{"id":3618,"date":"2014-06-16T17:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:04:57","slug":"the-italian-el-camino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3618","title":{"rendered":"The Italian El Camino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3791\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3791\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3791\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?fit=1280%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,687\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1989 Ferrari 412 truck with Chevy V8 engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?resize=625%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01\" width=\"625\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?resize=600%2C322&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?resize=624%2C334&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t see many Ferrari cars with engine swaps. We have featured only one real Ferrari swap. The tv show Ultimate Wheels found a unique engine-swapped Ferrari. First they started with a 1989 Ferrari 412 that the previous owner had replaced the factory 4.9 L V12 with a Chevy V8. Then they converted the back to a truck bed. One of the supercar techs in the video claim the Ferrari might fetch \u00a360,000-\u00a370,000 ($101,800-$118,800) from the right buyer. Italian design, American muscle, and British fabrication make for an amazing project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3792\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3792\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3792\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?fit=1280%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,687\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1989 Ferrari 412 truck with Chevy V8 engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?resize=625%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02\" width=\"625\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?resize=600%2C322&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?resize=624%2C334&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GbevH8NIlUQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicdriver.com\/en\/article\/cars\/prancing-workhorse-ferrari-412-pick-brave-or-blasphemous\">Classic Driver<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2014\/05\/this-chevy-v8-powered-ferrari-412.html\">Carscoops<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/oppositelock.jalopnik.com\/the-prancing-workhorse-1584298892\">OppositeLock<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t see many Ferrari cars with engine swaps. We have featured only one real Ferrari swap. The tv show Ultimate Wheels found a unique engine-swapped Ferrari. First they started with a 1989 Ferrari 412 that the previous owner had replaced the factory 4.9 L V12 with a Chevy V8. Then they converted the back&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3618\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Italian El Camino<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-186"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1989_ferrari_412_truck_with_chevy_v8_01.jpg?fit=1280%2C687&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100116,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100116","url_meta":{"origin":3618,"position":0},"title":"Otsuka Maxwell Design is Swapping a 6.5 L 812 V12 into a 1986 Ferrari 412","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A customer has tasked Otsuka Maxwell Design (OMD) with upgrading the powertrain in their 1986 Ferrari 412. 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