![]() ![]() ![]() It is rare, beautiful, and an American icon that will serve you well as a collectable classic. This iconic 1959 Chevrolet El Camino we have here at Skyway Classics with that dramatic cantilevered roof and gullwing tailfins, is simply stunning looking. 1959 Impala Nomad Front Door Molding NOS (4 door/Wagon) 180.00 165.00. Free Shipping 1959 - 1960 El Camino Rear Top Roof Corner Molding. It has a matching painted bed with the custom cover on it and the total package looks great from the great panel fit, and super straight bodywork back to the massive wrap-around rear window, chrome bumpers and stainless, all show well. 1959 - 1963 Chevrolet Impala Wiper Switch (1 speed - NOS) 45.00 40.00. This desirable first year El Camino has been an older frame-on restoration and was finished in gorgeous Rose Metallic paint with white upper body paint showcasing the body lines all the way from the front to the one year only teardrop tail lights on the sleek tailfins. It has an updated sound system and the neatly installed Vintage A/C system with vents under the dash, the beautiful factory two-tone steering wheel, seatbelts, and of course the mean looking Hurst floor shifter and ball. The interior is professionally done with a two-tone and body paint matching rose upholstery on the bench seat, matching rear cargo area, door panels, and carpet, all the correct factory gauges in its own round pod with the auxiliary gauges flanking a large centrally-mounted speedometer. It rides on large chrome 5-spoke American Racing wheels with disc brakes and black wall radial performance tires and the engine is backed by a rare four-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter. Ours is powered by a 348 cubic inch V-8 engine dressed to kill with finned aluminum valve covers and matching air cleaner, performance plumbing, chromed power steering and brake units, Vintage Air Conditioning, and sits in a perfect cleaned, painted and detailed engine compartment. We have a special 1959 Chevrolet El Camino here at Skyway Classics with all the great looks of the original, with the iconic 348 cubic inch engine, and upgraded with many more features. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the El Camino was adapted from the standard two-door Chevrolet station wagon platform and integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. I nearly cried seeing that awful blower sticking up thru the hood in the site photos.The Chevrolet El Camino was a pickup/coupe utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959––1987 and was introduced in the 1959 model year in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero pickup. The steering wheel was the mormal Impala wheel, except that Tom made it look VERY futuristic by cutting off most of the rim and polishing the ribbed grip sections! Last time I saw it, the car was sitting in a gas station on Telegraph Road, just outside of Detroit. ![]() It was hard to see the front and rear of the car. I sat in the car and remember that the custom-built swivel buckets were more like bar stool tops and one sat very low compared to the dash top. As I recall, the bubble top was molded in one piece, then Tom cut it into 2 sections. I still have my copy of that magazine autographed to me on the cover from Tom Holden- signed right there at Cobo Hall in Detroit. He was shown wearing it in the CARS magazine article. Tom always wore a helmet/hardhat when showing the car that was painted in matching gold metallic. In addition, using a reproduction seat belt set from the El Camino Store will add authenticity and value to your vehicle. ![]() I took photos with Tom and Bud, but no idea what happened to them. Bud "The KAT from AMT" Anderson, The Alexander Brothers, Ak Miller and others were there along with Tom Holden. At that debut, I brought along my copy of CARS magazine, which featured ULTIMUS on the cover. I won a place in the model car contest that year with my prediction (which came true almost as I said it would) of the GTO built as a 1/25th scale Tempest convertible with a working top. The Ultimus was featured at the Autorama Custom Car show at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI when it debuted. It was made by Cadillac PLASTICS Company that used to be located over on Second or Third Avenue in Highland Park, MI. "The bubble top was NOT made by Cadillac Company. A friend of mine, Leon Dixon, wanted me to post the following for him regarding the Ultimus and it's builder, Tom Holden. ![]()
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