Features 1948-1960 Dodge/Fargo/DeSoto Truck only picture thread.

how many take your devotion for these trucks this far... Ive had em ( one on each arm) for a few years, I know Im nuts right?



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I want to get the V on the hood just below my collar and some of the pictures in here might be inspiring new ideas!


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Another update on my 48.
What should have taken a month to do has taken just two weekends with alot of help from my buddies. It is in the paint booth with the black and orange color on it. I will start on the flames and the sign this weekend. Should have it cleared in this weekend.
Rusty, The car in the background is my friends 51 Plymouth coupe. Pretty nice car with a 350-350 combo in it. Runs and drives real nice.

 

Its painted.

 

Holy cow Thats Awesome!!!

 

I agree, that does look awesome, great update.

 

Saw another thread today and it reminded me about my old dodge truck advertising folder so I looked and found some of my hidden gems here are some.



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^last ones my favorite I own most of these paper copies also.

 

^^^Thats awesome stuff!!

 

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very nice...

 

57 sure has a look all of there own don't they !

 

I've had mine for 21 years, since I was 13 years old. Fell in love with the body style immediately, one of the best looking trucks built in my opinion, I may be biased though!

 

I agree, a lot of people say they are ugly, I don't see it! to me a 3100 or f100 are...though i wouldn't go as far as saying they are ugly, they just cant compare to the looks of a 57 D100 IMO.......though I wish they did not put that bar above the cross grill I dont think it looks right thats why a lot of them I see they have been taken off and I left mine off.

 

You guys would not own 57's by any chance

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

I left that bar off as well...I need to find the vertical pieces for the cross, mine were gone when I got it. I've only seen a handful of 57's in person, they are not that common, that's why I like them

 

Well....Since we are on the topic of 57's, I thought you guys would like to see how i store my spare parts in my garage. I also got a hood both fenders and fender emblems on a shelf of to the side.


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Figures...I can't find a decent grill anywhere and you have one for wall art! Lol. Looks awesome!

 

yeah I managed to get the grill off a guy on craigslist for $40 here in PHX, I asked him why he was getting rid of it and he said he didn't like the way it looked and had built the truck to the point of almost completed and just wanted to run it open mouthed (looked stupid to me) he had done all kinds of stupid 80's looking street rod things to it, but his loss is my gain.

 

hey, that grey one is mine

1948 5-window, 1977 nova sub-frame, 1968 or so 327, 1981 2OOR4 and a 1973 camaro 12 bolt with 3:36 posi.

the ratty looking bluish colored one is a 1952, one tap for a friend to do this spring/summer.

Later

 

Can anyone help ID these Dodge hubcaps, 10 inch diameter which I believe were found on export vehicles, Fargo maybe?? Used what year? Where? Canada? Thanks

 

Here is my 1960 I'm currently building. 93 Dakota frame swap, 360/727. Hope to be on the road in April.

 

Those style of ram heads were used around 54-57on the Dodge trucks, so that would be my guess.


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Sweat truck! good choice on keeping it MoPowered.

 

On the subject of these:


I always wanted to do this:

(borrows a lot more from the dodge passenger cars of the same years)

Our trucks:



(the wheels are temp rollers, i promise!)

 

New Project!! 1956 with 270 Poly engine.

 

Hey Dart165 what colour red did you use on your truck?

 

I really hate to bump this up and ask for a value but I have the opportunity to save this truck from the scrapper, I just plan on using it for parts. Anyone have any idea what the value of this thing is? It has a poly that supposedly turns over but its REAL rough...



Thanks in advanced!

 

here in Az going off of what i see them go for and what they accually get bought for would guess in the neighborhood of $800-$1500 assuming its non running, rusted out floors, pretty much in rough shape.

 

Mine was worse than that, but the 259 V-8 was running with a new timing chain. The owner also had a huge stash of parts to go on it. He wanted what he had invested, $1800. I gave him $1500 and a week-end of my time for a bathroom remodel. If it's not running, I would start at $600 and go from there. It's really a subjective thing...how bad do you want it and how bad do they want to get rid of it. Mine had both door bottoms rusted completely out, can't find any doors in this area....
Steve-

 

My 51 new owner getting it all done over

 

Mike, brush the snow off that windshield and be sure it is still good. those windshields only fit 54 and early 55 and are near impossible to find. If the windshield is unusable, 10 years ago replacements were over $500 when most glass could have been bought for $200. Gene

 

Yep...mine is "delaminating" around the edges and I have about 1 - 2 inches of cloudiness at the edges. I'm having difficulty finding a replacement and when I do it will probably be well over $400. The windshield alone would be worth buying the truck, much less all of the other parts.
Steve-