1970 Chevrolet
El Camino
There's nothing quite like El Camino. Period. Car-like luxury, combined with El Camino toughness, makes it unlike anything you've ever worked, ran errands, shopped or vacationed in. When there's work to be done, El Camino has the strength and stamina of a pickup. With a double-walled, double-strong box that's built to take it. And the same muscles that let you shoulder your way through truck-sized jobs, let you cruise along turnpikes, handle family-sized trailers with ease. There is a wide choice of El Camino power-team combinations to pick from. The standard Six has been upped to 250 cu. in. for '70. Followed by five V8s that go all the way to 350 horsepower. Choose 3- or 4-speed, Powerglide or Turbo Hydra-matic trans-mission. Then pick your options. Because just as El Camino is no ordinary vehicle, neither is its list of options. There are five vinyl top colors. Power steering, brakes and windows. Special wheel covers. Four-Season air conditioning. AM/FM radio. Even a new level indicator for washer fluid. Or why not go all the way? And get all the extras of the SS 396 option: Besides the 396-cu.-in. powerplant under a special raised hood, there are front disc brakes and sport wheels. Special-duty springs, stabilizers and shocks, front and rear. Plus a whole string of special comforts and accents. The kinds of things that make any El Camino unlike anything else on the road.
| 250 Six | 307 V8 | 350 V8 | 350 V8 | 400 V8 | SS 396 V8 | |
| Displacement (nominal) | 250 | 307 | 350 | 350 | 400 | 396 |
| Compression Ratio | 8.5 to 1 | 9 to 1 | 9 to 1 | 10.25 to 1 | 10.25 to 1 | 10.25 to 1 |
| Gross Horsepower @ rpm | 155 @ 4200 | 200 @ 4600 | 250 @ 4800 | 300 @ 4800 | 330 @ 4800 | 350 @ 5200 |
| Gross Torque ft.-lbs. @ rpm | 235 @ 1600 | 300 @ 2400 | 345 @ 2800 | 380 @ 3200 | 410 @ 3200 | 415 @ 3400 |
Standard Equipment - Front Suspension: IFS with coil springs; capacity 1900 lbs. Springs: Coil; capacity 950 Ibs. Shock Absorbers: 1" diameter. Rear Suspension: Rear axle capacity 2700 Ibs. Springs: Coil; capacity 1100 lbs. Shock Absorbers rear: Air booster type; may be adjusted by varying air pressure to meet load requirements. Engine: 155-hp 250 Six standard on six-cylinder models; 200-hp. 307 V8 standard on V8 models. Clutch: 9⅛" diameter (6-cylinder engine); 10⅜" diameter (307 & 350 V8's); 11" diameter (300-hp 350, 396 and 400 V8's). Transmission: 3-speed manual. Electrical: Battery, 45-amp.-hr. Directional signals, front and rear. Backup lights. Front and rear marker lights. Generator: 37-amp. Delcotron. Windshield Wipers: Dual electric with washers. Seat Belts: Three; driver, center and passenger. Shoulder Belts: Driver and passenger. Head restraints: Driver and passenger. Tires: Five fiberglass-belted E78 x 14 (6 cylinder models), F78 x 14 (V8 models), G70 x 14 White Stripe with SS 396.
Optional Equipment - Four-Season Air Conditioning. HD Battery. Custom Deluxe Seat & Shoulder Belts. Positraction Rear Axle. Appearance Guard Group. Power Brakes. HD Clutch. Console. Power Door Locks. Temperature Controlled Radiator Fan. Cowl Induction Hood (SS 396). 63-amp. Delcotron Generators. Tinted Glass. Special Instrumentation. Auxiliary Lighting. HD Radiator. AM Pushbutton Radio. AM/FM Push-button Radio. Vinyl Roof Cover. Strato-bucket Seats. Comfortilt Steering Wheel. Variable-ratio Power Steering. Special Front and Rear Suspension. Wheel Covers. Rally Wheels. Power Windows. Powerglide. Turbo Hydra-matic. 4-Speed. 4-Speed Close-Ratio
Looks alone haven't kept El Camino far and away the most popular vehicle of its kind ever built. Start looking for the features that mean safety and practicality and El Camino looks even better than ever in 1970. With things like improved side marker lights. Easier reading instruments. New fiberglass-belted tires for longer life and better traction. And plenty more to make it the most vehicle for your money again in '70.
One sample of El Camino luxury bucket seats set over deep-pile and you'll wonder if there's carpeting. With options like a really any other way to work or center console added. Floor play. What we call El Camino's mounted shift. Or special standard interior actually starts instrument package that gives where others leave off. Then you temperature, oil pressure there's a custom interior for and ammeter gauges, plus even more of everything. Or go tach. While outside there are right to the top: To a Super twelve new colors for '70 to go Sport 396 interior with Strato - with El Camino's all-new styling.
Don't let the word standard fool you. El Camino is anything but. The vinyl bench-type seat is padded with thick foam. Color-keyed in saddle, blue or black to the exterior. Steering-column-mounted ignition switch locks both wheel and transmission lever. Safety features include: breakaway ashtray, full-depth armrests, energy-absorbing windshield pillars, non-glare finishes, seat belts for three, adjustable head restraints and shoulder belts on each side.
All the regular El Camino interior is, and more. Like deeply textured vinyl on the seats that not only looks and feels lux-urious, but is easy to keep that way. With wood-grain trim around the instrument panel. And the rich comfort of thick pile carpeting underfoot. Padded dash. Low-profile steering wheel. Even the convenience of a glove compartment light. Interior colors are coordinated to your choice of the 15 exterior colors, including a dozen new ones for 1970.
