This particular car is also equipped with power windows, air conditioning and an AM/FM radio. The package included hood graphics, the side decal, a front air dam, black grille, sport mirrors, tri-tone pinstriping, black quarter window moldings and a Royal Knight-branded glove compartment. They weren’t rare, and they were mechanically the same as any other El Camino of the time. It being a Royal Knight edition doesn’t mean much beyond the car’s aesthetics. The El Camino’s two-spoke wheel just has a few less buttons than the C8’s. If you were thinking C8 Corvette, your mind was going the same direction as us. The steering wheel reminds us of something very modern. It’s very red, and even comes with the Royal Knight-branded floor mats. What actually is feisty is that interior. The speedometer went all the way to 80 mph. It had a raucous (read: sarcasm) 200-cubic-inch V6 mated to a three-speed automatic transmission that made 94 horsepower and 154 pound-feet of torque. If you know your El Camino history, you’d know this 1979 model was built near the start of the end, the final generation of the Chevy car truck (or truck car, whichever way you like it). However, this Royal Knight is the El Camino of the moment over on Bring a Trailer, so let’s take a look. Then again, maybe you have the El Camino on your mind after seeing the new " Breaking Bad" movie trailer. In fact, chances are you don’t dream of El Caminos to begin with. The 1979 Chevrolet El Camino Royal Knight is probably not your dream El Camino.
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