A Dodge Truck So Fine

We spend a lot of our time obsessing about cars, trucks and motorcycles. Maybe it's unhealthy, but we don't care. It's also a fact that not much of our time is spent thinking about the Chrysler Motor Company's products. We just weren't raised that way. We've had Chevys and Pontiacs; and Toyota's and Yamahas. It's just the way things worked out and we don't feel like we have to make any apologies.

 

None the less, our interest is piqued when people start talking about the Cummins diesel that Dodge was smart enough to install in some of its pickup trucks starting in 1989. The Dodge Power Wagon is another Dodge product that has a permanent place in our hearts. Originally built as a military truck in the 1940's and continued almost unchanged into the late 1960's has to be one of the most iconic, and dare we say "bad ass" designs in 4x4 truckdom. Most that are encountered today are in rough shape. These trucks have been worked hard and they often show it. In many cases you find that they were worked out years ago and left to rust in some neglected farm yard and overgrown with weeds and rusted through. Nice original examples are occasionally found in arid regions of the Rock Mountains and the southwestern deserts of USA.

There is a small legion of Power Wagon diehards out there and you can find them if you look hard enough. If you agree with us that the Power Wagon is indeed worth checking out, if just on the strength of it's unique style, we hope you'll look into making a project out of saving one of these icons of the American Iron Age. It's our short list, that's for sure. In the mean time get a load of this eye candy.

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