Chevrolet El Camino

In the fifties General Motors introduced the idea of a sedan/pickup hybrid. They called it the El Camino, naming it after the Camino Real in California. Originally based on the Chevrolet Bel Air, it went through several phases throughout its lifetime. It was based on the Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Chevelle, and various other cars. It had a twin in the GMC Sprint. While the El Camino had the famous Super Sport performance package, the Sprint had the SP package after the first two words in SPrint. Ford responded to the El Camino with the Ford Ranchero. The Sprint was later renamed the Caballero, and given a Diablo appearance package similar to that of the Pontiac Trans Am. Pontiac created a "Ute" concept car based on the Holden model marketed in Australia after the Monaro was imported as a revived Pontiac GTO, but it did not lead to a revived El Camino.