1971 Chevrolet El Camino

SS

V8

Automatic

136801L166015

Clear

Gasoline

This is a true California 1971 SS Chevrolet El Camino. A/C car with bucket seats, SS mag wheels, Steel cowl hood with pins, SS emblems, SS dash with round gauges 5,000RPM redline tachometer and clock. V8, Turbo 350 auto transmission, 10 bolt rear end. Engine starts and runs strong, transmission shifts as it should and this car drives good. Car has been sitting for the last 2 years, last California registration 2011. New carpets and new door panels. Solid floors make this a great candidate for restoration or enjoy as is. There are small area's of rust in the lower fenders, doors and quarter panels that I am told are typical of these cars. I can provide more detailed pictures at the request of serious buyers.This car originally came with L65 350-2 (350 cu.in w/2 barrel carb) THAT IS NOT IN CAR NOW. The V8 motor runs strong and appears to be a later maybe 90's 305 or 350. The A/C is not connected at this time but appears to be all there. I am not sure of the ACTUAL MILAGE but the odo reads 29,953. Car is in Pleasanton California. Buyer is responsible for shipping and all incurred shipping costs. Deposit of $500 due within 48 hours of auction close. Full payment required within 7 days of auction close. I reserve the right to end the auction early as the car is advertised locally. The Body by Fisher tag decodes as: ST-71 13680 = 1971 El Camino Custom, Assembly Plant L = Van Nuys California, Unit Number 09161, TR-706 = Black Elk Coated Fabric (Bucket), Paint-26 = Mulsanne Blue, Paint-B = Black Vinyl Top, Time Built Code-05B = Second Week of May. All of this information that I have included was found on Chevellestuff.net using all of the info provided by this car. 1971 was yet another year of change for the SS option. In previous years the SS396 and SS454 options were performance oriented, meaning they included either a "396" or "454" high performance engine. With rising insurance concerns and costs, Chevrolet dropped the RPO Z25 SS396 option and changed the RPO Z15 SS454 option to simply Z15 SS Equipment option (hereafter referred to simply as Z15) and it became more of a dress-up option than a truly performance option.Unlike earlier years the only way to truly document a 1971 Chevelle as having the SS Equipment option is with some sort of paperwork showing the option itself. The warranty protect-o-plate card is no long of use to determine if the SS option was ordered or not UNLESS the protect-o-plate indicates a 454 engine. Since three other V8 engines could not only be ordered with the Z15 option, but without it as well, even having the engine numbers match the car's VIN is of no significance.For 1971, any optional V8 engine and transmission was now available which meant the L65 350-2, the L48 350-4, as well as the LS3 400-4 and LS5 454-4 engines could be ordered as well as any manual 4-speed or 3-speed automatic. The 307 cubic inch engine could not be ordered with the Z15 option since it was not an optional engine but rather the base V8 engine. Some claim the 307 was available early in the model year but no documented 307 has been reported with the Z15 option.Unlike previous years, not all SS-optioned Chevelles came with a 12-bolt rear end. The SS Equipment option was available with anyoptional V8 engine in 1971 as noted above. The L65 350-2bbl engine came standard with a 10-bolt rear end and only equipped with a 12-bolt rear end when the trailer option (RPO YD1) was ordered. The other 3 optional V8 engines (L48, LS3, and LS5) were outfitted with 12-bolt rear ends so when one of those engines was ordered along with the SS Equipment option a 12-bolt rear end was used. Positraction was still an option; an open rear end was standard. However, a 12-bolt rear end, as well as Positraction, was available on non-SS-optioned Chevelles as well so the presence of a 12-bolt (with or without Positraction) is not an indication of a 1971 SS-optioned Chevelle.