neat old dodge pickup

[polywideblock]

definitely needs saving  :yesnod:Phil

[polywideblock]

don't know if its the same car or not, but a good guess would be it is. as even on "truck"forums the 78 jean machine is a rare breed!http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.426000114109808.88157.214118028631352&type=3 :2thumbs:Phil

[ACUDANUT]

Interesting truck. In '78 I wanted to but a new Dodge Diesel, but it was out of my budget. Ended buying a '74 Charger instead, which I still have.

In '78, no one made a diesel truck. 

[areibel]

Thar was the pre Cummins time, but Dodge did offer a Mitsu Diesel in some of their half and three quarter ton trucks- I don't think they sold a lot, but I remember one sitting at the local dealership with "Diesel" scrawlled across the windshield.

[ACUDANUT]

Never heard of one. 

[Tilar]

I had to go to Mansfield yesterday so I called and left a message that I wanted to look at it. He did call back to let me know that it sold to the first guy that looked at it. He said it was a real solid old truck.

[Tilar]

don't know if its the same car or not, but a good guess would be it is. as even on "truck"forums the 78 jean machine is a rare breed!http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.426000114109808.88157.214118028631352&type=3 :2thumbs:Phil

Not the same one. The drivers fender on the one in your link is full of bondo and does not have A/C where the one on craigslist does have A/C.

[UFO]

Never heard of one. 

This is from the '78 brochure.
The parts book list's extra sound deadner for the engine compartment.
So I would hazard a guess these things were noisy.

[F8-4life]

Heck yea! Im glad the ol truck got sold, it deserves a better fate. hopefully it went to someone who understands its uniqueness.. and wont spray bomb it black lol.

[areibel]

This is from the '78 brochure.
The parts book list's extra sound deadner for the engine compartment.
So I would hazard a guess these things were noisy.

There's actually a You Tube video of one running, it sounds neat but definately not like a Cummins!
And from what I've read, they were real dogs.  Underpowered, something like 105 HP so turbos became a popular add on. 

[polywideblock]

http://heck%20yea!%20im%20glad%20the%20ol%20truck%20got%20sold,%20it%20deserves%20a%20better%20fate.%20hopefully%20it%20went%20to%20someone%20who%20understands%20its%20uniqueness..%20and%20wont%20spray%20bomb%20it%20black%20lol.  :2thumbs:hope it went to a good home deserves resto!Phil

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Definitely unique, and deserves to be preserved. I hope the right type of buyer got it.

[F8-4life]

Just a fallow up on this truck, I recently found it under ebay completed listings.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Other-Pickups-custom-150-jean-machine-1978-dodge-pick-up-the-jean-machine-73-k-miles-/130827107305?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item1e75e73be9#ht_481wt_1186

[F8-4life]

If it was a shortbed I would have been more tempted. Luckily its a longbed so I can sleep easy.