Would turning a 66 El Camino body into a 64 be a simple matter of bolting 64 fenders hood and grill onto the 66?

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If I remember correctly the 64 had tail light lenses that were kind of triangle shaped looking down at them, looking straight at them they were higher in the middle, and the 66 were kind of curved, with the outside edge being higher. The tailgates are different as well the top of the 66 gate is concaved for about 6 or 7 inches from the top then it's convexed all the way to the bottom, they have different emblems too. My 2cents worth: I think you are going to have trouble. '64 and '65 parts should be interchangeable, understanding that the grill and headlghts are different between theses years. When you get inside, the gauge cluster bezel and the console, if so equiped, are also different, although interchangeable. I think the tail lights are the same, and I know all the stainless / chrome bed trim is identical. When you get to '66 and '67, they share a comon body, and you could change out front end sheet metal, grill and headlights with each other, but not with '64 / '65. Most of the bed trim is the same '64 through '67. The taillights are different, and the interiors are way different. Similarly '68 and '69 share a body style, as do '70, '71 and '72. The girlls and headlights changed almost every year. I'm not sure about '71 and '72. On interesting tid bit, the '70 through '72 fenders from a car won't work on an El Camino of the same year, unless it is a station wagon. Check out the web sites for ACES, the American Chevelle Enthusiast's Scociety, or Chevelle Talk and you can find a wealth of information.