Ray I don't know that it matters whether anyone here thinks its a truck or not, what matters is that there may not be anyone here who knows much about a '59 El Camino.

I know I don't. Others might know, but you're asking in a context where most the people play with pickups and trucks, not cars with pickup bodies.

If I remember correctly the same basic frame design was used under the '58 to '64 Bel Air and Impala cars. But I know nothing of the specific differences between years and models.

I'd suggest going over to ChevyTalk.org and asking in the forum specific to these cars. You should be able to find someone there who really knows.

For what its worth, I was in Colorada a couple months ago and spotted two '59/60 El Caminos in a wrecking yard. Webb's in Ellicot (near Colorado Springs).

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