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1967 El Camino Specifications<\/h2>

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While similar to the previous version, the 1967 El Camino featured a new grille, hood and front bumper. A collapsible, energy absorbing steering column was now a federally mandated feature new for 1967 due to passenger safety concerns.<\/h2>

New fenders and headlamp bezels were also revised on the 1967 El Camino. A dual master cylinder and front power disc brakes were now optional. Although the 396 engine was available to purchase, there was no official 1967 El Camino Super Sport option or badging.<\/p>

Strato bucket seats and a center console were available as an alternative to the standard bench seating arrangement. This would also be the last year that El Camino featured a fully boxed frame. Rear Air Shocks remained standard equipment as a way to address load weight concerns.<\/p>

Despite a small drop in total sales compared to 1966, The 1967 El Camino was still outselling the Ford Ranchero two to one. It continued to dominate the hybrid car\/truck utility segment against its closest competition. While there was still no official \u201cSS\u201d option yet, a buyer could indeed order some of the more powerful V8s with manual transmissions and positraction rear ends, just to name a few bells and whistles.<\/p>

El Camino trim was available in two levels including the base model El Camino and the El Camino Custom. The standard model was based on the Chevelle 300, whereas the El Camino Custom was based on the higher end Chevelle Malibu. The El Camino Custom featured a thin lower body molding similar to the Malibu, wood grain tailgate molding, and hubcaps with the Chevrolet bowtie. Each configuration could be ordered with a variety of six cylinder or V8 engines.<\/p>

El Camino interior colors were available in Black, Fawn, Blue, or Red. The buyer could have ordered a number of different El Camino exterior colors including Tuxedo Black, Ermine White, Nantucket Blue, Deepwater Blue, Marina Blue, Granada Gold, Mountain Green, Emerald Turquoise, Tahoe Turquoise, Royal Plum, Madeira Maroon, Bolero Red, Sierra Fawn, Capri Cream, and Butternut Yellow.<\/p>

To complement the wide variety of available colors were the available drive train combinations that could be opted for. Base power was had by one of two six cylinder engines. Buyers who wanted more power could opt for a V8. Manual transmissions were either 3-speeds or 4-speeds and the only available automatic transmission was the 2-speed Powerglide.<\/p>

The El Camino would continue to expand the available powertrain offerings as most of the options were able to be configured on the 13480 and 13680 body styles. This is in contrast to the 1964 reintroduction of the 2dr pickup, as it was exclusively being marketed as a utilitarian vehicle at that time. It was finally allowed to have some real fun much like it\u2019s Chevelle sibling could. GM knew how to send off the outgoing second generation El Camino before the all new for 1968 third generation would debut.<\/p>

Due to the way GM retained records from this time, there is no way to know optional production numbers by body style. About 35,000 1967 Chevrolet El Caminos were produced in total.<\/p>