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SS 305 V8
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SS 305 V8

5th gen · 1978–1987

Built from 1978 to 1987, the El Camino SS 305 V8 puts out 150 PS and 325 Nm from a 5.0-litre 8-cylinder petrol engine. It belongs to a generation that ran from 1978 to 1987.

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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement5.0 L
Cylinders8
FuelPetrol
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power148 hp
Torque325 Nm

STORY

Chevrolet introduced the El Camino in the fall of 1958 as a 1959 model, built on the Brookwood two-door wagon as an answer to Ford's 1957 Ranchero. It built 22,246 in the first year against 14,169 Rancheros, then 14,163 in 1960, and was dropped. The name returned in 1964 on the Chevelle, with 32,548 built that year. A separate SS396 version appeared in 1968, and the LS6 454 of 1970 was rated at 450 hp. GMC sold a twin as the Sprint from 1971 and as the Caballero from 1978. The 1978 redesign brought 54,286 built, and the El Camino ended with the 1987 model year.

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