Mander chevrolet L78 68 elcamino in long storage
 

I am a new member to the Supercar registry but have been a viewer for years. I just recently purchased a car from a very good buddy and thought it would be good to share it on the website. It is a 1968 elcamino that was originally ordered and purchased new at James Mander Chevrolet in North Vancouver ,BC. The car was in storage for 27 years and has 55,000 orig miles, orig paint, orig drivetrain. it has the original bill of sale and protecto plate and a few misc. bills of oil changes ,tires, headers, etc. It has red exterior, black interior. ss396/375hp L78 , m22, power disc brakes, f41 susp. , 3:73 posi, roller tach and guages, wood sport steering wheel, factory trailer hitch, shoulder belts, headrests, buckets and console. The car was stored in a climated controlled garage on jack stands and https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-img_1056.jpg
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i have been in contact with all 3 previous owners .

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Nice...any engine pics?

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Cool ride and welcome aboard Stephen! Nice drive train. Is the M22 what was ordered new on the car? Yes - please, more pix!! Love to see original documentation too. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

P.S. seeing your tow tabs, I'll bet this car hit the drag strips too. Any history on that?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool ride and welcome aboard Stephen! Nice drive train. Is the M22 what was ordered new on the car? Yes - please, more pix!! Love to see original documentation too. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

P.S. seeing your tow tabs, I'll bet this car hit the drag strips too. Any history on that? </div></div>

What Sam said...more pics please... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Awesome find! I worked at Dick Irwins, which was formerly Manders and a lot of cool cars came from there!

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Welcome aboard Stephen and congrats on your VERY cool Camino!
Lots of Mander fans here on the site but we'd all love to see more of your L78 car also paperwork.
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~ Pete

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here is the original bill of sale folder , original spare has never been used

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Very Nice. I like the front seats. Up until recently, never cared for the tuck and roll, but it validates the time capsule and mileage to me.

The rally wheels would have to go.

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Welcome Stephen and thanks for showing us your very cool Elky. I too like the seats, as a matter of fact, the whole Day 2 package looks great!!! It even has the factory roll tach.....very hard to find.

Kurt [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Nice El Camino! Leave it Day 2.

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That is one sweet machine!

Jason

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Have you met Helmut? He goes by &quot;L78M22Rag&quot; By memory he has a similar Elky, and a Western Canada guy:-)

Ryan

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Very nice [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Very nice Camino and welcome aboard!

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the rally wheels are gone, i took them off right away, it now has vintage American Racing torque thrusts that i have owned for 40 years(i collect all vintage american racing wheels), the rears are custom widened to 15x9 3/8&quot; and the fronts are 15x7, tires are 275/ 60 on rear, 215/ 70 on front

...yes , that is a real hemi cuda in the background( not mine)


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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Astock</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very Nice. I like the front seats. Up until recently, never cared for the tuck and roll, but it validates the time capsule and mileage to me.

The rally wheels would have to go. </div></div>

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there was another elcamino ordered the same day at Manders by the original owners good buddy, apparently it is the twin except for being dark green , it was raced at Mission in its early days...ran mid 12's (i dont know if it still exists) , my elcamino was never raced at the strip(only on the street)


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Have you met Helmut? He goes by &quot;L78M22Rag&quot; By memory he has a similar Elky, and a Western Canada guy:-)

Ryan

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the seats were done in about 1970-71 by Casey(rip) in Burnaby because one cold winter day the orig owner got in and the seat seam split .

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Astock</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very Nice. I like the front seats. Up until recently, never cared for the tuck and roll, but it validates the time capsule and mileage to me.

The rally wheels would have to go. </div></div>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: camino</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the rally wheels are gone, i took them off right away, it now has vintage American Racing torque thrusts that i have owned for 40 years(i collect all vintage american racing wheels), the rears are custom widened to 15x9 3/8&quot; and the fronts are 15x7, tires are 275/ 60 on rear, 215/ 70 on front

...yes , that is a real hemi cuda in the background( not mine)


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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Astock</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very Nice. I like the front seats. Up until recently, never cared for the tuck and roll, but it validates the time capsule and mileage to me.

The rally wheels would have to go. </div></div> </div></div>


Americans look great! At first glance I thought those were some old Fentons on it....Love the look of those on 68's!


BIG

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Agree...those rims are a great finishing touch for that Elco.

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wilma

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got these from the second owner today, they are pre-1981 when he sold it



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Glen (the second owner) has a detail company and is waxing the paint and cleaning the interior https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...pilaar_top.jpg
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cargo area waxed....hardly https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...d_tailgate.jpg
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a scratch in the orig paint

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close fit on the tow tabs done in 1969 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...tow_tab_cl.jpg

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after thrashing for weeks, the car was on the road and at the 2014 luxury and Supercar Concour's event. it's like driving a brand new car, tight and quick! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-img_1144.jpg
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put a few miles on in the country yesterday in the fall sunshine, what a pleasure to row her through the gears! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...5-birdseye.jpg

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LOVE your ElCo, really, great car. I had a 68 SS Chevelle that was originally red. Your ElCo is just amazing, congrats.

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Alyn Edwards wrote a story about my 68 El Camino in today's Driving section of the Vancouver Sun newspaper . [img][/img] [img]https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...un_el_full.jpg[/img]
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427TJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice El Camino! Leave it Day 2. </div></div>
What a fantastic find!

Mander chevrolet L78 68 elcamino in long storage
 

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Such an awesome car!
Here's a try @ your trophy pic.
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~ Pete

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Drool
Love it leave it the way it is its perfect!

looking for mickey thompson scavenger headers that were originally installed on the car, any help greatly appreciated, Steve
here is the thread:
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthrea...78#post1346478

another Mander find that was stored for 38 years, now the Camino has a brother in the garage! 68 Corvette, 427/390hp, m21, pw, orig paint, orig interior, 50,0054 orig miles, bronze over tobacco. fully documented, build sheet, bill of sale ,etc

68 427 vette/Mander
 

heres a pic