Back in the “good ol’ days” at Jalopnik, Davey Johnson, Jonny Lieberman, and I would spend our days searching for examples of homemade El Camino-ized cartrucks. It sort of peaked in early ’07, when we found the Starionmino, but it’s taken until now for me to find a genuine El Accordamino live and in-person, parked just a block from my house. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1980s, 1984, 1984 Honda Accord, 1985, accord, Denver, Down On The Mile High Street, Down On The Street, el camino, Field Expedient Engineering, Honda, Honda Accord
Tagged as 1980s, 1984, 1984 Honda Accord, 1985, accord, Denver, Down On The Mile High Street, Down On The Street, el camino, Field Expedient Engineering, Honda, Honda Accord
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