Therefore, the Dodge pickups were designed to incorporate more passenger car-like comfort and convenience. One for looks, one for work. Also kept was the narrow Utiline bed that dated back to the 1940s; this was dropped in 1985. But their trucks have never been able to overcome the atrocious build quality of the 70s. A narrower range of engines was offered: the base power plant was the 225 cu in 3.
The only thing i found changed. In the 2002 restyle, the grille got considerably taller, the headlights got bigger, and the rear fenders lost most of the sculpting over the wheelwells. I recall the first ones we saw around here, thinking it was a good idea. Dodge realized that customers didn't necessarily want big changes in vehicles from year to year but more comfortable with traditional proven appearances. On offer was a plethora of engines, from slant-6s up to the 400, with the 440 becoming available in 1974. This looks like a good buy for someone.
The Maixvan featured one of the largest cargo areas along with the widest side door of any van built in the U. On the club cab they never had much for seating back there which may have been part of the problem, my friend has a 93 club cab with a cummins and it basically has the same jump seats as a ford ranger. In 1967 they were a game changer but by 1972 these same good rigs were considered out of date and old fashioned. Don't miss your chance to drive away in this Dodge today! When he bought a new toyota he tried to sell it to me. The Dudes were only offered in the 1970 and 1971 model years and only 1,500 to 2,000 Dudes were produced. With bias ply tires I got anywhere between 8-15,000 miles out of a set of tires.
But they were still far behind. Once I hauled 90 sheets of sheetrock with one of the trucks in one load, 4,600lbs for a friends brother who was building a new house at the time. I never had any ride problems, all rode good. To shed weight, most of the interior is stripped out, as well. It has turbo style mufflers with trumpet style exhaust tips.
Whatever caused the Dodge not to catch on, I better appreciate the Dodge now than I did, as I suspect do many. They felt cheap, just like every body Chrysler was designing at that time. A wholly was released for the 1994 model year. The rear axle had a pin fall out and the rear end destroyed itself with only 7000 miles on it. There was retro, but it was retro big truck. At full throttle, with the back barrels of the Thermquad fully opened, it was perfect. Gear could be stowed inside the cab, behind the seat, where it was dry, secure, and easily accessible.
We limped back to the shop, and I yarfed on the door with a 2×4 to get it to where it would close again. This site best viewed 1024x768 or larger screen resolution with the Newest Version of Firefox or Internet Explorer This site © Copyright 2019 RamchargerCentral. There was also a bus version made mainly for army use. Trans shifts smooth and have never had any problems. I went the cheap route and pulled them apart and used heat shrink tubing to insulate everything.
Dad paid 4200 for his which seemed like a good deal at the time. Buying that truck in 1980, your Dodge Dealer should have treated you very, very well. Available as an economy choice in light-duty trucks and was Mitsubishi's 4. Own a classic mopar truck! They have added a showing this truck and also showing it running. Car and Driver had one in a Top Seed road test. I returned to the office and asked for them to be fixed before we took the truck.
Before 1972, pickup buyers could choose between two traditional cab styles: the conventional two-door style with a single seat for two or three passengers, and the four-door, six-passenger style that is often known as a crew cab. As mentioned above the Cummins was really what kept Rams alive until the 94 redesign. The last one I had, a 1972 was still running good and no rust when I sold it in 2014 which made it 42 years old. Join Our Newsletter Name: Email:. The High Performance Package was only offered from 1964 to early 1966.
That exhaust leak you heard was most likely from the automatic choke well. All the windows are there and roll up and down. A combination of stagnant styling that was nearly two decades old plus brand loyalty primarily to and during the 1980s and 1990s reduced sales volume for the first-generation Dodge Ram. Sold as the D300 or the D500, the lighter model received the 225 Slant-Six, while the heavier-duty D500 has the 318 ci V8. Even though contemporary Chevys are typically considered the style leader. Thought I would throw out those Okie connections there. Other than the typical California-sun- the interior looks solid.