My new 50 year old truck
Posted: August 18th, 2014, 7:57 pm
Hey guys... long time no post. How've things been? It seems from what I gather that it's been quiet.
Sorry to have contributed to the silence but I've been busy with many things, I built a few bikes and sold a few bikes, but the big purchase involved years of empty searches. That said, all my empty searches finally paid off and I'm the proud new owner of a 1963 Dodge D-100 Sweptline Custom Cab. Some basic highlights for a Custom Cab Sweptline are the chrome grill, chrome bumper, chrome rain gutter on the cab, push button transmission, Dodge radio, and factory air conditioning. None of those details were common on a stock Sweptline. The original owner was a farmer in Northern California, the truck was sold to the second owner who was a local relative to the original owner, that second is responsible for fixing up the truck. The main modifications involve all the moldings and emblems were removed and the holes were metal filled, the gas tank filler removed and filled, and the 318 V8 that came with the Custom Cab package was swapped out for a Mopar 440 c.i. big block V8 motor. I bought the truck from a father and son who purchased the truck from the second owner as a father/son project and they brought the down to Southern California. As things go, the teen son was more interested in a contemporary car and they sold the truck to me. I feel like I hit the lottery!!! This truck is so much more than any I previously hoped to buy... a big block Mopar motor with a push button tranny and factory A/C plus being mostly unmolested... all I had to do was add some 1950's hot rod mirrors and some new 4" white wall tires. I love how the truck came out! There are some other mods I plan to do like front disc brakes and bring the stance down a bit but for now I'm just stoked to drive it!!!
You guys will have to excuse the moonlit photos, I was coming back from a hot rod and rat rod late night cruise and figured I'd better get some new photos taken. I will take some on my next outing with the sun out.
Sorry to have contributed to the silence but I've been busy with many things, I built a few bikes and sold a few bikes, but the big purchase involved years of empty searches. That said, all my empty searches finally paid off and I'm the proud new owner of a 1963 Dodge D-100 Sweptline Custom Cab. Some basic highlights for a Custom Cab Sweptline are the chrome grill, chrome bumper, chrome rain gutter on the cab, push button transmission, Dodge radio, and factory air conditioning. None of those details were common on a stock Sweptline. The original owner was a farmer in Northern California, the truck was sold to the second owner who was a local relative to the original owner, that second is responsible for fixing up the truck. The main modifications involve all the moldings and emblems were removed and the holes were metal filled, the gas tank filler removed and filled, and the 318 V8 that came with the Custom Cab package was swapped out for a Mopar 440 c.i. big block V8 motor. I bought the truck from a father and son who purchased the truck from the second owner as a father/son project and they brought the down to Southern California. As things go, the teen son was more interested in a contemporary car and they sold the truck to me. I feel like I hit the lottery!!! This truck is so much more than any I previously hoped to buy... a big block Mopar motor with a push button tranny and factory A/C plus being mostly unmolested... all I had to do was add some 1950's hot rod mirrors and some new 4" white wall tires. I love how the truck came out! There are some other mods I plan to do like front disc brakes and bring the stance down a bit but for now I'm just stoked to drive it!!!
You guys will have to excuse the moonlit photos, I was coming back from a hot rod and rat rod late night cruise and figured I'd better get some new photos taken. I will take some on my next outing with the sun out.