Combining the best parts of a muscle car and pickup truck, the Chevy El Camino offered both fun behind the wheel, and extra space behind the cabin. However, what would this classic look like with a four-door body, rather than the traditional two-door? Now, one digital artist has rendered exactly that.
Coming to us from digital automotive stylist Oscar Vargas, who recently posted the new rendering to his Instagram feed (@wb.artist20), this four-door Chevy El Camino design work is based on a 1970 SS model, and looks closely related to the original in most aspects.
For example, the exterior color is unchanged, with Hugger Orange paint covering the Chevy from tip to tail, accented by chrome detailing for the fenders, window surrounds, and bumpers, plus a pair of black racing stripes running down the hood. The wheels are left unchanged as well, while quad headlamps and orange fog lights illuminate the way forward. Out back, we have the bed for all that added utility.
However, stuffed between the two ends of this Chevy El Camino is a four-door cabin space. The muscle car attitude remains, but the center section offers extra passenger room and seating for those owners that need it.
To top it off, the artist kept the original bed length, which means this is one very lengthy Chevrolet. This thing so long, it almost looks like a limousine, and it probably handles like a boat as well.
Regardless, we’re sure there’s at least a few Chevy El Camino fans out there who have dreamed of a four-door model variant. Naturally, all that extra steel would necessitate a decently powerful V8 engine under the hood, not only to move the thing, but also to justify the SS badges found on the nose and fenders.
These days, speed and practicality are a popular combination, and although we’re not sure how this reimagined four-door Chevy El Camino will land with fans, it’s an interesting idea all the same.
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What a waste of a good car if done.
If you even would entertain this you need to do two things. One start with a 4 door hard top so no post. Two you shorten the bed.
Slow news day?
Hey “artist” stop imagining!!
Back in 1970 nobody would have bought a 4-door to Camino. Not sure about today?
No way Hose, artist needs a refresh on his brain, that is butt ugly, that would have less sales than the SSR that gave Chevy their own Edsel.
Would be a unique ride ! You want FUGLY? The new GMC’s & Chevy pickups! Fords are not much better in looks!!
Just because you can render does not mean you should.
Hey, it’s custom, you know that thing that has been going on since the chariot days and gives millions of people a reason to live life apart from the conventional mindset.
Wrong – totally wrong. It would be interesting to see a modern yet holding classic elements El Camino. Kind of like the Camaro.
Terrible
I just ran to my garage looking at my 1970 El Camino with great relief, had a BAD dream it was turned into a four door!
Dumb. Use the doors from a station wagon. The slant in the driver’s door window was necessary for the two-door roofline in the Camino.
My family has been in the custom car biz since the 30s. In my 65 years in it as a bobby and business, I was a custom pinstriper for 45 years and have laid my hand and brush on every sort of vehicle imaginable doing simple lines to wild and crazy designs. The people and their individuality taught me a lot about the psychology of cars and humanity. I’ve learned that 99% of the population will not understand what we do and why. The commenters here verify that fact. You can argue, give thumbs down and criticize the writer, but the market for custom cars, EV’s too, is growing exponentially and more so for vehicles that are different. My clients and those of many shops are paying 6 and 7 figures to have their dream, or nightmare, ride built. But we strange vehicle customizers are a rebellious group and that’s what makes this $100 billion dollar industry great…we never follow normal.
El Camino – there is no substitute for the original.
Viva El Camino!!!
Orange fog lights? You mean the factory bumper mounted turn signals? Who’s writing this stuff?
People imagining and rendering custom cars is fine by me, and technology has made it far easier and faster to do. Don’t get down on the artist for having a creative vision. Feel free to bust on the author that doesn’t know the difference between turn signals and fog lamps though.