Tag: Pickup
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WARLOCK
We make fun of special editions pretty regularly, but these Dodge “adults toys” were pretty cool, even if most were just about looks, and not performance. The 318 and 4MT combo in this truck should at least be mildly entertaining, though it won’t run like the later, 360-powered ‘Lil Red Express. That truck was among…
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Creative Geo Metro Truckish Thing
This may be the best homemade top I’ve ever seen. Yes, someone decided to make a Metro into a small pickup. That’s happened before, but the ‘cap’ on this one really makes it. It’s fiberglass, so it’s rigid, despite the tent-like appearance. The seller talks about hydrogen injection and other ‘interesting’ ideas to get even…
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Boss 429 + Ranchero Squire? Sure!
Here we have something beyond a ‘mild custom’. Someone decided a Ranchero Squire needed to be fully tubbed and modified to accept a Boss 429 engine. While they were at it, they added nitrous. A quick check of the interwebs shows this car has been for sale off and on for quite some time. See…
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The Original Durango was not a Dodge
Yes, Ford worked with a coachbuilder to create a Fairmont-based replacement for the Ranchero. Sending these out to be finished presumably raised cost and price, so not many of these were built. As beautiful as it is, I can’t imagine why. THAT was sarcasm. This one appears to be in good enough shape and…
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I always say: “When Life Give You a RHD 1976 Datsun 1200 Ute”…
…Make a General Lee tribute! This was apparently brought in from OZ. Unfortunately, it’s one year too new to be smog exempt in California. The seller mentions many upgrades and some, hopefully minor, rust issues. $8,500 seems aggressive if the rust is anywhere near significant. Then again, the buyer will be the only one on…
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Monster HMU and gas saver?
Here was have subtlety as its finest, along with the unlikely combination of 26-inch wheels, 350V8 and a “gas saver” claim by the seller. The truck is actually interesting, as you don’t see a CK with 350 and manual transmission too often. It’s the ad text and the photos that make this, though. “Also has…
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Another WTF Pickup Conversion
This obviously started as some sort of Volkswagen Type III. These rear-engin, rear-wheel-drive cars were offered in notchback, wagon, fastback and delivery bodies, but not pickups with beds. The paint only ads to the weirdness factor here, but we wonder what the interior looks like, as the seller provides no images and no details. Also,…
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The original Lil Hustler?
Long before the Datsun Lil Hustler of the 1970s, there was the 2nd generation Datsun truck, arguably the vehicle that put Nissan/Datsun on the map in many parts of the world, the US included. These were available with different beds and most were the ‘standard’ 320 with a separate box, just like most pickups and…
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Just another vintage, utility-oriented Volvo
The other day, we featured a Volvo Amazon/122 wagon on a Toyota truck frame. Today, we have a PV445 pickup. Volvo didn’t make a pickup body, but did sell these as a bare chassis, so Swedish coachbuilders made trucks and various other iterations. We have no idea how custom this might be, though the seller…
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Fly in drive home? Datsun U320 extended cab
In our recent feature on a ‘normal’ 60s Datsun 320 Truck, we mentioned there was a version called the U320. That was the more car-like, extended cab version. While the regular cab reminds one of an early 60s Falcon Ranchero, we’re not sure there’s ever been another ‘truck’ like this one. They basically stuck…