78 gmc caballero11/27/2023 The GMC Sprints used the fourth generation El Camino body style. For most purposes it’s been said that parts from the El Camino can be used on the GMC Caballero.įor the 1985 model year the Caballero was built with a fuel-injected 262 cubic inch V-6 producing 145 hp The 305 cubic inch V-8 continued but the diesel option disappeared. There were many mechanical and styling characteristics shared by the Caballero and El Camino. The El Camino came out again in 1964 with the Chevy Malibu body style.Ĭaballero’s Similarities With the El Camino The El Camino came out by Chevrolet in 1959 and as an answer to the Ford’s Ranchero that first generation lasted only two years. The Chevy El Camino had a much longer run than the GMC Caballero. For collectors this is a positive since the GMC Caballero is rare compared to the Chevy El Camino. The relative unawareness of the model by many and it’s late arrival certainly was a big factor in Caballero’s lower sales numbers. What is even more surprising is how long it took for GMC to bring out a car/truck hybrid after the El Camino was introduced in 1959. The Caballero never sold at the volume that the El Camino achieved and there were many people unaware that GMC produced a vehicle similar to the El Camino. The GMC Caballero and the Chevrolet El Camino looked so similar that it was difficult to tell one from the the other without looking at their nameplates. From that time the Caballero was produced through 1987. They produced the Sprint from 1971 through 1977 at which time they changed the vehicle’s name to the Caballero beginning with the 1978 model year. GMC began producing a truck/car utility vehicle in 1971 named the “Sprint”. GMC’s Caballero and the Chevrolet El Camino The Caballero came standard with power brakes, an AM/FM radio, and power steering. The 1985 offerings included the Base, Amarillo and Diablo packages. These were the Diablo, Laredo, and Amarillo packages. The three trim options offered during Caballero production all used Spanish names.
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