The Chevrolet El Camino’s final production year was 1987.
The El Camino combined a car-like front cabin with an open cargo bed. Chevrolet introduced the model for 1959, basing it on the full-size Chevrolet platform and styling it alongside the Impala. After a break, the name returned for 1964 on the Chevelle platform.
Later El Caminos followed Chevrolet’s midsize-car designs. The third-generation model arrived for 1968, and the fourth generation appeared for 1973. The final generation began with the 1978 model year and shared its basic architecture with the Chevrolet Malibu.
Production ended after the 1987 model year. The El Camino is often grouped with pickup trucks, but its car-based construction and ride distinguished it from Chevrolet’s body-on-frame light-duty pickups. Its unusual combination of passenger-car manners and pickup utility later made it a popular collector vehicle, while its close relative, the GMC Caballero, ended production at the same time.