1961 Dodge Dart D100 Pickup
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Steve discovers a first-year “Sweptline” series D100 pickup truck with a very special frame and a little remembered connection to Dodge Dart passenger cars. And what was a Custom Sport Special? Watch this Junkyard Crawl video and find out!
I had a 65 D-100 sweptline shortbed when I was in grad school. It had a slant six with a three on the tree and needed new kingpins and cab mounts. I paid 300 dollars for it, put just enough into it to get it inspected, drove it for three years and sold it for 300 dollars. Only vehicle I ever had that kept its value.
Hi all, I live in Australia and I have seen a few of these Dodge trucks imported in to the country.
I must say I like them a lot and the engine options and style of them is awesome,
Steve mate you do a great job on these history information on the automobile’s of the past .
Well done 👍🏻
PS I do believe that they have bolt holes in the RH side of the frame rails to accept the steering gear or box ?
Who cares
Anyone else remember the truck in the opening of Christmas vacation ? It's even the same color ! 👍 cool truck Steve
Yes! Thats what I thought too same color and everything
Now that you mention it, I do recall it! That truck was the 4x4 crew cab flavor, however, but still neat to see none the less.
Built back when trucks were hundreds of dollars less than a car. If a bare bones 6 cyl., 3 speed, rubber floor mat, full size car was $2,300, a truck might be $1,750 (?). Back then these trucks, from all manufacturers, were one step above a riding lawn mower!
But slowly they evolved. The 1970's saw more car-like comfort, quietness, and options from everyone. The '72 Dodge was a huge improvement. Drove a lot of old work trucks as a carpenter's apprentice back then. But I enjoyed them all!
SADLY, these "improvements" DESTROYED REAL TRUCKS!
Great show again Steve. I wish they would get rid of Bitchin Rides, Iron Resurrection, and Texas Metal and have this show on instead. It relates to the average guy
Once again Steve and Shane bringing their A game!! Such an amazing variety you have at Burnardstons! I and every one of your loyal viewers cannot thank you both for all the hard work and dedication you both put into these videos!! Your reference library amazes me every video also. Great work guys!!!!!
I’ve always loved the refrigerator style door handles, which I believed were brought over from the cars. Also never knew the trucks got push button autos, I’ve only seen the 65 up with the dash shifter.
Boy - wouldn’t you LOVE to go back in time and order one of the Custom Sport Specials with the 426 - I’ll take mine in a short bed configuration if you will make it that way, Mr. Chrysler! What a FUN and RARE little truck that would be to tool around in on the weekend!
I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for these “Sweptline” vehicles, as it was the second “work truck” my dad ever owned after he started his construction business back in the late-60’s - his first being a ‘52 Pontiac ambulance that he purchased “very well used” from his best friend who was also the local undertaker! Finally, in the summer of 1973, with his business better established (and I suppose a few extra bucks in his pocket) he picked up a ‘72 C20 that had been languishing on the local Chevy dealer’s lot because the brand new and redesigned ‘73 Chevy trucks were selling like hotcakes!
Of the three different “era’s” of Sweptlines, I thought the “bug eye” trucks in the middle of the production run were the most charming…….👍
W3 did the same thing in 1968 where we ordered a lwb fw100 Ford ranger with a 390 3 speed ranger packàge tint glass am radio that's it. Dealer held up order for 1 week to make sure we gonna buy it. Came in we did cam manifoldß heads carb. That truck flew
Good stuff -- thanks Steve, hadn't known about the Dart designation for the first-year Sweptlines -- I had a first-year 1960 Dart Pioneer 2DR, poly 318 and pushbutton powerflite. I also had a 1965 D200 with poly 318 and NP435 4-speed. Note that the change from 4 headlights to two and round to rectangular taillights actually happened early/mid 1965; mine was built in Jan 65 and still had the earlier design. My current Sweptline is a 1970 D200 Camper Special, LA 318 and NP435. It gets a lot of comments, most people think it must be older and I tell them the style was basically unchanged all the way back to '61.
That 1960 2dr. HT. Pioneer is a great looking car in my opinion ! Sold mine about two years ago in that configuration and yes, I regret it still! Never knew they used the Dart name on a truck though.
Love the Sweptline trucks! Have a 64 Fargo D100 shortbed, an early 65 longbed and a 67 D200 crew longbed! Sadly my 64 CSS was stolen. That 61 has a 62 to early 65 grille, love the SERT sticker!
My first vehicle was a Dodge truck in Turquoise color. We had several Dodge trucks in the 60's and early 70's, always in some tint of Dodge Turquoise. As a young man I cracked the frame pretending my farm truck was an off roader. I look at this truck and the memories come flooding back. Thanks Steve
So VERY MANY Dodge trucks were this color! I think Chrysler got a GREAT DEAL on the paint! LOVED these REAL trucks!
Dodge styling was just a·tro·cious and ugly .....Ford and Chevy had much better designs
The '60 F-100 is an acquired taste and the '59 Chevy Apache was what Exner's team was designing against
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I own a 1965 Dodge 100 slant 6 engine with 250,000 original miles 4 speed Granny 1st Gear... my Granddad willed it to me when he passed away in 1999...
One of my favorite dodge trucks.
The left/right hood protrusions are similar to chevy pickups signal light hood pots . I love them both.
Thanks again Steve for another excellent video ☮️❤️🖖
This truck has the wrong grill if it's a 61 it should have a stamped aluminum grill
Little bit of local folklore
The guy that owned the tire shop in town was supposed to have ordered one of the 50 HPP trucks with the Max wedge 426 in it to race at the local strip. He made one pass in it and decided not to race it anymore. He kept it to use at the tire shop though. A salesman came along trying to talk him into selling radial tires but the guy wasn’t interested. Eventually he told the salesman if his tires would hand 3 or 4 runs from zero to 100mph on his work truck he would sell them. So they mounted a set of tires on his truck and headed out of town. They say he spun all the way past 100mph each time and by the end of the “tests” they limped the truck back into town on two flat tires and he told the tire salesman he was never going to sell those tires at his shop. They say the tire shop never sold radial tires up until that guy retired and sold out.
A great tour of an old Dodge! I had the last year of this body style, a 1971, in '76-'77. it was fun to try and pick out all the changes between the years. It had a 318 with a 3-speed on the column. If you shifted too fast or imprecisely the shift levers would lock up at the base of the column on the 2 to 3 shift. Had to get out, raise the hood and jiggle the levers to un-stick them. It was already rusting and the driver's door had the same sagging problem as this one, but it only dropped an 1" or so !!
Yes! In high school I drove a '67 D100 with slant six and three on the tree. I got used to pulling off on the side of the road to push the rod back in when I got a little too enthusiastic shifting into second. The passenger door also wouldn't latch if it wasn't slammed, so I had the enjoyment of passenger looks of terror when the door would swing open going around the corner. :-D
I had a 1967 D200 with a 318 it’s funny steering radius was horrible hard to make U turns but truck ran great bought it for $3800 bucks sold it about 3 years ago for $5000 it was a California truck very little rust. Interior was in great shape also.
same with the chevy trucks of the late 1960s..3 speed column shift. loose races because of that issue.
In the '50s, Chevy cars were this way! My dad had a '53 Chevy BelAir (origionally bought to replace our '50 DeSoto as a "work" car) that the DeSoto OUTLASTED because he COULD NOT live with the Chevy's shift linkage or its OIL SMOKING!
Or you could say, Steve, now that you have shined a light on it, that truck's glory days have just begun all over again. :)
Can you imagine the good time's that were had in this truck's years of camping and road trips ? the family is all but gone now and all that's left are the memories .
"THE DUDE" Don Knott's endorsed.
Maybe that was 1970
Always thought that was odd branding - I don’t think too many people ever thought of Don Knott’s as “cool”………😂
Wow! That sport theme to trucks back in "61 ? How cool is that!? Way ahead of the curve there! Everything was styled quite well, and even under the hood the fender wells were embossed. I come to appreciate all kinds of different brands and vehicles through you Steve! Thanks!
Except japanese asian brands...EEEwww
I think Kurt Russel had one in Overboard
Yeah it was a crew cab.
As a proud owner of a '67 D200, I do like to see this video. One thing I would like to note about the bed is that in 1965 Dodge went to double wall construction with a modern latch type tailgate (instead of using chains to keep it shut). My truck was produced sometime in early 1967, months before they switched over to the push button style door handles and LA engines, so this one is still rocking the vintage door handles along with a 318 poly and NP435 4 speed.
Keep up the great work!
Mr. B ! Good morning to all ! Cool truck Steve ! , work with a guy in the mid 70’s who had one and it was his driver !
My old man had a white 66' 318 1/2 ton was a sharp looking truck 🚚 he upgraded to a low mileage 68' GMC 3/4 327 4speed that I ended up buying it from him a few years later. I kinda think the hole in the bedside may have been for a saddle (gas) tank ...... keep'em coming Steve
HATE to say this! Would NEVER consider a G.M.C. as an "upgrade"!
They were building dedicated camper specials with propane in 1961?.Wow, Dodge was way ahead of the curve.
I think that was actually an auxiliary gas tank.
Love the high-mounted center ashtray & vertical cigarette lighter.
Good stuff as always Steve - thanks for posting.
The gas door on the drivers side is actually for an auxiliary fuel tank not propane but otherwise a very good review!
Was this the truck that was riding Chevy Chase in Christmas vacation? I think it was a crew cab too
😆 sure was 😆 Clark....
The 4 headlights went away mid year 1965
I liked these trucks as a kid because the father had one on the TV show "flipper"
I haven't seen an episode probably since the '80s but I think it was a four-door or a crew cab? All I know it was just really cool looking
The formation about classic cars , trucks; A
nd hubcaps from this
channal is priceless.
I never knew that the early trucks of this syle could come with a push button. It is something I've been wanting to do on my 71. Now I know I can.
Thank you Mr. Magnante!
Great vid, would love to have one of those for a shop truck! 👍🙂
Love your video's Steve you are best 💟
He's a hidden 💎
Do a video on that White Crown Victoria. Love your videos and knowledge.
Crawl and Coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!
How cool! I had no idea you could get a push button transmission in a truck, that's totally rad! For some reason I thought these would always come with a manual.
I guess Chrysler stuck push-button torque flites into EVERYTHING they could! LOVED this transmission!
Nice video Steve.i had a 1987 D100 slant 6 225 automatic red interior and gray outside.not strong but it did the job.solide truck i remember the older d100 still on the road in the very early eighties not allot but a few.
This is possible code "J" Turquoise exterior paint. The VIN on this one is a mystery of sorts. 1961 Dodge D100 VINs should be something like 11 for D100, then six or eight for 6 or 8 cylinder equipped, then the plant code (1 or 2 for Warren, MI assembly for example), then the rest is the production sequence with the "stack" determining the model year. The only thing that lines up here is the 11 for D100. Strange.
There are known discrepancies with the production information on these early trucks, so it's anyone's guess how it may have worked back then. Yes, that's an internal modification detail certifying that the modification was done by Chrysler for a specific purpose (as stated, a slide in camper). Ford still does this today with "This vehicle is equipped with the Ford Ambulance prep. package".
Some of my favorite pickups ever!
Steve your videos are very good you are just the wealth of knowledge of all vehicles. But I must say the early 60s and Dodge products were so ugly. Just my humble opinion.
Your humble opinion is shared by a multitude of viewers.
I wonder how many were built with a 426 wedge and a short bed, that would have been one heck of a sleeper!
There was a pink1960 Dart Phoenix parked for years across the street from where I grew up. In the early 80's I wanted to buy it so badly. My ol' dad shut that down quickly, saying I didn't want that old piece of crap!
My father owned one in 62. He got rid of it as soon as he. could. It was a Dodge model T! :-)
Not sure if that's a 61. If I recall 61 had a one-year only grille design.
& instrument cluster & side badge are not 61. but great vid
These trucks are sweet looking. I have a 85 dodge shortbox pickup it's wild that you rarely see them.
I STILL prefer "Dodge Truck" to "Ram" WHATEVER!
I had a 71 1/2 ton different color essentially the same thing. If I put a 440 with a thousand on my transmission in it. I must do a pretty good job cuz somebody like enough to steal it. But at least I had to enjoyment I put it together.
I had a 71 1/2 ton different color essentially the same thing. If I put a 440 with a thousand on my transmission in it. I must do a pretty good job cuz somebody like enough to steal it. But at least I had to enjoyment I put it together.
318 poly is a good motor they pull strong .
Surprised a lot of GM lovers!
Years ago (1964) our "downstairs (duplex) neighbor had a "brand-new" Dodge D-100 "VERY PLAIN-JANE) pick-up truck that sold NEW for $2425! This was a "318", stick/radio "optioned" VERY BASIC TRUCK! A GREAT TRUCK! I would prefer this to ANY of these "ergonomic" PIECES OF CRAP TODAY!
Exner's front beltline upkick on the door at the quarter vent window is counter intuitive to good visibility. The opposite has evolved on most modern truck cabs - Ford, International, etc.
Thanks Steve! I don’t know if Exner’s stuff was to everyone’s taste, but I think he had some home runs (like this truck).
1964 Custom Sport(s) Special the true first Muscle truck,(not a fird lightning, Dodge beat them 3 times Custom sport, Lil Red Express and Shelby Dakota) saw one in person at a central New York(Syracuse area) Mopar show with the 426 max wedge. Pretty cool truck.
Aussie slant 6s were 145hp single throat carb and 160 hp 68-70 with 2bbl carb.
The sawtooth complate with WW Stromberg carb. Used on 161S, 186S 253 Holden and Leyland P38 V8 and 302 Fords here in Oz.
Those door must have brained a lot of people,, what were they thinking,, though knee killing wrap around screens on many GM Cars is another example
This and The 1958-1960 were my Very Favorite years of Dodge Trucks. Would LOVE to have one, But they are Very Rare anymore. 1961 is the year, that i to was Hatched. But these were probably made the Later year of 1960 and tagged 1961 models..
High test gas for 318 or 426 V8 would be around 28 cents a gallon in 1961. That example is a perfect truck
To configure with a camper.
Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck had just been published so pickup campers were on everyone's mind by 1961.
The DODGE 3/4 ton power wagon was lifted fairly high and would pull anything, and also a great truck, but probably not widely used by campers. Four wheel drive was still pretty rare.
They did have one or two customers add a tag axle at the back of those Dodges for serious RV touring great distances. Evidently the intention was to quiet the sidesway with those cross winds encountered with great unpredictability while driving the interstates across the plains.
Today I hear more people opting for refurbishing a tired Freightliner Amazon van or springing for a new Mercedes van fully outfitted for the same journey and without that hefty climb up over the rear bumper.
That 1961 was a good vintage year for Dodge trucks.
Slowly working on a 68 D200. Something about the 61-71 Sweptlines just gets me. Drove old pickups from all the companies including IH thanks to my dad's "disposable pickup policy". His idea was why buy new or even sometimes fix when a few hundred bucks buys a running driving 3/4 ton. The first radial tires he bought were on 3 or 4 pickups, stating with a 69 Ford F250. The 68 or 69 D200 was the least powerful with a Slant 6 and in the worst shape but I liked the damned thing, maybe because it simply never broke down. All his other trucks went to scrap yards or were made into trailers. That old Dodge went to college with my little brother in 85 then got sold to a neighbor for a wood hauler. Passenger door had been screwed shut for years, drivers door was held closed by a bungee cord. Minnesota salt killed it when nothing else would. 😂
Hi Steve ! 👋
Have you come across any Dodge " The Dude " pick up trucks ?
Don Knotts was the " pitchman " for the trucks...
First time Seeing v8 in this truck all the trucks from Argentina to USA from the 1960 to 1966 is all way being 6 Cylinder engine love this trucks
Wrong grille for a 1961 Sweptline. That grille is '62-'65. I have owned a '62 for 40 years. It's been an awesome vehicle! Though I wish I still had the poly in it. I put an LA in it in 1983 because the poly was worn out and pistons were very hard to get at the time.
You have deepened my mystery concerning the VIN on my truck. You point out the build tag and reference the 8 digit S.O. NO. as the "VIN". It is not the VIN, at least it's not the one used for registration. That number is the one on the tag just below it with the "Vehicle Serial Number" that is 10 digits long. You must have known this at the time of editing because you obscured the complete number when the tag was visible. @5:51 you can see that the S.O ends in ...140, while @5:46 the serial ends in ...759. My serial tag is missing and I am unable to register it in another state than California because there is no matching VIN tag.
Dart: full size cars ?
Dart: pickup trucks ?
I picked the wrong time to stop drinking.
Trivia: strange as it is, Dodge (and Fargo) trucks of this era sold new in South America did not have the "checkmark" body line at the rear of the truck box sides. The line remained a gentle sweeping curve from the cab through to the tail lights.
4:30 i wonder if anyone ever ordered a 1960-64 d100 sport truck with the 365 hp 426 v8 in it and if so how many did they make?
*Don't hold your breath until Steve talks about 1970's and 1980's Dodge Pickup trucks because he doesn't know a dad-burn thing about them.*
If anyone in the South Mississippi, Florida, Alabama area wants to trade the 61- 64 style hood and grille assembly for some Nice 1970 ones, message me. I have a clean 70 truck that I want to convert to 61 to 65.
My late Grandpa had one of these models a 1964 ulitity box goverment model phone company perhaps 225 6 3 on the tree D100.. And a 1960 D100 3 on the tree flat head 6.
I've got my grampas 66 dodge d200 love this truck
When I was a kid every year I would hope Dodge made a nice looking truck, I was always disappointed.
I have the very last year for the dodge d100 a 1989 single cab short bed mine was originally a 318 truck (getting a 360) and was ordered pretty basic
GREAT VIDEO STEVE!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH. I ALWAYS LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU.
My brother had a 68 D200 . Those trucks rusted out fast. No rustproofing
what is the nob sticking straight up in the top of the dash,,,clumsy install of a aftermarket choke cable perhaps ?
There really are some gems in that yard. That’s not a 61 grill ; maybe it was swapped for the 62-early 65 one. Those cutouts in the side of the bed are probably for auxiliary fuel tanks. My 62 power wagon has those along with the main tank behind the seat.
Fords are single panel on all trucks until 1964, and then only partially dual panel until 1973.
I never knew that you could get the 426 street wedge in a 64 pickup, I had one in a 65 Plymouth satellite, great car fairly rare now
Another great video Steve. In your travels Steve have you ever seen a factory 426w truck? I've been to a number of shows and never saw one of these optioned out sport trucks. My uncle drove a 67 Powerwagon D300 4x4 crew cab. I think it was a company truck. He was a lineman. All I remember about that truck was how stiff legged it was and when he threw it in a curve I would slide across the seat. EVERYTHING he drove he Armor All'ed the crap out of everything vinyl. 🙄 Namaste 🙏🏼
That Armour All was a hazard. When I drove cab the owner of the cab company would hire convicts on work release from the halfway house to maintain the interior of the cabs. They used that stuff on everything. The seats, the dash, the steering wheel. Yes, the steering wheel! My left hand spent it's time steering while my right was free to do other things of necessity. I had a bad reaction the stuff. It took all the moisture out of my palm and and fingers. I developed these big cracks on my palm making it difficult perform certain feats of pleasure. In other words, I had to switch hands.
A buddy had a '67 Dodge (turquoise, OF COURSE) Powerwagon with a "383" Torqueflite! This TRUCK WAS INDESTRUCTIBLE! NOBODY ("Ram INCLUDED"!) BUILDS QUALITY LIKE THIS ANYMORE!
Hey Steve, could you turn the outro music down a bit please, when I crash out in bed watching , the louder music wakes me up! ( also it drowns you out)
Do I spy a 51 DeSoto grille over to the front left of this truck, on top of something? Behind the Hyundai.
love these trucks. i have a 1970 on a dakota platform
Are you selling parts? I need the bed. it looks like it is a short bed. It me know if you are.
Closing that hood is the sound of pure 100% American steel
Ok how can you mention that you could get a Hemi but not tell is how many were built!!!!!!
The great granddaddy of the muscle truck that we know today
I LOVE THE DODGE RAM FROM 1961 TO 1964. I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD ONE IN THE FUTURE.
There was a bed off one of these trucks in the bush behind my grandmas when I was a kid, we'd go by it riding 4 wheelers, my great uncle made a habit of hauling stuff out into the woods when he was done with it 😅
You could get a slant six, 318, 360 or a 440.
Why mark up the vintage brochures
Super rad truck at least it’s diff is possibly still getting miles on the road 👌
At 8 years old I learned to drive one of those trucks! 🤣 Down the dirt roads of Arkansas.
I'd give my eyeteeth to have a couple of these old Dodge trucks in good condition.
Modern cars are terrific but classic cars are KOOL.
Studebaker used these beds on their Champ pickups equipped with a Spaceside bed.
When I was in 9th grade years ago, a shop teacher had a significant collection of PopularMechanics from the mid 60s. I recall an article comparing pickups from one of those years - may have been camper special specs. The writers found that the Dodge rode and drove the most “car like, I’ve never been a big Dodge fan, but those older pickups had a certain style all their own.
Your memory is amazing.
@@thomassargent6684 I’ve had a passion for cars & pickups, not necessarily the skill or patience to build or race them, and the short sightedness not to realize that these subjects really facilitated people. Steve’s efforts are amazing. If I tried doing what he’s doing, I’d be run out of every salvage yard in the county for trespassing.
@@sombra6153 name recognition. "Hi, I'm Steve Magnante with Motortrend Magazine, formerly with Hot Rod Magazine doing a show called...."
Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth were the best. next Gm/chevy Fords LAST but Not least.
My 61 pioneer has no dart badging on it either. Just pioneer trim badges
I always learn something interesting!
My father had one of those I wasn't sure what year. He pulled the 318 out and put a 383 in
One of the most ugly trucks dodge built.
Please change your shirt, Steve.
I learned something today I did not know dodge had a dart pick up truck
My 64 flatbed has the same frame stiffening piece