Viva el Camino!

The success of the NBC show "My Name is Earl" sparked renewed interest in the Chevrolet El Camino, and the rumors that have always flown about a new El Camino from Chevy are suddenly less of a pipe dream for enthusiasts. After all, the muscle cars of yore have all been reborn &mdash even, according to Jalopnik, the Hemi 'Cuda!

While the 3rd generation El Camino ('68-'72) brings the highest prices at auction, it's the '80s version that's most popular with restorers, racers and drifters, and Hollywood. That's what you'll see on "My Name is Earl" and in phenomenally creative and possibly demented "Caminoizations" — where any coupe or sedan is mashed with the party end of an El Camino to produce oddities such as the "928amino" and the "Camaromino".

GM already has a Holden Ute available to discerning drivers of OZ, and rumors abound that this modern take on an El Camino will wash ashore very soon.

Here in Denver you see three kinds of El Camino: a beater that acts as both work truck and family transport; a low-riding, custom-painted bass-thumper; or the smokin' rad drag racing El Caminos that are clean, mean and so fast they're obscene. One thing is for sure, there's nothing else like them on the road.

For your amazement, the Satanamino: