Atmobil Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 One of my dream"cars" (yes, it is a truck) from my childhood is a Dodge pickup from the mid 60s (65-67). I was totally off the hook when Modelhaus released their 65 D100 long bed a couple of years ago and I got that ofcourse: I also have 5 of the Greenlight 1:64 diecast toy cars in both long bed, short bed and step side versions and I bought a 1:1 brochure (from 66) on Ebay a few years ago. But does anyone here have any experiense with the real thing? I see that they seem to be much rarer than the Chevys and Fords of the same era, but how much rarer? What will I have to pay for a 1:1 truck today and what is the market like? What should I look out for? Good parts supply? (or not?) I have seen a few of them on Ebay but not very many and looking trough old car mags from Scandinavia I don't find many advert for them here either. I looked a bit on craigslist but I guess that is most usefull if I do travel to the US to find one (witch I may do someday). Any info is appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hey, friend...... I may can answer a few of your questions....... Finding some trucks on craigslist will give you an idea of what people may be asking for them, and in what condition. There is a site called searchcraigslist.org just type in "sweptline" and you get all results with that key word.. They put a couple of "hot rod" packages on these trucks, which are pretty rare now. One was called The Dude, it had a 383 but were all long beds. Another was called the Custom Sport Special (CSS) also a long bed, but had a bigger engine than the Dude....... I used to own a '71 Short box sweptline, and wish I still had it......... loved that truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) Try to find a Dodge truck forum or club on line just as you found this site. Join and start looking around. You are correct you do not see many of these trucks still around but they are out there. Just be careful of buying site unseen over the pond. Ask for good video or pictures of what you get , if you can not find a person to go through over here in the US. Edited May 8, 2015 by 1930fordpickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 They're not incredibly rare. I see them time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Chrysler was always the smallest of the "Big Three" US automakers. You will always find more Chevys and Fords than Dodges because of the numbers originally produced. If you are serious about finding a Dodge pickup to bring back to Europe, do your searching in the dry US states like Southern California, Texas, New Mexico and the like. Dry climate states. Forget the East Coast since we have wet cold winters with lots of salt being spread on the roads. Our vehicles just rust away! And as always it's more expensive to buy a clean, nicely restored truck.... but much cheaper and less hassle in the long run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) Don't buy it from Gas Monkey, way over priced. They make nice rides. Edited May 8, 2015 by oldnslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hey, friend...... I may can answer a few of your questions....... Finding some trucks on craigslist will give you an idea of what people may be asking for them, and in what condition. There is a site called searchcraigslist.org just type in "sweptline" and you get all results with that key word.. They put a couple of "hot rod" packages on these trucks, which are pretty rare now. One was called The Dude, it had a 383 but were all long beds. Another was called the Custom Sport Special (CSS) also a long bed, but had a bigger engine than the Dude....... I used to own a '71 Short box sweptline, and wish I still had it......... loved that truck! Thanks for the tip on that site to search all of craigslist. Will check that out I does not really matter much to me if it is a high power truck or it just got a "leaning tower of power" as I will most likely have to modify it to use it here anyway. With our scary fuel prices and the modern day "fuelsave" petrol being sold it is almost impossible to run a old school motor for any length of time anyway. A more modern carbsetup or a fuelinjection modification is some thing to go for or I could put in a proper diesel engine in it. Did look at a much more modern 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 with a souped up Cummins making over 600HP today. I'm not going that far.... Try to find a Dodge truck forum or club on line just as you found this site. Join and start looking around. You are correct you do not see many of these trucks still around but they are out there. Just be careful of buying site unseen over the pond. Ask for good video or pictures of what you get , if you can not find a person to go through over here in the US. Thanks for the tip, when googling Dodge truck forum I got several results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Chrysler was always the smallest of the "Big Three" US automakers. You will always find more Chevys and Fords than Dodges because of the numbers originally produced. If you are serious about finding a Dodge pickup to bring back to Europe, do your searching in the dry US states like Southern California, Texas, New Mexico and the like. Dry climate states. Forget the East Coast since we have wet cold winters with lots of salt being spread on the roads. Our vehicles just rust away! And as always it's more expensive to buy a clean, nicely restored truck.... but much cheaper and less hassle in the long run! Yes, a really nice one is what I will be looking for. I can't really do much more than look at the moment as I have no money and I have a house and six cars that are all in project state plus the family. Maybe I should sell some of my other cars.... I know all about salty roads and what mess that makes, the reason for my cars being in a project mode is just that. At the moment I'm overhauling the front suspension on my 85 Mercedes 230TE and sandblasting away a lot of rust (and I have to weld a bit) and all the rust is a result of that wet and wild climate with salt on the roads 7 or 8 months of the year. Don't buy it from Gas Monkey, way over priced. They make nice rides. Have they done any more than that 64 in the Gas Monkey shop? I kind of liked the look of the truck but I did not like the wheels all that much. I think I prefer a much more stock steel wheel look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Here's a couple of good reference sites for those trucks http://www.sweptlinetruck.com/ http://www.allpar.com/model/ram/ram-trucks-D.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thank you very much for the links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Older Dodge trucks seem to be much less common than Ford and Chevy / GMC, even when looking at newer trucks from the 70s and 80s. Curiously I just saw a green 1964 Dodge truck last week.I'm in a good climate for old cars but I still take notice when I see a pre-72 Dodge truck, they just are not that common. Not terribly expensive though, I've seen a few decent ones for $2500-3000. A Ford or Chevy of similar vintage and condition are usually asking quite a bit more. These old Dodges just don't seem to have caught on with collectors which may be in your favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 I sure hope that the price market will be in my favour when I get to the point of actually buying one. I just bought two more versions of the greenlight 1:64 diecasts on Ebay. One with a small caravan behind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426-Hemi Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) -I OWN a '67 Power Wagon D-200..... EDIT: Forgotto ask, where on earth did you find the model? I got one in resin, BUT I need a grille for it! -I plan to model my real truck..... Edited May 31, 2015 by 426-Hemi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 -I OWN a '67 Power Wagon D-200..... EDIT: Forgotto ask, where on earth did you find the model? I got one in resin, BUT I need a grille for it! -I plan to model my real truck..... The resin model above is from Modelhaus but I did find a resin kit on some other webiste aswell but can't remember where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426-Hemi Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 -Can ya get the grille from them separate by chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 It is not on the list but I think you should send them an email and ask them if that is possible: http://modelhaus.com/index.php?y=&c=4247&pt=&part=1&Submit=Search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I did a 1966 W300 a few years ago and Tom Coolidge did the casting. Here is a photo of the model I did from the resin casting. I might have a spare grill or two in my stash of Dodge parts. I notice the grill on the trucks above is much larger, though than what is on the 300. Probably because of the extra sheet metal below the grill on the W series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426-Hemi Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 PM me on the grill for a '65 to '67 pick up. I need one to make this model thats going to look like my REAL 1:1 I own! Good chrome I hope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 RMR makes an early version of the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) I would love to find one of those castings I want to do one of these I did a 1966 W300 a few years ago and Tom Coolidge did the casting. Here is a photo of the model I did from the resin casting. I might have a spare grill or two in my stash of Dodge parts. I notice the grill on the trucks above is much larger, though than what is on the 300. Probably because of the extra sheet metal below the grill on the W series. Edited June 1, 2015 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426-Hemi Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I got the truck cab and hood, I need a decent Chrome" grille for mine, AND I'd LOVE to get me hands on that utility bed shown in the 1st pic with the crew cab truck! NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) The utility bed came from Hendrix the crew cab is from RMR Edited June 1, 2015 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426-Hemi Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 -Didn't ask who's RMR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 -Didn't ask who's RMR? http://www.rmrmodels.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) Ah, that was the page where I found the other kit Anyone here been dealing with them before? Are they good? Edited June 1, 2015 by Atmobil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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