"Twistin’ Texan" El Camino

[ricky-whiteParticipant]

Nice picture

[dinoKeymaster]

This one in a new batch of photos from brian…First Win For Tex…….the shoe polish days.

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[paul-ceasrine]

quote DINO:

This one in a new batch of photos from brian…First Win For Tex…….the shoe polish days.

This should be from 1968. Tex in his Stocker Day’s

1968 El Camino SS 396 ~ 396/350 HP
* Shipping Weight; #3367 lbs.
* Should be ‘D/Stock’ {9.50 to 9.99 Wt/HP}

[paul-ceasrine]

1969

Before the ‘El Camino’ was lettered.

D/G = 9.50 to 10.99 {Weight-to-Cubic Inches}

Tex would have had to have the ‘El Camino’ come in at {#3662 lbs.} to
qualify for D/G in 1969 with the 396 Big-Block.

The 1968 El Camino ‘SS 396’ had a Shipping Weight of #3367 lbs. and
Curb Weight of #3510 lbs.

In ‘Gas Class’, you could add #100 lbs. of Ballast, and you could also
utilize ‘2’ Heavy-Duty Batteries with a maximum weight of #150 lbs.

[paul-ceasrine]

C/G

1970 and later

* C/G ….. 8.00 to 9.49 Wt/HP

Maximum Ballast
* 100 lbs. of Ballast permitted
* 150 lbs. {Two Batteries permitted}

“No Hidden Ballast”

If ‘Tex’ was running a 427, the 1968 El Camino could weigh no less than #3416 lbs.

If ‘Tex’ was running a 454, the 1968 El Camino could weigh no less than #3632 lbs.

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