The 1972 El Camino is a car with a truck-style bed and V-8 engine. It made its debut in 1959 by Chevrolet and ran until 1987. The El Camino body style was based from the Chevelle. These are now considered classic cars and are collected by muscle car enthusiasts.
Body Style
The El Camino's front end is identical to the Chevrolet Chevelle. With the long hood and wrap around turn signals to the bow-tie grill design. It had a Chevelle station wagon wheelbase. These were large to be able to accommodate larger engines. The exterior and interior styling designs were derived from the Impala.
Engine Options
The El Camino was equipped for four different sizes of V-8 engines. These were: a 165 horsepower producing 350 cubic inch engine, the 175 horsepower producing 350 cubic inch motor, the 240 horsepower producing 402 cubic inch engine and the 270 horsepower producing 454 cubic inch engine. There was the option of a four-speed manual shift or the turbo-hydromatic automatic transmission.
Dimensions
The 1972 El Camino had the same size 116-inch wheelbase as the Chevelle sedan. It measured 201 inches in length and 75.4 inches wide. It was also 53.3 inches in height. The El Camino weighed 3,220 lb.
Torque Performance
The L65 350 V-8 engine with a bhp of 165 at 4,000 rpm produces 240 foot-pounds of torque at 2,400 rpm. The regular 350 V-8 engine with 175 bhp at 4,000 rpm produces 240 foot-pounds of torque at 2.400 rpm. The LS3 402 V-8 engine with 240 bhp at 4,400 rpm puts out 345 foot-pounds per 3,200 rpm. And the LS5 454 size V-8 engine with a bhp of 270 at 4,000 rpm produces a powerful 390 foot-pounds at 3,200 rpm. In 1972 the brake horsepower dropped for each of the engine sizes compared to previous years of the El Camino because of increasing government regulations on vehicle emissions.
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