a '95 Sonoma and some American five-spokes.

[Chuck Most]

Gentlemen, behold! Cattleac...

[Chuck Most]

And just for fun,the big picture...

[Austin T]

Where...did...you...get...those....SWEET BULLHORNS!I can think of several projects that would benefit with those.

[Chuck Most]

I carved the horns out of a thick chunk of sprue from an old Ertl semi tractor kit. Then for the base, I slipped a piece of square Plastruct over them, and filed the tops so they'd look more rounded. After that I just bent and nudged the ends so they'd resemble horns.

[Chuck Most]

I think it's official now...

[Kit Basher]

Go Chuck Go! Love that Cattleac. Udderly marvelous!

[Austin T]

That is just too cool.

[gray07]

sweet cad

[thatz4u]

any more updates out there?

[Austin T]

Well I hate to say it but,my build has been pushed to the back burner.

[Chuck Most]

Same story on the Cattleac- sad thing is it is 90% completed at this point- it's that last 10 percent that's breaking things.

[Bartster]

l wish l could post pics! l have a '67 1/2 "Palamino" l started a few months back. l used a junk '67 lmpala body, cut the roof & deck lid off, leaving the rear, vertical part of the trunk in place. Next l cut the roof & top edge of the bed/tailgate from a '68 (hence '67 1/2) el Camino. l cut it to fit the curves of the lmpala's rear fenders & got it very close to perfect! Very little putty/filler will be involved. l will also be able to use the el Camino's bed floor & inner walls. So far it looks like GM could have made it. l had planned on building it as a factory stock phantom (is that an oxymoron?) car. l don't think the hot-rodder in me will allow that though!

[Chuck Most]

The 'Cattleac' is as close to finished as it's ever going to get- should have pics up shortly!

[Austin T]

Well I had an idea last night for the charger,After sacraficing an elcamino parts car I got this.

The lines flow ALOT better then what I attempted to do at first.I see lots of superglue and dremel time in my future.I also had someone give it a name, The El Kacharger

Edited December 3, 2012 by Austin T