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Was it a pickup truck? Was it a single-row station wagon? Was it a really confused muscle car? No matter what you think the Chevy El Camino truly was at heart, it remains a desirable collector car even while the vehicle that inspired it — the Ford Ranchero — remains largely forgotten. Produced between 1959 and 1987, the El Camino was almost immediately extinguished when the first couple model years of the car (based on a modified station wagon platform) underperformed, causing Chevy to call off the ElCo between 1960-64. Seeing the continued popularity of the Ranchero, Chevy revived it in 1964 — this time wisely built on the Chevelle platform. This new version of the El Camino, along with performance options like a 327 small-block engine under the hood and Super Sport styling, was much more popular out of the gate. The Elky’s third generation (introduced in 1967) brought it out of the utility category and cemented the car’s cult status as a sporty muscle car. Along with its cousin the Chevelle, the 1970 edition maxed out performance with a 454ci big-block engine before fuel regulations brought engine power back down to earth through the rest of the decade. The El Camino was redesigned for a new generation in 1973, and the body size continued to grow even as the power continued to decline (down to a standard 6-cylinder engine generating just 105hp). Another generation emerged in 1978 and this one lasted nearly a decade, through 1987 with the boxy, Malibu-styled version gradually losing popularity as pickup trucks became the norm on American streets. Hope for a revival came in 2016 when a concept car was briefly teased but overall, the El Camino now exists only in memory — and in the garages of many collectors.