Tommy Archer has been with the Chrysler Group’s racing and development team for the past 18 years. In 1989 he raced this very truck at Lime Rock, winning the event. It’s a survivor race truck with only 4000 miles! The only updates are the fuel cell, replacement Hoosier tires, a new front spoiler and a bigger racing seat. The interior looks amazingly stock for a race winning truck. Wouldn’t it be cool to enter it in vintage races? See more detail at Bring A Trailer. The eBay ad was pulled 04Nov after apparently reaching only $5300. See the new, reposted, ad on eBay. More pis after the jump!
Category Archives: Trucks
1969 Dodge Sweptline with Cummins Power
Check out the picture below. A nice, clean 1969 Dodge Sweptline survivor that’s probably driven by some old guy, right? You’d only be right about the old guy part. The owner has highly modified his truck to allow him to tow his 53′ boat. Under the hood is a 12 valve Cummins that is sending power to a dually setup thru a 5-speed Spicer transmission which is also backed by a 10-speed Road Ranger like you’d find in a big rig. One seriously cool truck! Check out the story at BangShift. More pictures after the jump.
Mopar-modified Vehicles Headed for SEMA
Chrysler plans on unveiling 20+ new concepts at SEMA this year. The concepts will come from all corners of the Chrysler brands spectrum, with Jeep, Fiat and Ram all getting in on the action. Chrysler has only released four teaser images which can be seen below. The images appear to be a decked out Jeep Cherokee, a Chrysler 300, a Fiat 500L, and Ram 1500. It’s hard to guess exactly what we will get when SEMA finally arrives on November 5th, but Mopar seems to be gearing up for a take over. Press release and more pics after the jump! You can also read more on the Mopar website.
And yes, Mopar blog will have full coverage of the Mopar booth at SEMA!
Reader’s Rides: Joseph Blankenship’s 1979 Dodge Ramcharger
1960 Dodge D100 on eBay
A recent addition to Bring A Trailer, this restored D100 looks to be a very nice driver. The owner added several upgrades in the way of power steering and brakes but it still maintains “that look.” Still powered by the original 318 and 4 speed. It has a Rhino-lined bed with a few dents. Well, it is a truck after all. See the posting here. I want a full size mural of the picture in front of the pumps on my garage wall! More pictures after the jump.
New Compact Ram?
Allpar reports on a possible new compact Ram pickup. Target market is outside the US, but some may find their way here should fuel prices suddenly rise. Sized more like the Ram 50 than the Dakota, the exact platform to be used is still unknown. Speculative renderings vary wildly but the Charger platform based one (extremely unlikely) would sure be cool!
Reader’s Rides: Terry Couturier’s 1971 Plymouth Satellite
Today’s reader’s ride is Terry Couturier’s 1971 Plymouth Satellite, which he found in a barn eight years ago. It’s powered by a 360 which Terry rebuilt and stroked out to 408 cubic inches. After the jump I have pics of his son’s 1984 Ram and 2006 Ram.
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Insane Custom 1987 Jeep Comanche on Craigslist
Here’s one for our growing WTF category. This custom Comanche will either sear your eyeballs or make you laugh. I kind of like it, but wish they’d picked a Ranger or S-10. A lot of work plus a fair amount of misguided creativity went into this thing. To add insult to injury, it now has SBC power. More pics plus Craigslist ad text after the jump! Via Jalopnik
Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Concept
Last week Ram unveiled the 1500 Rumble Bee Concept at the Woodward Dream Cruise. The Rumble Bee is based on the Ram 1500 R/T and comes with 5.7-liter Hemi V8 bumped up to a 395 horsepower with a cold-air intake. The truck has a 8-speed automatic and 4.10 rear end. Painted a matte “Drone Yellow,” the Rumble Bee has 24 inch Vellano VRH wheels and 2-inch drop provided by King Suspension. Check out all the pics and read the press release after the jump!
Reader’s Rides: Adam Beazer’s 1978 Dodge W150
Check out Adam’s super cool 1978 Dodge W150, which he calls his “never ending project.” This truck lives in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a 3/4 ton drive-train, suspension, 318 long block, RT heads and over size cam. More pics after the jump!
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