Don, I was catching up and have to agree, great bunch of cars.
I have the same El Camino thoughts nagging at me all the time. I learned to drive in a 64 Red El Camino with a 283. I can tell and show you exactly where I made my first high speed pass in any vehicle.
I have passed it everyday for the last 21 years on my drive to work. It was about 90 miles north of where I lived as a kid and one Sunday on the way home from White Rock or Burnaby or one of these Canadian ice arenas my dad let me drive.
Open highway and the first time I'd driven any real distance on the highway, made the pass and dang near hit the guy I passed when I went back to my lane on the twolane, I was so damn nervous and didn't have a clue about leaving any room etc.
I know just what you mean about memories, cars fitting and time with dad.