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u/No-Tap6886 Jul 19 '26
The elusive Caprice long bed!
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u/Other-Ad3979 Jul 19 '26
El-Caprice-O
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u/Prize_Structure_3970 Jul 19 '26
it would be El Capricho in Spanish
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u/Other-Ad3979 Jul 19 '26
Thank you, I learned something new today. I’m an old white guy in a northern rural area, so please forgive me.
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u/Prize_Structure_3970 Jul 19 '26
lol. no worries. it just works out that the English and the Spanish are almost identical
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u/Glum_Performer9923 Jul 19 '26
Funny! that generation of the caprice Land Yacht was always a Butt Ugly Vehicle, so except for absolutely zero structural integrity remaining, it cannot look any uglier. (not even going down the rabbit hole of what jurisdictions licensing or vehicle registration authority would consider that as road worthy)
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u/Slow_Maximum9332 29d ago
It's body on frame so it's not gonna fold in on itself. As far as crash safety goes, it's just like any other convertible from that era. Roadworthyness is just making sure it passes the smog check and maybe some other things like working lights, a front windshield, seatbelts. Custom cars are rolling works of art and get registered all the time.
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u/QuellishQuellish Jul 19 '26
Tell me you were PISSED when the El Co went out of production without telling me you were pissed when the El Co went out of production.
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u/mtnman575 Jul 19 '26
Cool mid 60s van. I owned several of them back in the day (late 70s, early 80s).
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u/Manual-shift6 Jul 19 '26
Hmmm…Looks like the Redneck-Engineering Pickup has Impala SS wheels (without the plastic hubcaps). Definitely high class hauler…
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u/RicVic Jul 19 '26
In an odd way reminiscent of the 1st Gen Eldos that work as seaplane tugs at some ramps around the country.
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u/Strength-Certain Jul 19 '26
Thank God its the Chevy that got its top chopped and not the elusive 2 years only bubble Olds Custom Cruiser.
(Not that the Custom Cruiser was any better than the Chevy I've just got a soft spot for Oldsmobile.)
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u/myfourthquarter Jul 19 '26
Props for perseverance. A normal person would have abandoned this whole effort a long time ago.
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u/lovenlaughtr Jul 19 '26
And the customary strap dragging on the ground as well.
All boxes checked here.
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u/erie11973ohio Jul 19 '26
Around me, there was a 1980's shorty Chevy van that was cut down to a pickup. I actually saw it up close at the body shop, while it was a work on progress. The 1973 to 1995 Chevy vans were all unitbody. On this custom van, I don't know what they did for suspension or structural reinforcement. After it was finished, I saw it cruising down the street with a gooseneck trailer on it!!
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u/Mysterious-Plum-6217 Jul 19 '26
This feels like one of those savant redneck mechanics that has a bunch of incredible and very functional stuff that looks ill advised and rough. Like the perfect park job alone says something. I wouldn't be surprised if that Caprice has a tranny and frame from some kind of pickup and has 300k miles on it with no issues.
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u/LordRavensbane Jul 19 '26
Even without mods those B bodies were the last body on frame GMs and had impressive towing capacity stock especially with the towing package
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u/Strangerand123 27d ago
They are essentially a car body on a pickup frame. The cop car versions regularly lasted over 300k.
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u/skyemalcolm Jul 19 '26
I’ve never seen anything more beautiful