1987 Chevrolet El Camino Choo Choo SS

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Raleigh Classic Car Auctions have built a pristine reputation over 26 years of live auctions, as the go-to for the best-of-the-best offerings for car collectors and enthusiasts. Regionally trusted and nationally recognized, Raleigh Classic Car Auctions continues to find low-mile, original examples with documentation annually. The September Special is an offering of 38 premium quality, low-mile and desirable, domestic lots from three private estates offered entirely without reserve. All vehicles are available for in-person inspection at The Raleigh Classic Showroom in Zebulon, NC; 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday: 9/15/25-10/3/25 or by appointment.

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Founded in 1975 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Choo Choo Customs turned utilitarian vans into luxurious conversions that made the highway miles soar by. It added second-row captain’s chairs, jazzed-up stereos, and eventually video game consoles to its freeway flyers. Soon, the company also began customizing short-bed pickups, crew-cab duallies, and Suburbans. SS conversions for El Caminos began in 1983 and lasted until the El Camino left production in 1987. Chevrolet had offered a factory version of the SS, but it looked just like every other El Camino, so the manufacturer contacted Choo Choo Customs to change that. Choo Choo Customs started with regular El Caminos fitted with rally wheels and sport mirrors and replaced the stock El Camino fascia with a polyurethane nose like the one found on the Monte Carlo SS. Designers added decals on the tailgate, doors, and nose and placed an emblem to the dash. The El Caminos were sold alongside the similar-styled Monte Carlo SS. This is one of the 861 produced final-year El Camino SS Choo Choo Editions.

Highlights

• Offered from The Raleigh Classic Collection

• 1 of 861 final-year produced El Camino SS Choo Choo Editions

• Powered by a 305CI V8 engine, rated at a reported 170 horsepower and approximately 239 lb-ft of torque

• Optioned 700R4 four-speed automatic transmission

• El Camino SS spec sport mirrors from factory

• Choo Choo polyurethane nose, decals, emblems and door jam sticker

• Features Crager chrome wheels, a real spoiler and overhead console

Features

• Air conditioning

• Power steering

• Power brakes

• Power windows

• Power door locks

• Tilt steering column

• Cruise Control

• AM/FM radio with cassette and equalizer

Known Imperfections

• Paint chips, orange peel and cracking paint visible

• Weatherstripping cracking on driver’s side window

• Crack present on front lip

• The included Carfax history report lists the following incidents, with further details provided in the report itself:

  • June 2014: Damage reported: minor damage to left-front

  • December 2014: Damage reported: minor damage to left-front

Included

• Tonneau bed cover

Ownership History

This car is from one of three private estates, comprising the September Special of the Raleigh Classic Car Collection.