{"product_id":"monogram-1978-chevy-el-camino-3-n-1","title":"Monogram 1978 Chevy El Camino 3’N 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1957, Ford established a new segment in the U.S. market with its automobile platform-based utility vehicle the Ranchero.In 1959, Chevrolet responded with its own car-truck combo, the El Camino, which was based on the two-door Brookwood station wagon with a cargo bed in the rear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere have been five generations of the Chevrolet El Camino culminating with the 1978-1987 variant. Café standards in the late ’70s forced carmakers to downsize many of their products, and the El Camino was no exception. Chevy transferred the El Camino to the sleeker Malibu platform, where it proved successful and stayed, with minor styling changes, until it was discontinued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRevell’s 1978 Chevy El Camino represents the first year for the new and last generation of the utility vehicle, and the overall dimensions represent this icon well. Inside the box reside five plastic bags gathering all the parts, plus three sets of tires for the three possible build variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo start, decide upon your preferred engine and chassis combo. For the engine, you can go with a naturally aspirated or a turbocharged V6; the turbocharged version uses proprietary parts for the exhaust and hood. I chose to assemble the V6 naturally aspirated and mixed in parts from both engine options. The chassis comes as numerous parts to allow you to build your El Camino as a lowrider, a street machine, or factory stock. It was the lowrider for me. When I mocked it up, the stock suspension made the car look like it was riding on a 4WD suspension; way too high. Overall, the stance was vastly improved by using the lowered suspension from the lowrider along with the optional five-spoke Cragar mag wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leonard's Cleaning and Hobby Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44373395046445,"sku":"031445044915","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/leonardsvac.com\/products\/monogram-1978-chevy-el-camino-3-n-1","provider":"Leonard's Cleaning and Hobby Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}