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Old 08-07-2014, 06:55 PM
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Agree...those rims are a great finishing touch for that Elco.
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Old 08-07-2014, 04:32 PM
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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 .


<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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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.

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Nice El Camino! Leave it Day 2.
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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!
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That is one sweet machine!

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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:-)

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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:-)

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