http://coloradok5.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1043853/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 So what ya think ??? 78 El Camino. I called GM and they ran the VIN. They claim it is a SS/Royal Knight. Maybe I hit the jack-pot. "Z16."

...78 El Camino. I called GM and they ran the VIN. They claim it is a SS/Royal Knight...."Z16."
There was no "Royal Knight in 78. The Z16 option was called "Black Knight" in 78.

...78 El Camino. I called GM and they ran the VIN. They claim it is a SS/Royal Knight...."Z16."
There was no "Royal Knight in 78. The Z16 option was called "Black Knight" in 78. Oh, okay, my bad. I knew it was a knight though. How rare is the SS/Black Knights ???

How rare is the SS/Black Knights ???
Do a search for Z16. There's a few discussions about it.

How rare is the SS/Black Knights ???
Do a search for Z16. There's a few discussions about it. Did a search, but couldn't find and info on production numbers.

http://elcaminocentral.com/article-34-thread-1-1.html

http://elcaminocentral.com/article-34-thread-1-1.html I looked at that, but it doesn't give any production numbers.

On 5th Gens I don't get very excited about Royal Knights, Black Knights, Red Knights on any kind of knights for that matter. Other than a few decals (which I don't particularly like the look of) there wasn't much to distinguish them from other El Camino's. The days when SS really meant that you had a performance package was all over by the 70's. I could be wrong but I think when the 5th Gens really become a collectors car whether or not that car is a SS or not, a Blaclk Knight or not is not going to mean too much (an exception would be the Choo Choo El Caminos.