Looks like I'm getting a 59' Elky!

Just talked to the owner again tonight and I should have the car this tuesday or wednesday (depends on some bank deposits). I've always LOVED these fuckin' things but never came across one locally, got lucky to find it VERY local and actually in my budget! I think it used to belong to someone on this very board? Anyways, on with the pics!









Gonna take some time to clean/tune it up before I put it on the road, it hasn't been driven much in awhile. Need to address the window leaks (rear window leaks something fierce!), then I'll start tackling some of the rust & bodywork.
If anyone has any cool pics or advice on problem areas with these cars that'd be rad!

 

Very cool. My first car was a 59 Elky. Good luck and don't break the taillights, last I knew they were non existant.

 

how does she run cracka?

 

Seemed to run pretty good, could tell it needs to be driven. Had the typical symtoms of something that has been sitting for awhile. Gonna do a tune up, go through the carb, check the transmission out & pop a new modulator valve on it. I'll have to do something with the exhaust before I bring it home, it's fucking LOUD!

 

Ain't that DirtyT's old sled?
If it is, I can guarantee the heater control is good(it came from one of my parts cars)
I dig the CA bumpers.
Good score.

 

very kool!!!

 

cool find.

 

Fab32 would give a left AND a right for one of these!, right Frank?

Looks good, dig the louvers.

 

cool elco.....
be expecting to find rust around the rear window.....

 

nice find man! LOVE those!

 

what a find! ive always loved this one...sorry if its a different year but the front ends do look similar with exception to the fenders...

 

hey, great car man, congrats.

What motor is in it? Side pipes work?

 

Very nice find for the Raleigh area !
Good luck with it ,I know you'll have a blast with it,
AS you know the ZMAN will have a ton of cool ideas for that....

 

It's got a 350/350 combo, and the side pipes are the only pipes. Headers going straight into those things are LOUD as shit! That's one of the things on my list to work on first, not a big fan of lake pipes/side pipes.

 

I'm glad you decided to jump on it...nice score holmes!!

 

You scored big time....Very cool.....my pops has a red one.....one day I will too

 

thats the same year

nice score btw. i louve the louvered hood

 

cool. I've never really been a fan of el camino's. The only exception is the 59. Now get to work on that sucka

 

dude those are so cool how much did you have to spend thats a dream car for me

 

mate great score luv em.
59s are one of my all time favorites.keep us up to date with its progress

 

.........Elky ?

 

L.A.-Bar You must be too "young" for that term (Yes, I see you are retired.)
It's the common nicnkname for the Chevrolet El Camino.
Rough Spanish translation means "The Road" or "The Way".

... or were you kidding?

 

I love it.

Congratulations!!

JH

 

Very Nice Justin

rgds JM
Kitchener

 

That is as nice as pie! Congratulations on the find.

 

Awesome... I'd look for some seats though, not feeling those... but it's bitchin'

 

Very nice find...I have always wanted one of these too...almost scored one last month but there was way too much rust hiding in there for the price the guy wanted...good luck with yours

 

Yeah congrats, that's a cool looking Elky. You gonna get rid of those high back seats too?

 

Damn that some Bitchen Pinstriping, a real master must of done it

I remember that car well, it was DirtyT's I striped it (one of my 1st cars) at Stickylifter's HAMB chop, that's the last time I saw that car.

 

I thought that car looked familiar:

Bryan is on the left in the first pic, and Aaron is striping the front of the hood.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77976&highlight=GMB