Harry Bradley's 1964 Chevrolet

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Harry's El Camino custom photographed in front of his 1951 Chevrolet custom. While the 1951 Chevrolet was restyled by Harry and Herb Gary, the El Camino featured work by the Alexander Brothers in Detroit. Harry designed the El Camino while he worked as a designer for GM, and it actually served as the prototype for the all-new production 1968 Chevrolet El Camino. Photo from The Ray Soff Photo Collection.
The first version of Harry Bradley's El Camino
The La Jolla and Harry Bradley's 1964 Chevrolet ElCamino in an ad for Champion Spark Plugs in Mexhanix Illustrated November 1972
The second version of the El Camino, also known as Blind Faith
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1964 Chevrolet El Camino designed by Harry Bradley. The first version of the car was built by the Alexander Brothers in 1965. The car was built while Bradley worked as a designer for General Motors, and served as the prototype for the all-new production 1968 Chevrolet El Camino.

The second version of the car is also known as Blind Faith. Bradley began building Blind Faith in 1973. The car was completed 10 years later. The second version of the car was powered by a rear-mounted 1967 Oldsmobile Tornado V-8 that produced 395-horsepowers.


Magazine features and appearances

Rod & Custom July 1968


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