10 Things You Didn't Know About Dodge Trucks
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- Howdy y'all, Happy Hump Day!! Today we are completing the 3rd company in the truck trifecta by telling you a few fun things you didn't know about Dodge Trucks, with episode #19! Enjoy, folks!
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I built a shop in anchorage alaska in the early eighties, and clearing out brush behind another building found a real early dodge pickup... kind of as it was missing a lot so thought little about at first and then another building brought out front end. and part of the bed... so piled it together thinking if I had the rest, might consider so last part was brush and trees for the power to the on coming building and found the rest of this truck... late thirties maybe forty model. I put it in a new pile all hosed off and found I had more than first thought so kinda mocked it up. Left for later consideration, I finished building the shop and was going for the last two, water and septic... a guy comes over and gives me a bid... kinda high since most prep done and then he floors me... do it all for that pile of dodge truck parts... I had taken a liking to it so I said will think on it as I have one other bidder and he must of thought for the truck.... He says: Okay, here's the deal, all done and usable, water and a hydrant for the city... plus five thousand! I tell him I do like the truck and think its rare but I think thats gouging you and fair is fair and he said, I have two others, this one will make two good ones out of the three and parts left over for someone else. So worth every penny! We shook hands and he did an exceptional job for me.
also in the time frame of the "Little RedExpress" Dodge also made a model in black with gold decal pkg called the "Warlock" cause some people didnt want red!
Thank you. I had forgotten about the warlock.
#11.. The Lil Red Express Pickup was one of the fastest vehicles in 78 and 79..
It was the fastest. Blew the doors off the vette
Absolutely it was
Only in '78, they detuned it for 79 cause the fed caught on
I had a 74 power wagon I had a 77 power wagon great trucks both of them had 360s
You forgot Dodge was first to offer a sort of sport truck back in the late 60s called the Dude edition (seriously), also Dodge was the first and the last to offer a convertible variant of its medium sized light duty pick up.
Everyone else forgot the Shelby Dakota when Craprolet rolled out the SSR-II. Then it became "the first convertible top truck".
Good Point Elizabeth, But The Dude Was 1971I Owned One Bought from My Dad Who Bought It From The Original Owner Plum Crazy ,I sold It And Have Regreted That Ever Since !!!!
before that, they had the Custom Special Sport with an available 440. Id say that takes the cake as the first
A nursery in NE Ohio where I live has an old dodge semi that looks like a bighorn but might be a LCF. It still works for them as far as I know.
My Grandfather drove a '69 Camper Special with a 383. It was a sort of harvest gold metallic and had a white vinyl roof. I have never seen one since. In the early 2000s I had a Chrysler with a 383 2bbl rebuilt off a Fury, then stored. My Grandfather told me he couldn't stand replacing points & rotors all the time. I actually remember this, as I loved to play with & take them apart.
Not only did Dodge have the Lil red Express there was a rare Midnite Express truck that looked like the Lil Red but it was black and only built in 1978 only. They also came out with the Warlock too
What about the med duty D300-D700 trucks? Would love a video on those!
Those old grain trucks were my childhood. Good times.
@@barley12girl I know right!
@@barley12girl im in the middle of restoring a 65 d500 rn
Don't forget the Lil Red express had a brother, the Plymouth Warlock Warlock.
@@johncholmes643 same f***** garbage
@@billthompson5644 Bill you do not know what you are talking about
@@jimeckenrode1271 why?
The 727a and 727b we're quite possibly the best automatics ever made and then dad started making s*** and now they're owned by Fiat the trucks are made in Mexico what junk
The warlock was kinda cool too👍
Have an ‘01 Dodge Ram 1500 w/135,700 miles on it. Driven the wheels off of it traveling, once did 2500 miles in seven driving days. Only complaint is it only gets just over 10 mpg in town where I do majority of my driving these days. Getting a rice burner SUV for in town driving & keeping the 1500 as a backup vehicle & for when I visit home improvement stores
Very cool series thank you for the knowledge
Chry.Co discontinued the Big Horn trucks, because they were made on the same production line as the Dodge "Club Cab" trucks, & the lighter duty trucks were more profitable, so the Big Horn was discontinued.
Thanks for sharing this
@535,, Drove one just like that with a trailer dump. 270 cummins w/ a 10 speed & a lo hole on the floor
Right up until the last of the LCF/Big Horn range they utilised the 1956 era Dodge C series pickup truck cab
Great video and great information. I wanna add that Dodge trucks were also assembled in Colombia (south America), here we're assembled D100, D300 D500 D600 and also C series taking the C900 as the representative model of that era. Dodge assembled trucks until 1980. One of the most representative and beloved trucks here was the D600 line, that was powered by Mopar engine 360 and 361 in their V8 gas power and by a Cummins V6 V378 or known here as the 155hp.
The fastest American made vehicle in 1987 was Dodge little express truck faster than the Vette
78 not 87
@@TA_Plus_Hemi crap you are right dyslexic I could claim
Fastest American-made passenger vehicle for 1978 was the Plymouth "B-body" Fury w/440-ci. V-8 A38 police package: 140mph vs. 138mph for the Olds 403-ci. V-8 Trans -Am.
Got a well loved 51 Power Wagon that my Dad bought new.
I'm jealous.
God bless you sir, it's nice to see someone keeping your heritage and a beautiful truck that was America when times might have been tough but it was real.
I know back in the 70s Bell telephone had a bunch of Dodge vans. A friend of mines dad worked at Bell telephone and he had one.
Always Dodge!!!
What did in Dodge medium and class 8s in 75 where the rear anti lock brake standards. They stopped building large trucks for the US markets ,because they could not afford to meet the 1975 US standards
I love the Dodge Trucks I had a change many years ago to buy a 1967 L series COE truck and I did not buy it and regret it ever since but would love to find another one but I know they will not be cheap if I do find one
The problem is finding one.
Also the '64 Custom Sport Special with the 426 Wedge and a 4 spd. tranny. How cool would that be to own one. Don't count on finding one the production numbers were very low.
Power Wagons are great. Didn't know those Big Horns were that rare.
Loved the ole power wagons.
They could not be beat!
I like GMC semi truck but until now I never see new generation like truck f max, kenwort ,mack international and so on thank you
I've seen a day cab Dodge big horn 950 sitting in Westville Indiana. Rotting away.
By that old truckstop?
the 1965 LCE had a slant six Cummins and a road ranger 10 speed
The 11th thing : when you see any truck coming at you really fast , you Dodge it
The 12th thing is if you don't dodge it you ram it.
01:37 is located in Nambour, Queensland Australia! (Not Detroit)😄
I've got a lcf 800 dump truck 1974 ten wheeler
Greetings from Colombia, and in future videos I'll let you know some information about North American models assembled here in Colombia.
It’s funny but I never knew Dodge made heavy trucks till I saw a medium duty one hauling fruit out of a field many years ago. And I thought GM heavy trucks were rare!
ever do a vid on pacific trucks???
Why you didn't put the fact that DODGE MEXICO continue producing meadium & heavy duty trucks? Based on the new front end of the 1994 ram 1500 trucks macking them the last Dodge Heavy duty Trucks.
As same as the Dodge heavy duty haulers trucks continue sales in Australia.
I seen photos of those 2nd gen dodge 5500,6500 and 7500 trucks. But I've never seen one in real life. Im not in Mexico either
The picture @ 1:10, I want one of each. ; )
What about the limited production Little Big Horn?
Those trucks are cooler than the long nose trucks imo
You made a mistake, at about 8:05 you said the flat fender made a return in 2005 but it actually came back in 1994. I know because I had the first generation of this new design and it was brand new in 1994.
This is a year late, but she was referring to the PowerWagon name plate which came back in 2005, but also, the 2nd gen ram did not have flat fenders... They're bubble fenders. Flat fenders are flat side to side... You can set a drink on them.
I put thousands of miles on a Dodge 1000. Wish I had one today.
She forgot to mention that the power wagon was carried up through the 1980 model year then it was brought back in the 2000's
There is one Bighorn even in here Finland today.
It pulls period correct box-trailer behind it.
Have seen that thing only in Finnish magazine.
That's the most beautiful semi-truck ever 😎
Here's short film of that truck:
czcams.com/video/xa4ErCU3r0w/video.html
I have two ‘67 Power wagons.
When I was in the service during the Vietnam War, I had to get a military driving license. The vehicle I had to test in was a Dodge A-100 pickup truck. I had the worst time trying to get used to it. The tester said it was just my imagination and the A100 drove just like a car. IN HIS DREAMS perhaps. I never drove a car where the steering column was vertical and had no hood out front. I’m so glad dodge doesn’t make it anymore.
They arent that bad lol
Makkinga Contracting still uses their Dodge Bighorn as a dumptruck. www.makkinga.ca/brunos-golf-links-2014 Scroll down to 3rd row, 4th picture. 4th row, pic #2 and #4. There it is "Big Blue" #413 in all its glory. Beautiful dumptruck.
Ans did you know that the Dodge Bros built boats as well?
Dodge ,Mack,and Chevrolet trucks resembles each other
Lil Red Express was the fastest production American car for 1978
Actually, the L'il Red Express isn't the rarest/lowest-production specialty/custom Dodge truck built--the 440-ci. V-8 powered Midnight Express is. Same body, trim and style of decals, but in black. And no, I don't the Warlock! }:(
I don't understand the above concerning the Warlock. But, I'll stick this in here anyway. My then fiancé bought a Dodge Warlock in 1976. Dark metallic green with lots of gold pinstriping and gold steel spoke wheels, also wood bedrails on the narrow short box. There were black ones, too. 4WD that we seldom used and short bearing life on the front hubs. Cam chain needed replacement before 100 thou. Rare truck then and now.
Can someone explain to me why there are still Dodge cars, but the trucks are Ram trucks.
@@dalewalls7689. Ram is a separate division from Dodge these days. Just a corporate decision.
2188 Lil Reds in 1978... almost double that for 1979.
Qwantuz hp tinha eles? ?
The Dodge Brothers car was never called the "Model 30". That was concocted by an automotive journalist years ago. The guy didn't know what he was talking about it. Do your research before pontificating.
First fact I didnt know about Dodge trucks: That Dodge made trucks.
Original Power wagons will always be the best looking trucks in History.
Only barely beating out 68-72 Chevy trucks in my opinion.
I agree with you sir, I've always lusted for a 39 and up powerwagon, my times running out for that dream but I'm not givin up yet 😂 they were used in the fire service and U.S. ranger service (U.S. forestry) I love them more than any other vehicle, they're just simple looking and gorgeous at the same time? It's America and American companies at it's best. The raw power of these trucks is commendable and we didn't need electronic components to accomplish this, computer crap in any truck is worthless.
Actually the 69 through 71 dodge trucks are exceptionally handsome trucks they have a rugged square jawed look that ford and GM didn't have , everyone wants to talk about the square body Chevy and GMC trucks of the mid seventies and eighties ,dodge had them first and best!!
Lil red was THEEEE fastest production vehicle in 77
The reason Dodge got out of the heavy duty truck was due to agreement with International Truck. the agreement was that international would stop making pickup and suv's and dodge to stop making heavy trucks.
I thought it was from the government bailout they got in the 70s?
They had a plant in Windsor on til the late 70s
Whoa Nelly! I heard from Scotty Kilmer that the Windsor plant made some of the best things Chrysler ever made. Especially engines.
When and why did the " Dodge " name go away?
The split between Dodge and Ram happened before Fiat came into play
Zach Weiss During the Daimler year’s?
@@glennso47 yeah, when Mercedes had the majority stake in Chrysler
The pickups are junk. I had 84 and 2001 both rust buckets good for 90 thou then everything starts to go cheap crap. Now I drive a nissan
The cabover was one ugly truck, still I would like to have one
I have no idea why, but I liked them too as a kid.
Sometimes, ugly can be attractive strange as it may seem.
I agree with you sir, it's like the Dodge heavy duty van from the late 60s, we had one on our fire department as a rescue and I can't get it out of my mind? I hope I can find one someday.
I owned a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 years back. Piece of junk. First and last Chyrsler I ever owned, lesson learned. I do think their heavy trucks were pretty cool.
I have the same story but it was a government motors piece of junk. Won’t ever make that mistake again. Changed motors like every other manufacturer changes oil
Oh and ALL lite Dodge trucks from 1912 on were "express" trucks. Jack!
They are all rusting shit boxes.
Dodge is a rusty piece of shit truck. They need to give up and start making cooking utensils.
Johannes Willery then your food would taste like crap
@@johnkilgore8697 Damn. You got me there. I guess they need to give up altogether
Honey,,,hehhehheh I love ya but. Are you sure you know jack?