El Cutlass or Camino Supreme?

i have seen one on with a lumina ltz front end for sale on autotrader

I was thinking a long time ago about putting a Seville front clip on my 79 Eldorado (Paris coupe conversion), but wasn’t sure if it would work or be popular.

Your car proves that it is doable and very hip, nice work and very good taste. Look forward to seeing the final paint job.

Even both being G Bodies, it’s still hard work. I’ve always wanted to do that swap myself. It would be nice with a 3rd gen Camaro rearend for the rear disc and the cars Master cylinder/booster with those rims that look like Monte Carlo SS rims that the 1st gen S series came with or those rims.

On a related note theres a I think 2nd gen s-10/sonoma with an 80’s BMW headlight and grille treatment. then I saw a red on that looked like a truck GM made just for BMW or it was an Isuzu, hah!

Looking nice Mike! What the hell is an Elky clip?

nice el camino

Good question Bryant but no. I was originally going to put everything from the El Camino back in the Cutlass and run it as a derby car since all I needed for the interior was the driver’s seat and column, but I scrapped the idea due to the soft/non existant frame and tendency for these cars to fold like lawnchairs even with good frames. If you look on my site there’s pictures of the Cutlass being hauled away, I got $100 for the shell from a guy who wanted the 305. I’ve still got the Elky front clip and doors in my backyard, for sale on kajiji Brantford.

Michael,

That is a massive undertaking, I am amazed at what you have accomplished, when your are all done take me for a ride.
I just wish I had some of your talent, I am so very proud of you.

Is he gonna throw the elky clip on the cutlass and sell that one?

Nice, I’ve seen one at a local car show with a grand prix front clip on it. I think they called it a grand camino.

Yes Chris, the doors are a direct bolt up, the hinges are the same. It almost closes properly, I’m leaving it to the pros to do the final fit. I did have to use the doors to fit the fenders. I hadn’t planned to, I was going to just swap over the regulator, glass and door panel to the Elky door but there was a huge gap between the rear of the fender and the front edge of the door. Also I tried to use as many Cutlass parts as I could, my intention being to build a Cutlass pickup and not just an El Camino with a Cutlass front clip.
For anyone interested I’ve got a poll on my page to pick an official namr for this beast.
Thanks again to everyone for the kind words and positive feedback. I just wanted to build something unique, I really didn’t think so many of you would dig it!

are the Doors a direct bolt up? did you have to use those doors because of the cutlass fenders?

I also did something very similar to this years ago using mid to late ’70s versions of the El Camino and a Cutlass 442. I’ve always beed a big fan of unique cars like this. Very good work!

You have a brilliant idea there. You are truly being resourceful, yet tasteful all at the same time. Just do us a favor and remove all badging that you can. That will add to a cleaner appearance. I anticipate your new photos.

I think this is a very creative idea. As a long time Oldsmobile lover and owner of a 68 442 Convertible, I’d love to give my efforts in hte painting and interior design sceme for this project. Go for it. By not call it a 221, or half of a 442…

very nice ive never seen this ive seen the luxury sport and the grand national front ends but never this you should try painting it two tone like the 83 hurst with decals and all and make your own sport version EL SUPREMO HURST! lol

The name sounds like a new Taco Bell Burrito HAHA. Nice Custom tho.

Looks Hot!

I love it!! I would have used the euro front clip personally. Has anyone seen pics of the El Camino with this same conversion done, but they used a Luxury Sport Monte Carlo front end, REAL CLEAN!

downright sexy. i love both those cars… and together its almost like porn.

F-in’ love it!!!

HAHA funny! And Cool too! I Like it.

thats pretty sweet really unique

that is one badass ride I love it

STEVE wins the name game: “El supremo” defies all.

and I may be wrong, but I’m pretty sure Mistold thinks its “Awesome Man!!”

I like it, i want to see and older combo too like Late 60s-Early 70s together, but i think this combo looks great together

A kid I went to high school with (back in 2000) did this exact thing as a project with his dad. they called it an “Olds Camino” Even took the “olds” from an oldsmobile badge and the “camino” from an el camino badge and put them on the fenders.

I’d like to thank everyone for their kind words, I’m very honored to be feautured like this. I know not everyone’s going to like what I’ve done or think it’s a big deal, but remember it’s not just the front end cosmetics, I’ve got 150+ hours into this but most of it was switching over the full Cutlass interior, wiring harness and all. Anyways, thanks aagain to all, I can’t wait for everyone to see my vision complete, unfortunatly it’s out of my hands and I’ve been bugging my bodyman like crazy to get on it!

Yea that is cool….

haha, mike is so cool. so unique. why have one when you could have both. hahaha. gotta love the El Cutlass/camino supreme. i really think that we need more people like that who build, not buy. hahaha way to go.

I can’t argue his point. My auto hero Chip Foose does this kind of thing, and the results are stunning. Obviously this guy can’t claim he has a factory ‘one-off’ because we get to watch him create it, but then he does have a “one-off” kind of unique car that looks like a factory could have made it. Damn the purist! This is what real car lovers do (when thier not polishing the rare ones that is!)

Nice and unique! Crazy but very sane.

awesome man!

awesome man!

awesome man!

nice el cutty

Why not call it El Supremeo

It’s great! At least it’s made fom two GM vehicles instead of some retarded-ass combo like dodge and ford combined.

Its a neat idea, but it wont look like one car to me untill its painted and some better wheels thrown on.
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Good choice, Dare to be different

dude, this shit’s ILL right here! Good luck with it, and I can’t wait to see it done. All he needs to do now is throw the turbo V6 from a Grand National, and it will be a frahnkenshteen to the max.

screw everyone who doesnt like it theyre probably jealous i think its awesome

Such hate out there…
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It’s a nicely done project, that looks great!
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Some of you need to go out and get a beer or something…
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Seriously….
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No heart and soul?
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I guess the poor ZR1 and CTS-V better get in line behind the Tin Man…

Hell, I like it. You are right that it is nothing that is a huge deal, since they are the same platform, but it still looks cool. Good work man.

Sweet! Great job!

its things like this that made gm survive and adapt in the 80’s. god bless the g-body. when ever i need a part for my 82 el camino i have a ton of choices to get it from in the junkyard. very nice camino supreme.

honestly its the same platform so this really isnt that hard or unique. Your right James, its things like these thats ruining GM

I hate the fact that all of GM’s cars are capable of switches like this… takes away from the unique aspect of the front end swap.

I think GM has no heart and soul in their cars anymore, let alone brains.

I like it.
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The lines match.
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Great Job!!!

I like the idea.
Better than most melding of two cars.