Pre-1972 Dodge Pickup 4x4's
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Pre-1972 Dodge Pickup 4x4's
I wonder how many pre-1972 Dodge pickups were made, you don't see too many of those around and I saw one for sale over in the Pacific Northwest for $1200 and it was in really good running condition, I don't know how good the body was though.
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I had a 1971 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4, with a 318, auto, and 4.56 gears. I drove it like I stole it. I can truthfully say I have never driven a truck as hard as that one. I put 278,000 miles on it before I gave it to my church. They used it another 8 years. Don't know how many miles that was because the speedometer gave up. It was bulletproof but they are made of tin and sound like it. Mine rode like a tank but handled quite well considering.
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I owned a '69 Dodge full time 4X4 313ci short box. My first truck before I smartened up and bought a Ford .
It too was bullitproof and like a skidder but sounded like it was going to self destruct after 45mph .
I sold it to an old gent with a farm and his son is still using it to this day with a flat bed on it to skid hardwood out on their property . Looks a little worse for wear and the son tells me he rebuilt the engine about 10 years ago but still running strong .
I guess Dodge actually did make a real truck in those years .
It too was bullitproof and like a skidder but sounded like it was going to self destruct after 45mph .
I sold it to an old gent with a farm and his son is still using it to this day with a flat bed on it to skid hardwood out on their property . Looks a little worse for wear and the son tells me he rebuilt the engine about 10 years ago but still running strong .
I guess Dodge actually did make a real truck in those years .
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I didn't know that the pre-1972 Dodge pickups were made out of tin, they had a more rounder style than Ford, GM, International and Jeep from the same era, how good were they off road?
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I had a 1971 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4, with a 318, auto, and 4.56 gears. I drove it like I stole it. I can truthfully say I have never driven a truck as hard as that one. I put 278,000 miles on it before I gave it to my church. They used it another 8 years. Don't know how many miles that was because the speedometer gave up. It was bulletproof but they are made of tin and sound like it. Mine rode like a tank but handled quite well considering.
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Dariand1, I used it mostly on a ranch around Del Rio, Texas for the 4x4 part. You have to have a darn good 4x4 to go in that area. It is rocky and lots of up and down. I pulled a Bronco off of a saddle that was just about to go over. I had to pull him up to get him straight. The truck did it without spinning a tire. I just wished I had remembered to put it in four wheel drive. The truck was a great off road machine and got surprizingly good fuel mileage- about 18 hiway. And yes, they were made out of tin. The first time you slam the hood you would be looking for flying parts. Neat truck, I wish I had it back for a rebuild. With all of the off road goodies available nowadays, you could have a real rock grinder.
