From what I have read, El Caminos are big out there.... that's funny because I was out there late last year and didn't see many of them.. What is it, alot of the monied people just keep them as garage queens, what?

Think it'd be worth driving one out there to sell it? Sure worth it if I get an extra 2000 or so, but, I'm leaning towards thinking that they'd be the type to want something all original with maybe five miles on it

However, I also know there are alot of monied kids out that way who are always looking for a cheap (under 10k) toy to destroy, too

What do you guys think... road trip time?
I'm in Kansas
Too cold here, anyway
And I love driving something with a motor in it
I'm not a full blown Elco head.. but,
This car is so much fun to drive

I've never heard of that. Infact, I always heard it was opposite. A non rusted el camino fetches more money in areas where they are typically rusted out due to harsh winters. But what do I know?

I've never heard of that. Infact, I always heard it was opposite. A non rusted el camino fetches more money in areas where they are typically rusted out due to harsh winters. But what do I know?


Ah, I see... That would make alot more sense
Maybe I misunderstood and people look for them there because they're cheaper, then??

Used to see a LOT of them along the coast
They were marketed to beach goers, and construction/farming/service people.
more than half of them were buit in California----Fremont, Van Nuys.

But these beach trucks rusted out as most coastal cars do
and the cars that went to other occupations were just flat worn out or beat to death.

Even as a teen in Idaho-- a 3yr old Elky was most likely beat all to hell from the farming roads, and the inevitable teen farmer playing in the fields..

Remember the early ChevyVans, Econolines, and Dodge A-100.
cool little box trucks that after 73 were all but completely gone----

I've never heard of that. Infact, I always heard it was opposite. A non rusted el camino fetches more money in areas where they are typically rusted out due to harsh winters. But what do I know?

I think El Corvino hit it on the head perfectly. Classic cars are worth more in the area where most old cars would rust in the winter time. Perfect example! I am looking for an 1978-79 Bronco and in PA NJ and delaware they go for min 2000-10000. Almost all of them have rust on them in one place or another. Now if you go to Lets say California to look for the same thing they go 1000-5000 in mint condition. So right there you lose a ton of mnoey right from where you live at.

I've seen elcos really cheap. Like $6000 for a fully restored big block! I'd say mine was a steal. $2000 for my 1970 that's reliable enough to DD and has little rust. It needed an interioir and paint wasn't that good but the body was straight. But anyways I've never heard that LA is full of them but I'm in San Francisco. It's full of mustangs up here

If you're intent on selling it....EBAY TIME!!! If there are Californians in the market they'll be looking there.

I think El Corvino hit it on the head perfectly. Classic cars are worth more in the area where most old cars would rust in the winter time. Perfect example! I am looking for an 1978-79 Bronco and in PA NJ and delaware they go for min 2000-10000. Almost all of them have rust on them in one place or another. Now if you go to Lets say California to look for the same thing they go 1000-5000 in mint condition. So right there you lose a ton of mnoey right from where you live at.

Where do you live? I've been kind of running back between Texas and Philly/Delaware for awhile now. I think I'll finally be moving back down south completely this year. :texas:

I think there are other factors though that relate to the rust areas such as requiring storage to get out of harsh weather, amount of driving weather, convertibles, supply and demand, etc.

Well with the example I was using I am looking for a 78-79 Bronco. a lot of people drive them during the winter time and use the plowing. Most if not all of them driven in the winter time have rust on them in some form somewhere. If you find a mint one around lets say Philly it will cost about 6-10000. Now for the same Bronco in lets say Arizona mint you could get it for 4-6000. It all depends on where you live that affects the price. It takes a person much more time the preserve an older car in places where they get harsh winters and where the salt trucks put salt down on the roads.

Now with supply and demand that does play a factor but only a small one. With the 78-79 Bronco they did not make a lot of them, but there is no price differences because of that. It is all basically really what condition it is in and where you live.

So basically more use for snow and plowing while as most other collector cars won't have this issue.

Don't think that you can come out here with any rust and expect to get a premium price. There seem to be a fair amount of ECs here, just check Craig's List in Los Angeles to get a realistic idea of prices and numbers. The myth of spoiled rich kids with money to burn is just that, a myth. Yes, if you live at the coast, your car can rust, but for the most part the cars here are rust free and freeway driven. Your odds of finding older cars in decent shape are pretty good when compared to other parts of the country.

Where do you live? I've been kind of running back between Texas and Philly/Delaware for awhile now. I think I'll finally be moving back down south completely this year. :texas:

I think there are other factors though that relate to the rust areas such as requiring storage to get out of harsh weather, amount of driving weather, convertibles, supply and demand, etc.


My family is from Delaware.. Father use to work in Philly.. We use to live in Symrna most of the family is in Wilmington

Matter of fact I was just in philly last month and I'm on my way back in a couple of weeks.. hadn't been back in years
I love it out there
Texas is nice as hell, too...
If you're ever down by corpus go on over the bridge to north padre island.... insane accommodations for low low prices.. for 200 a night we had three bedroom, split level, two balconies on the beach, fully stocked kitchen, 2½ bath.. was just unreal

Just don't ever go through Kansas
It's a black hole
You'll never make it back out


Oh and if you need DFW to PHL give AA a try... Avoid Delta like a horrible plague.. I flew them to LA back in NOV and never will fly Delta again. They cancel and delay everything. Everything. If you go to AA.com you can get roundtrip PHL to ICT for $200+- and it's by way of DFW (or ORD) ... so DWF to PHL would probably be even cheaper!!! $200 roundtrip with one stop no delays!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

I think El Corvino hit it on the head perfectly. Classic cars are worth more in the area where most old cars would rust in the winter time. Perfect example! I am looking for an 1978-79 Bronco and in PA NJ and delaware they go for min 2000-10000. Almost all of them have rust on them in one place or another. Now if you go to Lets say California to look for the same thing they go 1000-5000 in mint condition. So right there you lose a ton of mnoey right from where you live at.


I've been looking for some kind of deal where I can make money transporting something.. for example, buy up air conditioners when it's cold as heck in philly and truck them down to Florida..... something like that

Yeah Texas is great. Corpus is nice too. I was down visiting over the summer and had a bayview.

As for moving stuff, I know in Texas a lot of people buy up cars and take them to Mexico. Not sure about anything possible in Northeast, but if you figure it out count me in on it while I'm still up here.

I know out here in Bakersfield there are quite a few El Caminos. I haven't looked in a while but a few years ago when I was in the market for a new car there were a lot for sale anywhere from $1K-$15k

Yeah Texas is great. Corpus is nice too. I was down visiting over the summer and had a bayview.

As for moving stuff, I know in Texas a lot of people buy up cars and take them to Mexico. Not sure about anything possible in Northeast, but if you figure it out count me in on it while I'm still up here.


I've heard of that..
I know alot of guys use to export to Arabia... they like big American cars, Caprice, Mercedes, etc
Well I guess they consider Mercedes to be big and "American enough"
LoL over here

Bakersfield has tons of rust free iron, and cheap too. I only had one parking spot and hence only owned one car when I was living there... That was probably a good thing, I'd have had to sell or move them all back to Alaska last summer!

So basically more use for snow and plowing while as most other collector cars won't have this issue.

Yeah that is how it goes. So that is why what you said is a little inaccurate from what I have seen looking at craigslist.

Bakersfield has tons of rust free iron, and cheap too. I only had one parking spot and hence only owned one car when I was living there... That was probably a good thing, I'd have had to sell or move them all back to Alaska last summer!

Hey at least you got out of Bako. I'm still working on that lol

Hey at least you got out of Bako. I'm still working on that lol


My lady friend out there in LA she said I talked in my sleep about going to Bakersfield to pick up some ladders... :poke:Wake up :poke:...... I don't know what it even is, or if I'd ever heard of it before..... but I guess I was pretty intent on getting those damned ladders!!!

Must have been a really good deal :dontknow:

My lady friend out there in LA she said I talked in my sleep about going to Bakersfield to pick up some ladders... :poke:Wake up :poke:...... I don't know what it even is, or if I'd ever heard of it before..... but I guess I was pretty intent on getting those damned ladders!!!

Must have been a really good deal :dontknow:

LMAO:nanawrench:

LMAO:nanawrench:
LADDERS!!
If you're in Bakersfield BUY LADDERS!!

:confused::dontknow::confused:

Bakersfield's not too bad... smoggy though! And kinda warm in the summer! (especially for this born and raised Alaskan) I'm 99% sure I'll be back though once things pick up again in the oilfield. If, I should say, when I come back I'm gonna live in Tehachapi I think... I've commuted 100+ miles a day most of my life so that's not too bad, and Tehachapi gets you up out of everything Bako has to offer! :yell: Last summer I left Bakersfield for Los Angeles at first for a few months... wow... talk about night and day! So close yet so different. Too many people everywhere you go in LA, and crazy traffic at like 4AM until 9PM. I like smaller places like Bako, and even smaller like Tehachapi! I'll bring my El Camino with me, or get it shipped at least, and have myself a great project car to work on with easy to find parts! :nanawrench:

LADDERS!!
If you're in Bakersfield BUY LADDERS!!

:confused::dontknow::confused:

I'll get right on that... actually i might need a new one lol

Cali is nowhere near as bad as I always thought that it would be
Tooling around the state with a rich daddies girl didn't hurt anything LOL over here
But the people there seemed to have good attitudes on them, more reasonable and laid back than I ever imagined
I could never live in Cali because of the government... but the people, hell, they're alright for the most part!!

Cali is nowhere near as bad as I always thought that it would be
Tooling around the state with a rich daddies girl didn't hurt anything LOL over here
But the people there seemed to have good attitudes on them, more reasonable and laid back than I ever imagined
I could never live in Cali because of the government... but the people, hell, they're alright for the most part!!

Yeah, the government and cost of living are killers. But for the most part especially around the central coast the people are really cool and helpful.

Yeah, the government and cost of living are killers. But for the most part especially around the central coast the people are really cool and helpful.

I liked this little place called Newport Beach
It was nice and clean and relaxed

I liked this little place called Newport Beach
It was nice and clean and relaxed

Yeah, when I actually get a day off I tend to spend it in Morro Bay or Cambria. Can't wait to get my Elky tagged/smogged/running constantly so i can take her to the beach