1959 Chevrolet El Camino - Extreme Makeover - Modeled by Christina

Great turn around on that car everyone! And love the modeling shots by Tina!
 
Welcome Tina,

Make sure Mike hooks you up with a PC so you can keep that truck in tip top shape once it's back to showroom condition.
 
Welcome Tina, nice of you to help by modeling alongside the freshly detailed car.
 
Rencor said:
All you need to do is post it up when & where.....
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I'll be sending the link to this thread to both Al and Tina today, Al's sending the link out to Al his car buddies and that's a lot of car guys most with some kind of "toy" in their garage.


I'll let you know what Tina says about coming back for a makeover on her truck, I'll try to get a picture of it too...


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Here's the 348 Big Block Chevy engine in Al's 1959 El Camino

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You can easily identify the 348 by it's unique style of valve cover...

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The first generation big block chevy was introduced in 1958, here's what Wikipedia has to say...

Wikipedia Big Block Chevy History

The first ever production big block V8 Chevrolet engine was the "W" series, released in 1958 for passenger car and truck use. This engine was an overhead valve design, with offset valves and unique scalloped rocker covers, giving it a distinctive appearance.

The "W" series was produced from 1958 to 1965, with three displacements offered: 348 cubic inches (5.7 L), available from 1958 to 1961 in cars and through 1964 in trucks; 409 cubic inches (6.7 L), available from 1961 to 1965; and 427 cubic inches (7.0 L), available only in 1963.
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And from Popular Hot Rodding
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Pretty cool Al...

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Well Mike you've done it again. My hat's off to you sir. The cars keep getting more interesting and the girls prettier. The El Camino has always been a favorite of mine and to top it off it's a big block and in black. I think your crew made the project come out stunning. Your swirl girls like Tina are like icing on the cake. I don't know how you can top this in the coming year , but since knowing that you will, I better get ready for a road trip to Stuart.
 
2old2change said:
Well Mike you've done it again. My hat's off to you sir. The cars keep getting more interesting and the girls prettier. The El Camino has always been a favorite of mine and to top it off it's a big block and in black. I think your crew made the project come out stunning.
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On behalf of the team and Al, the owner... thank you. I met Al over a year ago and just like I've shared numerous times over the years on multiple forums, it can be hard to get the guys that own cool cars to let you "touch" them. Even though they usually don't know how to correctly machine polish the paint on their own vehicle, they also don't trust anyone else to work on their pride and joy and that's one of the biggest reasons detailers cringe when they go to car shows is because so many of the cool cars on display are all swirled out.

I thanked Al personally and in this thread for trusting Autogeek with his baby...


I agree with you also about the cool factor of a 1959 black El Camino with a BBC, it's not only incredibly cool but these cars are INCREDIBLY rare and you always get what you pay for. By that I mean you can find one relatively cheap but it's going to be a rust bucket, missing all the rare pieces as they will have been pilfered for someone else's El Camino project.

One thing for sure, Al loves the way his El Camino looks and is always showing it to his friends in our local car world.

2old2change said:
Your swirl girls like Tina are like icing on the cake. I don't know how you can top this in the coming year , but since knowing that you will, I better get ready for a road trip to Stuart.
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Yeah... I kind of mixed about the Swirl Girls, until recently I've never had girls model any of the cars I've buffed out but some of the cars are so cool and beautiful that it seems like a natural fit to have both beauty shots of the car after the project and then beauty shots of the car and the Swirl Girl but if it takes the focus off the the big picture, which is the products and process used to create the beauty in the first place then the Swirl Girls will probably go away...

The wetsand, cut and buff on the upcoming Blazer project will be landmark project for a number of reasons,

1. It will be shown before and after on TV
2. It's rare opportunity for people to learn how to wetsand, cut and buff on a real vehicle, not a hood or a rental car.
3. I'm going to create a very detailed step-by-step how-to article and possibly a how to book out of the project.

So clear your schedule and join us....

Sign-up - 1989 K5 Blazer - Wetsand, Cut and Buff - Saturday February 4th

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timaishu said:
I think I need to move to Florida.
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You do need to move to Florida, I'm always looking for more forum members to join in the fun for projects like we work on here...



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As a friend of Al's I know he is excited about how his car turned out. Al, I need to get down there and see it for myself, Congradulations buddy it is beautyful. :dblthumb2:
 
Wow i don't know what is prettier the car or tina....(obviously the car lol j/k) Good work on the car. Everything looks clear and nice. I was actually impressed with how shiny the emblems and letters were? Did you buff those as well? Did Tina actually inspect the whole car for swirls ? Thanks again!
 
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