Classics Monthly

CADILLAC CONCEPTS

El Camino

The El Camino name was used by General Motors on a series of car-derived pick-ups wearing Chevrolet badges from 1959, but it had first appeared on this concept car from Cadillac built for the 1954 Motorama. General Motors had started to hold shows they called Transportation Unlimited Autorama from 1949, usually in conjunction with the New York Motor Show, where they would pull in the punters with concept cars and special models,

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