However, his son\u2019s return home coincided with Hurricane Katrina, and the El Camino was once again sidelined for the time being. In the years since, this 1969 El Camino was completely reworked as a restomod to their specifications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Mike retired two years ago, the father\/son duo decided to pull the motor and transmission in favor of a 383 Stroker crate motor with a TH700R4 transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It\u2019s an El Camino, business up front, party in the rear”<\/p>Mike B.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The pair take this \u201969 Camino restomod down to Mississippi every year for Cruise the Coast, and they intend to keep enjoying it as a family. Eventually, the El Camino will make its way to Mike\u2019s grandson, who is a gearhead like his father and grandfather before him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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