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The name ram was first used in 1981 model year dodge trucks in october 1980, following the retiring and rebadging of the dodge d series pickup trucks as well as bseries vans, though the company had used a ramshead hood ornament on some trucks as early as 1933 ram trucks have been named motor trend magazines truck of the year. Dodge service manuals original shop books factory repair. In 1940, dodge fulfilled an army contract to design and build. Read the fascinating story of dodges most famous truck from its beginnings at the dawn of wwii to the. Handcrafted by artisan auto mechanics at legacy classic trucks in jackson hole, wyoming, the legacy power wagon conversion is the truck for the serious. This truck wasnt just any dodge power wagon it came with the macho package, which included a roll bar, big tires and a trick paint scheme. Read the fascinating story of dodge s most famous truck from its beginnings at the dawn of wwii to the end of the marque in 1980. The truck in question was the 19461968 dodge power wagon, model wdx, a new multipurpose vehicle born from dodge s experience building fourwheeldrive trucks for american and allied military forces in world war ii. A product of the war effort, the power wagon was essentially a. An illustrated history of the pickup truck car and driver. See more ideas about dodge power wagon, dodge trucks and classic trucks. Designed for offhighway operations, the dodge power wagon was one of the first massproduced 4x4 civilian trucks. A much closer relative of the power wagon was in a chrysler factory photo dated july 3, 1945.
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