- 1967 EL CAMINO GASSER PICTUERS MOVIE
- 1967 EL CAMINO GASSER PICTUERS LICENSE
- 1967 EL CAMINO GASSER PICTUERS SERIES
Linking it to the street with a nostalgic vibe you’ll find a set of Cragar S/S mag wheels sized 15×4.5 front and 15×7 rears, wearing Pro-Trac/Coker 5.60-15 fronts and Pro-Trac/Coker P235/60-R15 rears. When it’s time to stop, a Corvette dual master pushes fluid through stainless lines to 11-inch disc brakes from Speedway Motors up front and fresh drum brakes out back. It’s suspended in place by a combination of QA1 adjustable upper trailing arms matched to Southside Machine Performance adjustable tubular lower control arms, ’72 big-block springs, and Gabriel HiJackers. With the car back at his shop, Pete focused on the rear by adding a refreshed ’65 Chevelle 12-bolt packing 3.55 gears with a Detroit Locker linked to Mitchell Differential and 35-spline custom alloy axles. Conklin continued by crafting a custom drag link, tie rods, and stabilizer, while also utilizing the stock pitman arm linked to the factory steering box.
1967 EL CAMINO GASSER PICTUERS SERIES
A Chevrolet 3100 series pickup front axle packed with lightning holes was deftly matched to spindles from Speedway Motors combined with Jeep Grand Cherokee leaf springs and AC/Delco tube shocks. Conklin got busy and prepped the frame to incorporate a straight axle. Pete contacted Rich Conklin at The Hot Rod Farm in Montville, New Jersey, to inject the needed attitude into the chassis by taking on the front suspension to add a perfect gasser stance. Upon delivery it was obvious it had led a tough life, however, the frame, floors, and body panels were in rock-solid shape, making it a perfect project. A deal was made and the Elky was headed to the East Coast. A lead online revealed a ’65 El Camino located in Long Beach, California, that seemed promising in the owner-supplied photos. To commence the quest for a suitable base he’d need to focus on steel from the West Coast since harsh New England winters and road salt wreak havoc on sheetmetal.
He was finally ready to take on the build of a lifetime. “Hot rods have always been a way of life for me,” Pete says. Through the years, plenty of muscle cars and hot rods have passed though the garage while still retaining his very first, a ’70 Chevelle Malibu, bought with paper route earnings and having been restored not once but twice over the decades. This would be the perfect icing on his future build.
1967 EL CAMINO GASSER PICTUERS LICENSE
Finally, once earning his license and cruising through a neighboring town, he noticed an alluring Chevy II and stopped to inquire on its color GM Mosport Green.
1967 EL CAMINO GASSER PICTUERS MOVIE
The obsession continued when seeing The Hollywood Knights movie on TV with Newbomb’s brother’s El Camino responsible for turning up the heat yet again. First, the sights and sounds of a big-block-powered ’65 El Camino gasser roaring through town, owned by the late David Pierce of Northborough, Massachusetts, with its mile-high stance, chrome tube axle, and Cragar S/S wheels grabbed his attention. At the same time his dad, Pete Sr., set the pace with regular visits to New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire, to feel the thunder along with traveling to local events like the World of Wheels and Boston Area Roadster shows.įollowing the sounds of a sizzling fuse being lit he wasted no time heading to a grand finale with building the wicked ’65 Chevy El Camino laid out across these pages.Īs Pete tells it, there were three occurrences through his youth that led to creating the foundation of the car. The combined scent of fuel and oil mixed with chrome and metalflake of his uncle Paul Dayotas’ hot rod was all it took to lure him in. When your earliest memories revolve around climbing into a hopped-up T-bucket packing a dual-quad-fed small-block Chevy, it’s easy to see the switch being flicked on in a youngster’s mind.
of North Grafton, Massachusetts, came face-to-face with fate. Being born into a performance automotive family, it was only a matter of time before Pete Dayotas Jr. Ometimes it’s the simplest moments in life that can shape a person’s future, leading them down a path fed by experiences from an early age.
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