"An El Camino?! I used to drive one of those - a '73, with a couple hundred thousand miles on the clock. I suspect the writer means a Chevy Camaro..."
No, I had a ride in one at Alconbury, a frightening experience to say the least, as your brain is convinced that you are pulling into the path of the approaching aircraft.
It was a El Camino for sure and I remember that the driver said that it was very underpowered, I think the 396 cu inch version??
The vehicles that carried the "pogos" were BL Sherpa pickups.