Better Than Ford & Chevy? The First Gen Dodge Ram is a HIGHLY Undervalued Classic!

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[joeystrains.]

I'm a Chevy man, but the square body dodge truck is truly undervalued as working trucks and classics. The slant six is one of my favorite engines. I regret selling mine.

[Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

Guys. It’s a 40 year old, economy truck. No, the door pulls are not leather. No, they were not going to redesign the dash for lower trim models. We were ok with block-off plates. No, it’s not fast, it’s perfectly capable. No, they did not redesign it every four years. That’s actually a plus.

[vrubiera]

One of the best truck ever made 100% classic!

[WaynePittenger]

The best things about this truck are the single cab and 8-foot bed unlike the modern 4-door suburban daddy pickups that never haul anything but little league gear.

[inkydoug]

Long ago everyone I knew who had a 318 powered Dodge in this body style swore it was way less trouble than any other make.

[Moparornocar]

The two blanking plates above the HVAC controls were actually for the 4x4 info lights

[sntstafford]

The father of a friend of mine purchased a brand new 1976 half-ton 2 wheel-drive short box Dodge in the day; base, base, base version with the buzzin’ half-dozen and a 3-on-the-tree. His father used that truck as a commuter and a wood hauler (they lived in the middle-of-nowhere Perry County, PA and had only a massive wood cook stove as their heat source) until around 2001. I can remember that truck being loaded so heavy with fresh cut, soaking wet green wood that the leaf springs would reverse; we would climb on the tailgate, legs dangling off the back, as his father would slowly drive out of the woods and down the dirts roads to home to unload. Brings back memories.

[mromatic]

if you are a slant 6 fan uncle tony's garage he made a really good video called understanding the slant 6. He goes into crazy detail about how its so different from every other engine.

[nathanspalink]

My friend from high school had this same truck with same color combo and the 318. Also had a matching topper. We drove that thing everywhere in the mid 90s it's probably long gone by now but it was very nice back then. Love these trucks!

[guylr]

I know you’re at altitude but I think the Slant needs a check up. It looks to have the lean burn system which were problematic and pulled timing for emissions. With a standard distributor and ignition box it may run a lot better. Plus you can find the two barrel Super Six intakes at salvage yards and that will give it a noticeable boost.

[ericnotmetcalf]

My favorite interior out of the big 3 from the era.

[JasonExplainsThings]

I have an 87 D150 with the 360 V8. I must have a different transmission. First is very much a granny gear and I start in 2nd almost every time.

[danatkinson]

Slant 6 with an np435 is a pulling son of a gun. Slant 6 with an A833 is an economical son of a gun

[Van_Liberty]

My very first car was a 1966 Dodge Dart with the same 225 ci. slant engine. Bought it for $200 and had to run a lamp cord from the solenoid in through the smoking glass window to start the car. Got many many miles out of it. Sold it on to my sister and she got a lot of use out of it. Not much power, but it ran and ran and ran...

[allenwiddows]

Yea for brown on tan! My folks’ 1977 Chevy C20 Silverado had that color scheme; 350 V-8 under the hood, that beast went everywhere…

[_CAT-lgsr]

Got an '82 D150 Custom w/ 225cid & the NP435 trans. Bought it in '86 for $2500 w/ 48, 520 mi. on the clock. No rust or dents.
First thing I did was put on a Clifford intake, Holley 4bbl, Clifford headers and some other mods because the slants had issues with the exhaust manifolds getting cracks throughout the plenum and a piece actually fell out of mine. Dyno'd @ 178hp / 4200 RPM
Still runs like a champ and gets 18mpg @ 70mph. Will keep it forever.

[daviddavis]

Our neighbor bought the shortest wheel base Dodge Van, power steering, power brakes, automatic and a/c. Rear was empty, he insulated and made a horse shoe seating in the rear with a table that would go flat to make a bed. Their 5 kids and friends would pile in that thing with a boat behind it and it never failed.

[kuhndog-]

The 72-80 D/W series trucks are technically a third gen dodge truck. Now the 81-93 are the first gen dodge rams. I'm personally a 72-80 guy but I do love these first gen trucks too.

[vr]

After almost 30 years since I last road in my grandpa’s 89 D150, I can still smell the interior of this thing in burgundy red and the 318 puffing away.

[johnnie]

For weeks I was looking for a Chevy C10..only found rust buckets with either messed up motors or trannys (within my budget of course). I ended up finding a 84' Dodge Ram D150.. body, rockers, foot panels, floor boards, roof seal was all rust free. It checked everything on my list- square body, V8, short bed, 70s or 80s pickup truck, circle odometers, buckets seats. I couldn't find any difference between the two C10 or D150. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. 🇺🇸