The National Pastime Moves West 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers™ Chevrolet El Camino California Enters the Big Leagues Major league baseball was played east of the Mississippi River from its start in the 1870s until 1957. In 1958, breaking the hearts of fans in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Giants and Dodgers moved west. In 1959, the Los Angeles Dodgers, blending solid hitting from former Brooklyn sluggers like Gil Hodges and Duke Snider with a young pitching staff featuring Hall of Famers Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, won the National League pennant. Considerable underdogs to the “Go-Go” White Sox, the Dodgers won the World Series in 6 games. The Perfect California Truck Baseball wasnt the only thing moving west in the late 1950s. People were also moving in that direction. Californias population was skyrocketing. Chevrolet realized that this population shift meant more people moving more things. To take advantage of this trend, they developed the El Camino. It was a Sedan Pickup retaining all the beauty of a car with truck practicality. Using horizontal fins when others were vertical, and making a comfortable, luxurious interior, the El Camino was both powerful (with a GVW of 4900 pounds) and good to look at. Features • Numbered Limited Edition From ERTL Collectibles® • Rear Includes Dodgers License Plate and a Trailer Hitch • Hood and Truck Bed Cover Feature Official Dodgers Insignia • Precision Die-Cast Replica • 8 Inches Long • 1:25 Scale