Even 15 years ago you would have a difficult time trying to generate a crowd for anything from 1974. Today it is refreshing to see anything designed prior to the proliferation of computers. At the Original Parts Group booth I was stopped dead in my tracks by this 1974 El Camino, created by ROYL Garage.

The first thing you may notice is the striking gold paint job accented by a black reverse stinger pointing along it’s side. However I was attracted to the velocity stacks poking out of the hood, hinting at 496 cubic inches of splayed-valve Chevrolet rat. Behind it is the nearly-indestructible 4L80E.

Side pipes must be coming back, because much like last month’s 1978 Pinto, this El Camino also features them. This car also features Dakota Digital gauges, QA1 Drag race 2.0 suspension, Wilwood brakes, Kicker Audio stereo components and the booth namesake OPGI parts throughout.