Craig bought it from a local dealer and drove it for just about 10 years when he decided to buy a new 1989 GMC pickup. At that time Craig\u2019s father-in-law asked if he could buy it, and without a need for it, Craig sold it to him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Craig’s father-in-law proceeded to drive the 1979 El Camino until 2008, when he surprised Craig’s 14 year old son (Cole) with the title in his name for his 15th birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Craig and his son Cole spent the following year fixing it up with the intentions of it being Cole\u2019s first car that he\u2019d drive to high school. Now another 7+ years have passed and Craig and Cole have finally taken the original anemic 300,000 mile 305 small block out and are installing a fuel injected LT1 along with a 4L60E transmission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This 1979 El Camino is still going strong, and more importantly after 39 years it\u2019s still in the family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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