I think it was a smart trade since you live in the great white north drive let it sets for awhile then put in that small block you talked about and i think( el cos) are realy going up in value! Good move Cory! 4spds are f n cool.
Way to clean to cruise around in the snow . If you do make sure you add sand bags to the bed and put some pizza cutters on the rear... wide tires in the snow on any year el camino turns you into a professional drifter or someone with higher insurance rates lol
I don't know what the bike looked like, (so don't know if it was a good swap) but saw this unit at the show, and the body and paint is amazing. And the colour (green) is amazing! I see "me" talking to your brother about the Hudson in front of this unit as you are talking.
My youngest son's first car was a 1985 Olds Cutlass Supreme with the Buick 3.8 in it. It had about 70K miles on it and he drove it for 7 years, it was still running fine when he got rid of it. Lots of people had lower end problems on those engines, they tended to spin bearings but my son was not a kid that tended to drive fast.
It is a really clean good looking car!!!! 4 speed is awesome!!!! Good trade?......I don't know, but if you're happy with it that's all that matters!!!!
Good deal either way...very unique because of 4speed...I had an opportunity to buy a 4 speed malibu back in the day...hesitated and it was gone...Now I own an 85 Elco and an 87 Buick with a 455 buick th400 combo...great buy for you!
That's a really nice car Corey, eventually needs a big block or an LS though. The Only time my truck has ever been in a U tube video! Reflected glory! The black Tundra is mine. I came over and said Hi to Chris while you guys were off getting something to eat and he told me it was your new ride. You even got me and my buddy in the video but our backs were turned talking to the Nova guy with the paxton blower after he pulled in. Like I told Chris, Keep up the good work, I enjoy watching local guys on the U tubes.
A 4 speed G-Body Elky or Malibu is fairly rare. Ive seen a couple Malibus, but this is the 1st El Camino. The 3.8 will keep you outta trouble and save some gas. That's in awesome shape for the age and If it was an AZ car, it must have been in a garage a lot, because the sun destroys interiors down there. But yeah i dig it, however, it's way to slow and quiet for a Corey car!!!
@@pennyshotrodscustoms even if the 3.8 grenades, because it is so clean and original....man it would be hard for me to put in anything else. That 4 speed and lower rear gear has to make the 3.8 somewhat better to drive than a high gear and slushbox (auto)
Hi Penny's Crew . Really nice El Camino ,Cory . It should drive really nice . I really love my '85 Cutlas ,it's a fun car . Gotta go ...the dog wants to go outside !
You got a really great deal!!!. Nice color, like the rally wheels, interior looks nice, 6cyl not bad either!. I have a 85' El camino 350, black/silver original color, 1 owner when I bought it. Has low miles about 85, 000. Never painted it. Put 2" exhaust w/Flowmasters, chevelle tips/chrome. I also have a cowl hood for it I've not put on yet.
WOW. I really like it. Good for you. I would change the tires to at least white walls. They look too plane. But it is your car/truck. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍
Cool Elky, has almost a copo look to it.I have never owned a G body bit I hear they are bad for rear frame rust but I imagine you checked all that. Love the colour too.
Yes, the frame turns outwards behind the back wheels, and fills with mud and other wet garbage! Saw this unit at this show! Very nice body and paint. I have a video of this show coming out Oct 9th (2021)
@@pennyshotrodscustoms You should be able to repair it. Graft another back piece from a good one, or do a frame swap? You guys have the skills for sure!
You'll have to change your channel name to Penny's Green Hotrods. Dan's Dodge, this one, the studebaker, the Ford pickup.Is the Hudson Greenish? Lol. Keep up the great content.
Excellent video Penny's (Cory) :) lucky find for that car EL Camnio is nice paint green for sure also rare 3.8 Litre is 252 Cubic Cm V6 had 165 hp plus 180 torque plus 2 barrel low rev motor too, rare Manual 4 speed plus 355 posi rear gears! These cars usually had 4.4 litre 267 in blue also red blocks with 2 to 4 barrel also 305 , 350 , 355, 400, 454 , with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Turbo Power Glide 200 , 350 3 speed, 400 3 speed , 700SR 4speed , Manual transmission was 3 speed in 1 &2 Foward gears also Reverse of (h) in Malibu ones , 3 in tree Coulmn Shifter , 4 speed you have or 5 speed and rear ends were 303 to 411 ! Single exhaust but people change to true daul ones with glass packs mufflers after Single rust out ! Still lots people got those cars today to my area only used in Summer Season! Also RPM gauge be worth put in and stereo updates okay most were Am for basic , second Am/ Fm , third was Am/Fm Cassette with or without a eqiluliazer and power antenna was optional or Windshield one plus blue tint or sunvisor beak on too! Sunroof optional too!
Blow some POR 15 or some kind of rust preventive paint in the rear frame rails Corey, they have a tendency of rotting out in there because of the exhaust and road debris. I had a 78 Malibu that did that, for the last 1 1/2 yrs I punched holes in the trunk and wrapped a chain around the frame to keep the bumper on!
Some one all ready if that underneath it was one of the first things I looked when I was there. Looks really nice underneath and clean. Funny story I help a friend spray foam a frame to hide the rot and we undercoated it for a safety it passed thar was many years ago
Awesome trade that's a beautiful El Camino I love the color interior the rims the tires awesome trade not to mention it's a lot safer for you. Good deal on that one beautiful car 👍🏼
Not sure about trade , I am like you no experience in trading. Really like the car and the way it looks with the green body with soiled black tires , I was looking for a El Camino or a Truck . I ended up with a truck, here in Ohio the El Caminos are high dollar and they are not stock at times . I enjoy the stock look of cars.
It may be swapped out for the manual, but my dad had a 79 with a factory 4 speed and he always remarked on how they didn't change the cluster at the factory to eliminate the PRND21
Very nice car. I hate green, but it looks "right" on that car. I'd hope you go the traditional small block route, I'm so sick of douchebags doing LS swaps. And extra points for the Hollywood Knights reference.
Now I realize why you said ha ha about my comment about mine having a V6 ! The only problem I had with mine was the timing chain would stretch to the point it was hitting the cover . Went through about four of them . Nice car though .
I'm pretty sure the stick cars still had P RND21 with that gauge cluster. There's a blank plate that covered it that's held on with 2 screws. My 79 was a factory v6 with 3 speed in the floor but it had the long speedometer and no guages. Only idiot lights and the fuel gauge. My 85 has the same gauge cluster as yours but that ticking grandfather clock in the cluster had to go😂😂 I replaced it with a tach. Unfortunately they only have them for v8's so it's just for looks until the v8 goes in.
@@kevintyler8710 Whip it good! Corey and his El Camino almost had me buy a 71 El Camino last night! A friend rolled his over a couple of months ago (From Texas USA) and had a parts car that had some rust. Plan was to cut off the good stuff and put it on the rusty one. Would have been a two yr project probably. Wisdom prevailed!
@@pennyshotrodscustoms I know I sounded like the standard old joke but seriously, you could easily turbo that existing v6 with junkyard parts and keep the sleeper look but blow the doors off most v8’s. Much easier and cheaper than swapping in engines. It will drive smooth under normal load and really wake up when needed. Add a better cam and valve train and the power goes up even more, all on pump gas. But it’s definitely a cool Elco.
@@pennyshotrodscustoms in my opinion, you got the better deal then!. Building one myself right now👍🏻.. I must say she wears that green quite well. Hammer down brother!!