ElCamino car or truck?

[BiggDaddyBusa08]

Im whatching a show on discovery channel called Wrecks to Riches and they are building an ElCamino. They keep calling this thing a "truck". To me its not a truck its a CAR. If ya cant put a 4x8 sheet of plywood flat on the floor of the bed,it aint a truck. Besides the car is built on a car frame and not a truck frame. What do you guys think?

 

[Vonderbach]

It's a car with a cargo bed. It's no more a truck than a sport utility is a car.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Its a light pickup built on a car's frame. Kelso says El Camino is spanish for...'The' Camino...

 

[Red05]

According to the General Motors parts catalogue, it's a car, built on a Chevelle chassis.

 

[PandaNin]

Most El Caminos are cars

This one is a truck

 

[SANDFLEA85]

neither....its a bad science project

 

[mofuggahere]

neither....its a bad science project

Sounds about right.

 

[Zoinks!]

The body isn't want determines whether it's a car or truck. The frame does. Therefore, it's a car.

 

[Hayabusa2005]

neither....its a bad science project

 

[Mellow77]

I wish I had my '79 SS back....I miss that "car" er..."truck"!

 

[Mr Brown]

Car or truck, I'd drive one of these. ElCo "Redux"....

 

[Jaysus]

I had one in high school and it was tagged as a truck.... Most truck now days ain't truck to me!

 

[mrsBusawhipped]

It's an open station wagon!!!!

Still a very cool "car"!!!!

 

[GSXcite]

Race "car".

 

[CrashBomb]

Car or truck, I'd drive one of these. ElCo "Redux"....

Man, the G8 ST was going to be so cool. It's off the table now. I was looking forward to that one. Now Pontiac will be lucky to survive this round of head cutting. Stupid economy.

Holden Utes are fantastic. Just one more example of a fascinating vehicle that America will never get to experience. I hate feeling left out.

 

[badazgtp]

It's a CRUCK.

 

[ibified]

nobody told you, evidently....pontiac has already gotten the axe. 2009 is the last year for pontiac.

 

[CrashBomb]

Eh, it is...then it isn't...then it is, then two weeks later it isn't.

If it isn't this time it surely will be soon.

Now I know what it's like to own an AMC.

 

[Busa1166]

it qualifies as a truck in my book can carry as much stuff an weight as the S-10

The S10 has the same frame more or less,. maybe even a little smaller than the caprice.

 

[GSX1300R-T]

It's GM's first attempt at a "Cross-Over"! I had a 60 model,....and it used the Impala chassis.