El camino car 19801/1/2024 1983 - The slow-selling 4.4L 267 cid V8 is dropped this year, leaving the 229 V6, 305 V8 and the diesel 350 V8.No more manual transmissions were available. 1982 - Restyled nose this year with quad headlamps and eggcrate grille - the look that would last until its demise in 1987.The Diablo package discontinued after this year. The 4-speed automatic becomes available on the 305 V8. The 3.3L 200 cid V6 and 5.7L 350 gas V8 are both discontinued this year, leaving the 229 cid V6, 267 and 305 cid V8 and the diesel 350 cid V8. Slightly restyled dashboard, eliminating the horizontal "strip style" speedometer. All engines except the diesel gain GM's lockup torque converter. 1981 - Another new grille, this one with horizontal bars versus the vertical bars of last year.The Buick-built 231 cid V6 is replaced with a Chevy-built 229 cid V6. The wretched 5.7L 350 cid Oldsmobile Diesel engine makes its debut this year, available only with 3-speed automatic. 1980 - Another revised grille this year.A 4.4L 267 cid V8 was a new drivetrain addition, all others remained the same as 1978. 1979 - Slightly altered grille is the only visual change this year.Stripe-and-decal Diablo package (similar to El Camino's Conquista package) debuts this year also. Most engines are ordered with the 3-speed automatics. 4-speed manual and 3-speed automatics are optional. Base engine is a 3.3L 200 cid V6 engine with 3-speed manual transmission. 1978 - Redesigned with an all new body and new name.It was largely for this reason that the Caballero never sold near the volume the El Camino did (many never even knew a GMC version existed), but its rarity counts as a plus to many El Camino fans and collectors. Other than different nameplates it was difficult to distinguish a Caballero from an El Camino at more than 10 paces distance. The Caballeros shared its mechanicals with the Chevy Malibu sedan, but had a 9-inch longer wheelbase. It was called Sprint from 1971-77, and renamed Caballero (spanish for "Gentleman") when the line was redesigned along with the rest of GM's A-body line in 1978. The GMC Caballero was GMC's version of the Chevrolet El Camino car/truck hybrid.
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