name our el camino
contest.winner

Name:
Dan Herbstman

Hometown:
I currently call Boston home, but I'm originally from Chicago, IL, home of the next World Series Champs.

Profession:
Biotech marketing and International Man of Leisure
(pronounced lezure.)

Winning Submission:
El Tio Superfly Clown Destroyer...or just El Tio, for short.

Reason Why
Each word has its own special meaning and together they come together to create an unstoppable combination: El Tio - the crazy uncle, like Faris, that we all have but few of us acknowledge, along with a shout out to the el camino's 'authentic' hispanic roots. Superfly - harkening back to the 70's roots, when pimping was cool and life was easy. I'm a bit young to remember, but I hear this was the case. Clown - McDonald's, the company b.good is in the process of putting out of business. Destroyer - Both what b.good is doing to McDonalds and all the other unhealthy fast food places out there, and it evokes a great piece of Americana: the 1970's gas guzzlers that came out of Detroit, the el camino being the 'best' of the bunch, paving the way for foreign dominance in the U.S. automobile market.

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We interviewed Dan to learn more about our champ:

Besides racing El Camino's and entering "healthier" fast-food contests, do you have any other interests?
No. I spend all my time preparing for the contest around the corner, the contest that will be. It's not easy, but that's the discipline.

Are you dedicating this award to anyone who was influential in your decision to name our El Camino?
I'm dedicating this award to all the kids out there with big dreams of their own - whether those dreams involve winning a healthy fast food contest, building a car/ truck combination that takes the world by storm, or creating the greatest revolution the fast food industry has ever seen.

Our Champions have a motto by which they live their lives. What's yours?
Weirdly enough, my motto is similar to that of the el camino itself: have a car like platform and styling combined with the functionality of a truck bed.

What do you have planned for that special weekend when you have the keys to our El Camino?
I'm going to cruise around town with my girlfriend (if she'll agree to be seen in the el camino or other friends who will) handing out healthy fries to the poor unfortunate souls who've never experienced the pleasure. I might also rob a bank now that I have an untraceable getaway car.