Ground Shaking “EL MEANO”

A ’69 El Camino that’s got as much “show” as it has “go”

As told by Frank Swobodzien # 17030533 • Apopka FL

Photography by Colin Date

This ’69 El Camino was a five-year project that tested my patience and commitment to the auto restoration hobby. I purchased the body from the owner in Nevada in 2005. The intention was to build a pro-street truck unlike all the others seen at car shows. Even though I own seven cars (all Chevy products), I wanted something different. Something I could build without all the high tech electronics, something like we did when we were teenagers.