I hauled 2.5 ton of scrap iron to the scrap yard last week with my 1969 D-200 Dodge truck. My father bought this truck used in 1970 with 4000 miles on it. The cool thing is it is a factory big block 383 truck. I'm Nicks age and have been maintaining or helping maintain this truck since I was thirteen years old. It's now 51 years old and still getting the job done.
Thank you sir for showing this beautiful truck. You know...my grandpa bought his first NEW car when he was 65yrs old in 1974 he bought a base Plymouth duster. He kept it until he died in 1990. Gold with black vinyl and plaid cloth. No options at all. A black plastic plate where a radio and lighter would be. Slant 6 automatic. I own a 2009 dodge Ram quad cab base with some options. I'll keep it till God calls me. Thank you for what you do and being a good person Mr. Nick. Pray for our young people and keep up the good work.
Built to build a nation An industrial creation A DODGE D200 is a revelation It's a work horse six One of Nick's favourite picks Unlike the Kowalski it's unlikely to go faster with the slicks but it'll get you there without having to fix. Old school reliable the facts are undeniable Still got everything you need Makes you realise some auto manufacturers greed. You got what you paid for back then I'm giving it ten out of ten Best thing is to go for a ride Take pride This D200 is turning the tide Nick is the perfect guide I'm alway's impressed at Mail Time The items folk send are sublime Every one of you One of a kind
I was in Hawaii on a tour bus. Someone asked if the wild chickens were any good to eat. The tour person said "The trick is to put a piece of volcanic rock in with the chicken. When the rock is done, cook the chicken 2 more hours".
When I was in high school the John Deere dealer in our little town had this exact year/model pickup but it was solid, inky black with a 413 and a a push-button Torque Flite trans. It had been ordered with bucket seats and he had put mag wheels on it. I never saw it dirty in the whole time he had it. I had a lower stance and looked like it was going a hundred miles an hour standing still. He would, every once in a while, put the local hot rodders in their place as he had totally tricked the engine. If you went into his shop where he worked on tractors every tool was either hung up or laid on a clean shop cloth with all parts in order. My Dad used to say that he didn't know why the guy put coveralls on because he could overhaul a tractor in his Sunday best and not get dirty. Good days and all us teenage boys used to love to see him "run it thru the gears". If my memory serves me right he had two fours on a cross ram manifold on it and full luxury interior.
@@b.a.brackus6371 It was a half-ton and the black paint looked an inch deep......the only thing it ever hauled was the guy that owned it........nothing ever was in the back and never a speck of dirt. I'm telling you, I dreamt of someday owning one like it.
We were still driving these D200's on the flightline at Minot AFB in 1984 as Crew Chief trucks for B-52 H models. So, 20 years later we were using 60's Pickup-up trucks to service 60's Bombers. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" was our motto! It is literally so ugly it is beautiful!
I was at Fairchild from 83 to 86. For whatever reason I remembered the Air Force had a lot of Dodge trucks. There was a rumor in the late seventies early eighties they were buying them to help keep Chrysler alive.
The only mopar I ever owned was a 77 M886 military ambulance based on the W200 chassis. 318 2bbl, NP 203 transfer case w/ permanent 4x4 and no power steering. What a beast it was!
This one reminded me of our 69 Dodge pickup truck. I remember the first thing I said when I saw it, that's awful. Well, that name stuck, from then on we called her Awful. It was very faded red with a black top. Basic, like the one in the video. The signs painted on each door said Carroll Cattle Co. Missouri. No telling how many miles it actually had, or how many drive trains had gone through it. When we got her she had a 318 and an automatic tranny. There was a one foot wide one inch thick steel plate welded under the bed frame to frame for the fifth wheel hitch. I swear that was holding the truck together. There was more rust than metal. You had to lift up on the doors to close them. Going down the highway the bed sides would wobble, sometimes so much the tailgate would fall down. You could see the ground through the floorboards, (we called that air conditioning) good in the summer, not so much in the winter. The thing about the old girl was when it got so cold nothing else we had would start, Awful would start right up, ready to go. When we sold her I cried, it had become part of the family. There's been many cars and trucks since, but none had character and never die soul of Awful.
a fine tribute to the work horse pickups of yesteryear. my grandpa had a '51 GMC with three-on-the-tree and toaster bolted to the firewall under the dash that was purported to be a heater.
My Dad's work truck was a GMC. To start it he had to push the plunger on the floor with his right foot. He'd pull the choke cable out and usually put his heel on the accelerator and toe on the starter plunger. I was about 8 when he let me try starting his truck..... and I couldn't EVEN come close to reaching it. His comment stayed with me..... "Ya gotta be a grown up to drive a truck like this". By the time I was grown and bought my first truck (Chevy) those starter plungers were long gone..... and good riddance!!
40 years ago I worked with a guy that owned a late '60's Valiant with a 225.Every oil change he warmed up the engine,drained the oil and then added a gallon of #2 Diesel and let it idle for a few minutes.The body actually dissolved from rust but the engine had way over 150,000 miles on it when the body gave up in the early '70's.
We had a Dodge truck when I was kid. It was a '65 or '66 with the sweptside long box. Turquoise blue. Little different grill than that one but same cab and stuff. It had a 383 four barrel and we found a set of the cast iron high-rise exhaust manifolds with the huge lead pipe like on the Max Wedge and HP cars and put those on. Back then guys took them off to install tube headers, so there were sets rolling around. The scuttlebutt was than the factory cast iron stuff was better for the street than tube headers. Cool truck and even the fancy ones were pretty basic.
The Sweptline pickups with the 383 never came with a 4bbl from the factory. They all had the Carter 2bbl on them. Regarding your comment on cast iron exhaust manifolds vs aftermarket tube headers..... yes.... lots of factory exhaust manifolds flow better than headers.
I miss my dear old departed 1962 D200 so much. He worked his butt off for me after a hard first life ... the forest-green original paint makes me think he originally belonged to the Oregon department of forestry or something like that. Poor old tired 318, 4-speed stick, 4.10 rear end. First gear was so low that he could pull stumps (I pulled lots of large landscaping plants). Picked up a loader-bucket of gravel one day (a ton? a LOT!) and the operator loaded it too far to the rear ... every bump made the front wheels lift so that steering was gone. Memories! Loved that truck. THANKS NICK!!!!!!
I always liked that body style. Like you say Nick that's a real truck but I would prefer the poly 318. I had a 75 slant 6 manual everything Dodge truck you couldn't kill it. Thanks Nick.
My Uncle had this truck but red. 4X4 slant 6. Tough as nails. Bought it new. I loved driving it as a young teen. 3-speed floor shift, transfer H/N/L. It even had a PTO. Not used, but it was there for a wench.
David from alabama , looking at you new video (truck) as i do every monday morning ! I have some good news this morning ! i finnaly got that 1970 air cleaner all DOUBLE BOXed up to send Way Way up to YOU. for your mule 440 or the orignal numbers matching 440 . it is the real deal off a car just like yours except for the paint color . my neabor had a challenger R/T 440 yellow with black stripes and a vinal top , he got it from the orignal owner with 62K miles on it this was around 1978 or 1979 , i was in high school then and rode in it all the time . sadly my pal crashed the car BAD , so i bouight the engine & Trans to put in my 1928-29 Ford roadster that i had started building , i still have the rod with the engine &trans (727) in it TODAY , it is a long story that i hope i can tell to YOU ... i am going to send the air filter assembly to you today , i apoliqise for the delay David in the RocketCity !
hi Nick , we had the Dodge AT4 truck made here by Chrysler Australia at their Adelaide Plant in South Australia . They came wiht 225 slants , 245 hemi sixes , 318 , 361 and the larger models had a v8 Cummins or Jimmy diesel.Mine had a 245 3 speed. Tons of torque and character :)
I wanted to add a couple things Nick. A lot of these trucks didn't need any special amenities. Most never left the driveway. They were work trucks, they worked in the fields and were used for transporting hay and feed for the farm animals. I remember these trucks so well. And were a pleasure to drive, I can tell you that. It's such a shame, I mean working on these and other cars and truck was a snap. you lifted the hood on these things and all you saw was a motor!! One last thing before I go too far, I loved driving these cars and trucks with no power steering and power brakes. You could feel the road, you knew if something was wrong, if a tire was going low, you could feel the vehicle start to slide and correct it long before a new one, trucks were trucks, and we've becomes so spoiled, carpet, cruise control, . Trucks are now cars inside and trucks on the outside. And engines are lost somewhere under all those electronics these days!!!
I remember that era truck well. I was working on a sheep ranch in eastern Oregon. The owner bought this truck new, although a 318ci, 4x4, and we thought we had died and gone to heaven. Also where I learned that Dodges rode like a rock over the rough terrain we were in. Very stiff. Good memories.
I could hang out at Nick's shop & watch nearly anything and everything fast come in all day. I could also drive a D200 like that & enjoy it more than a Escalade. Our Postal Service is being sent towards a Black Hole, but I hope to send you a token of appreciation for all the work you do in not only keeping classic musclecars alive, but showing us something we haven't seen before. Thanks very much!
My first vehicle was a 62 D100 step side short bed. My Dad gave it to me when I was 14. It had a 318 with a 3 on the tree. It came with an AM radio also. It was the size of a shoe box. Floor boards were rusted through. I was soo happy to have that truck. I put some slotted mags on it with L60 15 rear tires and thought I had a hot rod !!! Simple times .
My 1980 Dodge pickup got 21MPG with a slant 6 with an automatic. My dad was a mechanic at a Dodge dealer and in 1969 they sold bare-bones pickups with a slant six and a three on the tree for 1600 bucks. The rear bumper was extra! My dad also drag raced a Lancer? with a 198 hyper pac six with a push-button transmission. He bracket raced and won a lot of trophies. 14 flats all day long.
Thank you on showing the 64 Dodge. So nice to see that. I learned to drive a 63 Dodge in 1975. It had the same slant 6 but was 3 on the tree. I wish my kids could have the same opportunity. Thanks again. Love your channel.
Here in Oz we got the Dodge trucks similiar in style in the 70's with 215 or 245 hemi six, very basic tough as nails, used in the mining industry back in the day
Even with all the room under the hood the distributor was hard to get to on those old slant sixes. Putting new points and condenser was a chore. I had a 1970 Ford pick up with the gas tank in the cab, I remember when you drove it you could hear the gas sloshing around in the tank!
I'm in favor of some sheet metal or firewall between the fuel tank and the passengers if anyone asks. Lovely truck. I remember those bed sides with the pipe and flat top. The spare tire was at least one you could get to easily without fiddling with a hoist under the rear. Thanks Nick.
Reminds me of my Dad's ol' '53 Chevy 3100 (except for the automagic trans and key activated starter. SM420 and foot pedal start). Still had the choke, throttle knobs, partial pressure 216 stovebolt and HO72 (IIRC) rear axle. Thanks!!!
Nick mate thanks for sharing the Dodge truck with us the viewers and taking us for a ride simply awesome and brings back memories with the slant six as we used them over here in the old stockcar racing and you know what Nick they never missed a beat either, won many races. Looks like the shop is full once again with many beaut rides too. Thanks again from New Zealand.
As you probably know all trucks had the gas tank behind the seat . The power steering was by Armstrong. My buddy started an asphalt business from scratch . His first dump truck was a 2 ton Ford . I think it was the same year as your pickup 64 . No power steering . The brakes were single cylinder no power assist. He called it a man killer. Can you imagine driving that with a full load of asphalt trying to avoid a car that pulls out in front you with manual steering and brakes.
RCR pointed out that there is no avoiding maneuvre to be had with those old steering systems. Way too many turns lock to lock to dodge anything...so you'd just have to put both feet on the brakes and pray..
@@Ayeobe As soon as he thought he could afford it he got a much better truck . He got Chevy 2 ton dump with power steering and brakes plus a 2 speed rear axle. The first truck did get him started .
These videos with Nick featuring mid-sixties or earlier vehicles always leaves me feeling a bit melancholy. Nick has such a pure 'car guy's' view of that era's (and earlier) cars and their relative lack of 'hand-holding' required from these newer cars. They were real machines that everyone maintained in their own driveway or garage and drove with pride. My '64 Belvidere came with optional seat belts. Ahead of its time, it also came with a side-impact airbag, but I divorced her.
My father a contractor an old WW2 vet had the same truck with the fleetside bed he removed the worn out 225 and the manual 3 on the tree and installed a 318 and the 727 torque flight with floor shift, he upgraded it himself ..installed power brakes and steering and a AM radio and a thick coating of red lead primer drove the truck for years
Back in the 80s I had one of those. It was a 1964 D100 short bed Stepside like that one. Except it was black, and didn't have that spare tire cut out. It had a 361 big block and an automatic. And it had that single master cylinder. One day I blew out a rear brake hose, and completely lost my brakes. I was heading downhill towards an intersection at a red light. I just started honking the horn and praying. Fortunately, there was a break in traffic just as I sailed through the intersection. I finally got it to a stop by scrubbing my tires up against the curb. Another thing those trucks had was single-servo drum brakes. In other words, the wheel cylinders only push the brake shoes out on one side not both sides like more modern drum brakes. Needless to say, stopping was not that trucks forte. Man I loved that truck though. I wish I still had it. Great styling, best looking truck of the 60s. The only thing I could never figure out was, what was up with those fake louvers on the hood? Why not just go ahead and make real louvers on the hood?
My dad bought a brand new1966 Dodge D100 van with the slant.six. Just a bare metal box with the engine compartment between a pair of bucket seats. I learned to drive in it, and then my son did. Some 30 years and 300,000 miles later it tossed a rod through the block.Although it was a bit rough and leaked oil, it still ran. Still had the original shocks when I scrapped it.
Back in the 1960's we in the Military had a nick name for those Dodge trucks....We called them the "Wonders"....Cause going down the road they would wonder here and there...Loose steering lol....Abdul sent you some very nice models for sure.... Nick you are world famous my friend....Thanks for the upload video very much...!
Love the truck. So glad you took the time to create the video so we could all enjoy the virtual ride around the block and to quote Nick "Let me tell you" your fans love you and your crew.
Love your videos Nick....I’ve owned a 67 sweptline shorty for about 40 years. Bowling Ball black with a white stripe.I really love the old mopars and have run that old 318 poly with an overdrive automatic for long while....works awesome!. It’s been on propane most of its life and seems to love it....very clean and runs amazing. The frame has been replaced with a 78 dodge short box ( little red express style ) and my wife can one finger steer it all day long....safer brakes also. Anyway I really enjoy your dyno projects and your passion for the old mopars. You rule man!! From Lethbridge AB
For slant 6s I or my family owned a 1972 Dodge Cornet wagon, a '72' Duster, '75 Dart and an 1980 Aspen. I also owned a 1973 Dodge power wagon W200 extended cab with a 318 automatic and later a ex army '78 power wagon with full time four wheel drive with a 318 automatic.
I had a 1961 Crew Cab 4x4 version of this truck: technically called a W200(W=4x4, 200 = 3/4ton) and it had POWER WAGON on the hood. No back up lights available. It had a Poly 318 and it ran great!! Miss the ol' girl...
Hi Nick sir your a great man and a wonderful Auto Technician I appreciate your car videos because I work on cars for 30 years but I had 2 major strokes but still want to work on muscles cars ! And you give me that extra push to git back on cars again and appreciate that ! So on that note my God bless you and your family a viewer here from Philadelphia pa ! Keep up the great work !
During my automotive career, I worked on more than I can possibly remember slant sixes. Their only weakness was the distributor being mounted low on the engine; it was real easy to get it wet.
In the 1980's money was tight for us, I managed to buy an old Duster with the slant six to get around with. It had some rust and needed work, but it was dependable. Till the alternator gave out. I charged the battery and managed to get to work and the salvage yard on just the battery. I bought a used alternator and changed it right there in the parking lot. But it was right up front, I bet it only took two minutes. Like you said, "easy to work on". Later on I bought a second Duster as back up. If one car was down I would borrow parts from it for the other and later replace the missing part after a visit to the salvage yard. It only took 4-5 minutes to change a starter. One time I swapped a whole drive shaft because a U joint was vibrating. I replaced the U joint and put it back when I got the time. I had read that the slant six was invented so the hood on cars could be lowered several inches. Of course on the rugged truck that was not an issue. But this engine worked out so well in everything. My first Duster had 120,000 miles on it when it started burning oil. I suspect the first several owners used cheap oil or didn't even change it often. That engine should have lasted till 200,000 without smoking if it had good maintenance. I didn't even know of synthetic oil back then, but I sure do use it now in all my engines. A guy at work had a 1964 Valiant with the slant six, bucket seats and a four speed on the floor. It was a 2 door so that made it pretty rare. I live in WI and we had some really cold weather in January. It was ten below zero in the daytime for about two weeks! That's -10 Fahrenheit, or -23 Celsius. After work, my old Duster moaned and groaned a few seconds then fired up. All around me newer cars were grinding away, several did not start. they finally opened the hood signalling they needed a jump. So there I was driving around with my trusty, rusty old Duster giving new life to cars 10-15 years newer! LOL
Mom had a '69 Plymouth Valiant, long story short, she put 800k miles on it sold it & HE drove it another 300k before rebuild. It had the heavy duty 225 slant 6, at over 1 million it needed new rings (only bored 10 thou over!) bearings & a new cam. Last time I saw it the guys grand-daughter is restoring it, that was 5 years ago so... I love them old trucks! Looks like an old forest service truck.
Thanks as always Nick. That truck is awesome raw bare bones. I'm one who prefers the simplicity of basic no frills, other than what makes a vehicle go, stop, and turn. My 66 Mustang originally had three lines attached to the Motorcraft 4100 carburetor. The fuel line, a single distributor vacuum advance hose, and the solid steel rod from my right foot to the throttle shafts. Miss that.
being a scotsman this statement made me chuckle, i thought an american was a red indian and all the rest of ye's are immigrants from somewhere else 😂😂😂😂
@@Hellbillyhok Being an American, having been adopted into a family with one side being Scotch/ Canadian emigrants, I had to chuckle myself. In and around Philadelphia there is an accent that comes from where I don't know, some people say "yous" and in Pittsburg PA and the Appalachian mountains they say "yuns". Interesting to see "ye's". Water is pronounced Wudder, or wooder. Greeks are just wonderful people, wherever yous find them.
@@Orcinus1967 im a scots canadian too, both my scots parents went to ontario for an adventure in the 60's, i was born in fergus ontario, we then moved back to fife in scitland in 76 so i was raised here hence my scots accent, as we say in scotland "we're awe jock thomsons bairns"🗺️ 🏴 🇨🇦 🇺🇲
The spare tire and mount were an option and so was the passenger side mirror. This is the second one I have ever seen with a push button automatic and she is a beauty. It was an option that cost almost $300 which was a lot of money in '64 so you almost never see them with one.
@Dead Centre I have a Caltrans (California Transportation Dept ) 65 Dodge stepside exactly like this one, it is a similar orange to this one, Caltrans trucks were always orange. I still have the maintenance records for it from Caltrans. Only mine had no chrome, including grille, the front grill was white.
That old Dodge truck was made for a simple purpose and served it well. Often they were called apon to do way more than they were ever designed to do and did it without complaint.
I found this video while looking at some of your old vids. I'm glad I came across it. I've been wanting you to do a video on the slant 6. Like I've said before...I can't believe a big Mopar guy like you, doesn't own a mid 80's D150 w/ a slant 6, and 4 in the floor....you could add it to your collection of Mopars! Great job Nick👍
Nick that's one solid pickup inside and out. Never have to worry about hail damaging the truck. Not a hemi engine but one solid work horse. Nice truck. All the best to your team.Thank you for sharing.
I hauled 2.5 ton of scrap iron to the scrap yard last week with my 1969 D-200 Dodge truck. My father bought this truck used in 1970 with 4000 miles on it. The cool thing is it is a factory big block 383 truck. I'm Nicks age and have been maintaining or helping maintain this truck since I was thirteen years old. It's now 51 years old and still getting the job done.
Friend of mine had a 66 with cattle racks, slant six and three on the tree. He loved that truck..so did I
Picturing it in my head makes my day
@@chance6763 same for me.
Thank you sir for showing this beautiful truck. You know...my grandpa bought his first NEW car when he was 65yrs old in 1974 he bought a base Plymouth duster. He kept it until he died in 1990. Gold with black vinyl and plaid cloth. No options at all. A black plastic plate where a radio and lighter would be. Slant 6 automatic. I own a 2009 dodge Ram quad cab base with some options. I'll keep it till God calls me. Thank you for what you do and being a good person Mr. Nick. Pray for our young people and keep up the good work.
Built to build a nation An industrial creation A DODGE D200 is a revelation It's a work horse six One of Nick's favourite picks Unlike the Kowalski it's unlikely to go faster with the slicks but it'll get you there without having to fix. Old school reliable the facts are undeniable Still got everything you need Makes you realise some auto manufacturers greed. You got what you paid for back then I'm giving it ten out of ten Best thing is to go for a ride Take pride This D200 is turning the tide Nick is the perfect guide I'm alway's impressed at Mail Time The items folk send are sublime Every one of you One of a kind
Those old 6 cyl Dodge engines are tougher than a $ 2 steak.They could take an awful pounding and keep going
haha
I was in Hawaii on a tour bus. Someone asked if the wild chickens were any good to eat. The tour person said "The trick is to put a piece of volcanic rock in with the chicken. When the rock is done, cook the chicken 2 more hours".
When I was in high school the John Deere dealer in our little town had this exact year/model pickup but it was solid, inky black with a 413 and a a push-button Torque Flite trans. It had been ordered with bucket seats and he had put mag wheels on it. I never saw it dirty in the whole time he had it. I had a lower stance and looked like it was going a hundred miles an hour standing still. He would, every once in a while, put the local hot rodders in their place as he had totally tricked the engine. If you went into his shop where he worked on tractors every tool was either hung up or laid on a clean shop cloth with all parts in order. My Dad used to say that he didn't know why the guy put coveralls on because he could overhaul a tractor in his Sunday best and not get dirty. Good days and all us teenage boys used to love to see him "run it thru the gears". If my memory serves me right he had two fours on a cross ram manifold on it and full luxury interior.
That would have been a sweet truck👍....Thanks for the story
@@b.a.brackus6371 It was a half-ton and the black paint looked an inch deep......the only thing it ever hauled was the guy that owned it........nothing ever was in the back and never a speck of dirt. I'm telling you, I dreamt of someday owning one like it.
@@tomnekuda3818 l would love to have that truck today.
That was the Dodge Sport truck it was an option in 63 and 64. The 64 had the 426hp the 63 had the 413hp. They had two hood strips also.
great story mate 👍🏻
My mom had Valiant that was run out of oil and locked up. I just for grins put oil in and freed that motor an it continued to run...unbelievable.
We were still driving these D200's on the flightline at Minot AFB in 1984 as Crew Chief trucks for B-52 H models. So, 20 years later we were using 60's Pickup-up trucks to service 60's Bombers. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" was our motto! It is literally so ugly it is beautiful!
I was at Fairchild from 83 to 86. For whatever reason I remembered the Air Force had a lot of Dodge trucks. There was a rumor in the late seventies early eighties they were buying them to help keep Chrysler alive.
@@kennethsouthard6042 that's what we said on Presidio army post in san Francisco in the seventies and eighties
The only mopar I ever owned was a 77 M886 military ambulance based on the W200 chassis. 318 2bbl, NP 203 transfer case w/ permanent 4x4 and no power steering. What a beast it was!
Wow. Would love to see one of those today.
This one reminded me of our 69 Dodge pickup truck. I remember the first thing I said when I saw it, that's awful. Well, that name stuck, from then on we called her Awful. It was very faded red with a black top. Basic, like the one in the video. The signs painted on each door said Carroll Cattle Co. Missouri. No telling how many miles it actually had, or how many drive trains had gone through it. When we got her she had a 318 and an automatic tranny. There was a one foot wide one inch thick steel plate welded under the bed frame to frame for the fifth wheel hitch. I swear that was holding the truck together. There was more rust than metal. You had to lift up on the doors to close them. Going down the highway the bed sides would wobble, sometimes so much the tailgate would fall down. You could see the ground through the floorboards, (we called that air conditioning) good in the summer, not so much in the winter. The thing about the old girl was when it got so cold nothing else we had would start, Awful would start right up, ready to go. When we sold her I cried, it had become part of the family. There's been many cars and trucks since, but none had character and never die soul of Awful.
Awful nice. Thanks for sharing your story.
@@NicksGarage Awesome reply.
a fine tribute to the work horse pickups of yesteryear. my grandpa had a '51 GMC with three-on-the-tree and toaster bolted to the firewall under the dash that was purported to be a heater.
My Dad's work truck was a GMC. To start it he had to push the plunger on the floor with his right foot. He'd pull the choke cable out and usually put his heel on the
accelerator and toe on the starter plunger. I was about 8 when he let me try starting his truck..... and I couldn't EVEN come close to reaching it. His comment stayed
with me..... "Ya gotta be a grown up to drive a truck like this". By the time I was grown and bought my first truck (Chevy) those starter plungers were long gone..... and good riddance!!
In those style trucks when you got a full tank of gas your back got nice and cool. Felt good in the summer.
That makes sense. The gas is stored in the ground which is around 55 degrees f.
40 years ago I worked with a guy that owned a late '60's Valiant with a 225.Every oil change he warmed up the engine,drained the oil and then added a gallon of #2 Diesel and let it idle for a few minutes.The body actually dissolved from rust but the engine had way over 150,000 miles on it when the body gave up in the early '70's.
A real truck for real women and men!
Todays "trucks" Heated seats?A/C? Computer with gps? Pansies!
Robert Condon Thats a thing?
Gag🤦♂️
Actually nice to see an old car/truck without a monster engine.
Right on.
Six cylinder motors were still very common in 1960s pickup trucks.
Beautiful truck i grew up with Real Trucks never will forget the sound of those doors closing good memories
We had a Dodge truck when I was kid. It was a '65 or '66 with the sweptside long box. Turquoise blue. Little different grill than that one but same cab and stuff. It had a 383 four barrel and we found a set of the cast iron high-rise exhaust manifolds with the huge lead pipe like on the Max Wedge and HP cars and put those on. Back then guys took them off to install tube headers, so there were sets rolling around. The scuttlebutt was than the factory cast iron stuff was better for the street than tube headers. Cool truck and even the fancy ones were pretty basic.
The Sweptline pickups with the 383 never came with a 4bbl from the factory. They all had the Carter 2bbl on them. Regarding your comment on cast iron exhaust manifolds vs aftermarket tube headers..... yes.... lots of factory exhaust manifolds flow better than headers.
I miss my dear old departed 1962 D200 so much. He worked his butt off for me after a hard first life ... the forest-green original paint makes me think he originally belonged to the Oregon department of forestry or something like that. Poor old tired 318, 4-speed stick, 4.10 rear end. First gear was so low that he could pull stumps (I pulled lots of large landscaping plants). Picked up a loader-bucket of gravel one day (a ton? a LOT!) and the operator loaded it too far to the rear ... every bump made the front wheels lift so that steering was gone. Memories! Loved that truck. THANKS NICK!!!!!!
.....and best of all, no computers! Thank you Nick for another great video. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Thanks for joining us.
That is an awesome Dodge pick up truck
And it was restored for very little.. by the owner.
I always liked that body style.
Like you say Nick that's a real truck but I would prefer the poly 318. I had a 75 slant 6 manual everything Dodge truck you couldn't kill it.
Thanks Nick.
My Uncle had this truck but red. 4X4 slant 6. Tough as nails. Bought it new. I loved driving it as a young teen. 3-speed floor shift, transfer H/N/L. It even had a PTO. Not used, but it was there for a wench.
David from alabama , looking at you new video (truck) as i do every monday morning ! I have some good news this morning ! i finnaly got that 1970 air cleaner all DOUBLE BOXed up to send Way Way up to YOU. for your mule 440 or the orignal numbers matching 440 . it is the real deal off a car just like yours except for the paint color . my neabor had a challenger R/T 440 yellow with black stripes and a vinal top , he got it from the orignal owner with 62K miles on it this was around 1978 or 1979 , i was in high school then and rode in it all the time . sadly my pal crashed the car BAD , so i bouight the engine & Trans to put in my 1928-29 Ford roadster that i had started building , i still have the rod with the engine &trans (727) in it TODAY , it is a long story that i hope i can tell to YOU ... i am going to send the air filter assembly to you today , i apoliqise for the delay David in the RocketCity !
This community is so heartwarming
That's what petrol heads do. Help each other out
David. Thank you David.
Grandpa ordered a 1960 Dodge Dart with a slant 6 engine, and push button transmission. Beautiful old car, wish it were still around, grandpa too.
The mighty leaning tower of power, quite possibly the best motor ever put in any vehicle.
You know you could have hit the nail on the head there!
Hi Nick: Cool Dodge truck. Remind me of my stock white 64 Dodge Van 3 speed on tree. 225 cu in 6 cylinder. Bullet proof!
Yeah man Nick, they don’t make trucks like that anymore and that’s a darn shame too! Nice truck, real nice!
hi Nick , we had the Dodge AT4 truck made here by Chrysler Australia at their Adelaide Plant in South Australia . They came wiht 225 slants , 245 hemi sixes , 318 , 361 and the larger models had a v8 Cummins or Jimmy diesel.Mine had a 245 3 speed. Tons of torque and character :)
I wanted to add a couple things Nick. A lot of these trucks didn't need any special amenities. Most never left the driveway. They were work trucks, they worked in the fields and were used for transporting hay and feed for the farm animals. I remember these trucks so well. And were a pleasure to drive, I can tell you that. It's such a shame, I mean working on these and other cars and truck was a snap. you lifted the hood on these things and all you saw was a motor!! One last thing before I go too far, I loved driving these cars and trucks with no power steering and power brakes. You could feel the road, you knew if something was wrong, if a tire was going low, you could feel the vehicle start to slide and correct it long before a new one, trucks were trucks, and we've becomes so spoiled, carpet, cruise control, . Trucks are now cars inside and trucks on the outside. And engines are lost somewhere under all those electronics these days!!!
I remember that era truck well. I was working on a sheep ranch in eastern Oregon. The owner bought this truck new, although a 318ci, 4x4, and we thought we had died and gone to heaven. Also where I learned that Dodges rode like a rock over the rough terrain we were in. Very stiff. Good memories.
Nick, Don't know if anyone has already pointed this out but on the tailgate you can also hook the chains to hold the tailgate up in the down position.
Frank. Dual purpose. Did not know that. Thanks.
@Say Whut? Me too!
Was expecting him to point out that you have to also MANUALLY hook the chains up in the down position...
@@nickpanaritis4122 - Figured you'd be wondering why the chains were SO LONG !
I could hang out at Nick's shop & watch nearly anything and everything fast come in all day. I could also drive a D200 like that & enjoy it more than a Escalade. Our Postal Service is being sent towards a Black Hole, but I hope to send you a token of appreciation for all the work you do in not only keeping classic musclecars alive, but showing us something we haven't seen before. Thanks very much!
My first vehicle was a 62 D100 step side short bed. My Dad gave it to me when I was 14. It had a 318 with a 3 on the tree. It came with an AM radio also. It was the size of a shoe box. Floor boards were rusted through. I was soo happy to have that truck. I put some slotted mags on it with L60 15 rear tires and thought I had a hot rod !!! Simple times .
The "Dodge" term for step side is Utiline. Utilines are my favorite box style.
John G mine too !
My 1980 Dodge pickup got 21MPG with a slant 6 with an automatic. My dad was a mechanic at a Dodge dealer and in 1969 they sold bare-bones pickups with a slant six and a three on the tree for 1600 bucks. The rear bumper was extra! My dad also drag raced a Lancer? with a 198 hyper pac six with a push-button transmission. He bracket raced and won a lot of trophies. 14 flats all day long.
Thank you on showing the 64 Dodge. So nice to see that. I learned to drive a 63 Dodge in 1975. It had the same slant 6 but was 3 on the tree. I wish my kids could have the same opportunity. Thanks again. Love your channel.
I could see the Aussie Valiant in the shape of the grill. I'd like to see Nick rebuild the mighty slant six. They were legend here in Oz.
Im a aussie and a mate had the station wagon with slant 6 in the valiant and she had balls lol
Hell yeah brother 👌👌
They were tops over here in New Zealand, used to use them in the old stockcar racing and never miss a beat.
Here in Oz we got the Dodge trucks similiar in style in the 70's with 215 or 245 hemi six, very basic tough as nails, used in the mining industry back in the day
Love it - great to see a restored truck without a huge motor, just what it was fitted with. Thanks for sharing
My grandfather had one of those, a D100. It had really tiny tires and didn't haul much. The push button auto has to be really rare on a D200.
Even with all the room under the hood the distributor was hard to get to on those old slant sixes. Putting new points and condenser was a chore. I had a 1970 Ford pick up with the gas tank in the cab, I remember when you drove it you could hear the gas sloshing around in the tank!
I'm in favor of some sheet metal or firewall between the fuel tank and
the passengers if anyone asks.
Lovely truck. I remember those bed sides with the pipe and flat top.
The spare tire was at least one you could get to easily without
fiddling with a hoist under the rear.
Thanks Nick.
My 64Dart was a pushbutton, God for the days of simplicity!
Reminds me of my Dad's ol' '53 Chevy 3100 (except for the automagic trans and key activated starter. SM420 and foot pedal start). Still had the choke, throttle knobs, partial pressure 216 stovebolt and HO72 (IIRC) rear axle. Thanks!!!
Nice old truck Nick! Thanks for breaking it down... Old Skool Rocks!
You bet!
Nick mate thanks for sharing the Dodge truck with us the viewers and taking us for a ride simply awesome and brings back memories with the slant six as we used them over here in the old stockcar racing and you know what Nick they never missed a beat either, won many races. Looks like the shop is full once again with many beaut rides too. Thanks again from New Zealand.
As you probably know all trucks had the gas tank behind the seat . The power steering was by Armstrong. My buddy started an asphalt business from scratch .
His first dump truck was a 2 ton Ford . I think it was the same year as your pickup 64 . No power steering . The brakes were single cylinder no power assist.
He called it a man killer.
Can you imagine driving that with a full load of asphalt trying to avoid a car that pulls out in front you with manual steering and brakes.
RCR pointed out that there is no avoiding maneuvre to be had with those old steering systems. Way too many turns lock to lock to dodge anything...so you'd just have to put both feet on the brakes and pray..
@@Ayeobe As soon as he thought he could afford it he got a much better truck . He got Chevy 2 ton dump with power steering and brakes plus a 2 speed rear axle. The first truck did get him started .
These videos with Nick featuring mid-sixties or earlier vehicles always leaves me feeling a bit melancholy. Nick has such a pure 'car guy's' view of that era's (and earlier) cars and their relative lack of 'hand-holding' required from these newer cars. They were real machines that everyone maintained in their own driveway or garage and drove with pride.
My '64 Belvidere came with optional seat belts. Ahead of its time, it also came with a side-impact airbag, but I divorced her.
hahaha side airbag 😂😂😂😂
Yeah, as long as she didn't get the Belvedere......
We had one assigned to our unit when I was inVietnam, and it was the only truck that would consistently go everyday.
My father a contractor an old WW2 vet had the same truck with the fleetside bed he removed the worn out 225 and the manual 3 on the tree and installed a 318 and the 727 torque flight with floor shift, he upgraded it himself ..installed power brakes and steering and a AM radio and a thick coating of red lead primer drove the truck for years
Back in the 80s I had one of those. It was a 1964 D100 short bed Stepside like that one. Except it was black, and didn't have that spare tire cut out. It had a 361 big block and an automatic. And it had that single master cylinder. One day I blew out a rear brake hose, and completely lost my brakes. I was heading downhill towards an intersection at a red light. I just started honking the horn and praying. Fortunately, there was a break in traffic just as I sailed through the intersection. I finally got it to a stop by scrubbing my tires up against the curb.
Another thing those trucks had was single-servo drum brakes. In other words, the wheel cylinders only push the brake shoes out on one side not both sides like more modern drum brakes. Needless to say, stopping was not that trucks forte.
Man I loved that truck though. I wish I still had it. Great styling, best looking truck of the 60s. The only thing I could never figure out was, what was up with those fake louvers on the hood? Why not just go ahead and make real louvers on the hood?
My dad bought a brand new1966 Dodge D100 van with the slant.six. Just a bare metal box with the engine compartment between a pair of bucket seats. I learned to drive in it, and then my son did. Some 30 years and 300,000 miles later it tossed a rod through the block.Although it was a bit rough and leaked oil, it still ran. Still had the original shocks when I scrapped it.
Man that door shutting sounded solid. Nice. Beautiful machine.
Real nice Dodge truck, very easy to work on it. Thank you Nick fort showing us this rare vehicle in this condition.
The goofy slurping noise edit when Nick took a sip of coffee cracked me up. lol
Parish, that's the way to represent Beaumont, Texas, with some good old homegrown coffee. I'm sure Nick will appreciate it.
Back in the 1960's we in the Military had a nick name for those Dodge trucks....We called them the "Wonders"....Cause going down the road they would wonder here and there...Loose steering lol....Abdul sent you some very nice models for sure.... Nick you are world famous my friend....Thanks for the upload video very much...!
When I was a kid, we had a Dodge with a 413. That truck was awesome.
Love the truck. So glad you took the time to create the video so we could all enjoy the virtual ride around the block and to quote Nick "Let me tell you" your fans love you and your crew.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Not just a six cylinder - a straight six! Physically the best cylinder configuration possible
Love your videos Nick....I’ve owned a 67 sweptline shorty for about 40 years. Bowling Ball black with a white stripe.I really love the old mopars and have run that old 318 poly with an overdrive automatic for long while....works awesome!. It’s been on propane most of its life and seems to love it....very clean and runs amazing. The frame has been replaced with a 78 dodge short box ( little red express style ) and my wife can one finger steer it all day long....safer brakes also. Anyway I really enjoy your dyno projects and your passion for the old mopars. You rule man!! From Lethbridge AB
I bought a 63 d100 from a farmer in 1995. 6 cyl with 3 on the tree. I still have it and love it.
For slant 6s I or my family owned a 1972 Dodge Cornet wagon, a '72' Duster, '75 Dart and an 1980 Aspen.
I also owned a 1973 Dodge power wagon W200 extended cab with a 318 automatic and later a ex army '78 power wagon with full time four wheel drive with a 318 automatic.
I had a 1961 Crew Cab 4x4 version of this truck: technically called a W200(W=4x4, 200 = 3/4ton) and it had POWER WAGON on the hood. No back up lights available. It had a Poly 318 and it ran great!! Miss the ol' girl...
Hi Nick sir your a great man and a wonderful Auto Technician I appreciate your car videos because I work on cars for 30 years but I had 2 major strokes but still want to work on muscles cars ! And you give me that extra push to git back on cars again and appreciate that ! So on that note my God bless you and your family a viewer here from Philadelphia pa ! Keep up the great work !
Morning coffee with Nick! Nothing like it. Thanks Nick! Just noticed, only 1 tail light working.
Morning!
Love it, makes me more happier I bought my 71' Sweptline D100 last month, modern fuel injected HEMI swapped, 545RFE trans 4x4, discs all around ;).
Still have my dad's cattle racks for his dodge . Galvanized steel they never rusted . Amazing...love to find one of the mid 60s 1/2 ton 2wd trucks .
During my automotive career, I worked on more than I can possibly remember slant sixes. Their only weakness was the distributor being mounted low on the engine; it was real easy to get it wet.
In the 1980's money was tight for us, I managed to buy an old Duster with the slant six to get around with. It had some rust and needed work, but it was dependable. Till the alternator gave out. I charged the battery and managed to get to work and the salvage yard on just the battery. I bought a used alternator and changed it right there in the parking lot. But it was right up front, I bet it only took two minutes. Like you said, "easy to work on".
Later on I bought a second Duster as back up. If one car was down I would borrow parts from it for the other and later replace the missing part after a visit to the salvage yard. It only took 4-5 minutes to change a starter. One time I swapped a whole drive shaft because a U joint was vibrating. I replaced the U joint and put it back when I got the time.
I had read that the slant six was invented so the hood on cars could be lowered several inches. Of course on the rugged truck that was not an issue. But this engine worked out so well in everything. My first Duster had 120,000 miles on it when it started burning oil. I suspect the first several owners used cheap oil or didn't even change it often. That engine should have lasted till 200,000 without smoking if it had good maintenance. I didn't even know of synthetic oil back then, but I sure do use it now in all my engines.
A guy at work had a 1964 Valiant with the slant six, bucket seats and a four speed on the floor. It was a 2 door so that made it pretty rare.
I live in WI and we had some really cold weather in January. It was ten below zero in the daytime for about two weeks! That's -10 Fahrenheit, or -23 Celsius. After work, my old Duster moaned and groaned a few seconds then fired up. All around me newer cars were grinding away, several did not start. they finally opened the hood signalling they needed a jump. So there I was driving around with my trusty, rusty old Duster giving new life to cars 10-15 years newer! LOL
Mom had a '69 Plymouth Valiant, long story short, she put 800k miles on it sold it & HE drove it another 300k before rebuild. It had the heavy duty 225 slant 6, at over 1 million it needed new rings (only bored 10 thou over!) bearings & a new cam. Last time I saw it the guys grand-daughter is restoring it, that was 5 years ago so... I love them old trucks! Looks like an old forest service truck.
Thanks as always Nick. That truck is awesome raw bare bones. I'm one who prefers the simplicity of basic no frills, other than what makes a vehicle go, stop, and turn. My 66 Mustang originally had three lines attached to the Motorcraft 4100 carburetor. The fuel line, a single distributor vacuum advance hose, and the solid steel rod from my right foot to the throttle shafts. Miss that.
I am building a 64 right now. Not stock though. Came from a farm here in Alberta. Love theses trucks.
Nick is a Canadian with Greek heritage and he is more American than steak and potatoes.
@Dead Centre you got that right,here in north California half the people walk around with no masks, I don't get it thanks another Greek here
being a scotsman this statement made me chuckle, i thought an american was a red indian and all the rest of ye's are immigrants from somewhere else 😂😂😂😂
He's 'old school'.......
@@Hellbillyhok Being an American, having been adopted into a family with one side being Scotch/ Canadian emigrants, I had to chuckle myself. In and around Philadelphia there is an accent that comes from where I don't know, some people say "yous" and in Pittsburg PA and the Appalachian mountains they say "yuns". Interesting to see "ye's". Water is pronounced Wudder, or wooder. Greeks are just wonderful people, wherever yous find them.
@@Orcinus1967 im a scots canadian too, both my scots parents went to ontario for an adventure in the 60's, i was born in fergus ontario, we then moved back to fife in scitland in 76 so i was raised here hence my scots accent, as we say in scotland "we're awe jock thomsons bairns"🗺️ 🏴 🇨🇦 🇺🇲
Nick one of my friends has one 318 polydom 4X4 power wagon same color. Thank you for sharing with us
Central California watching
My dad had a 62 Fargo slant 6, 4 spd long box, I had a 65 Fargo 318 auto shift on the dash, short box. Both did us well for years.
Absolutely LOVE the "Elderbrock" T shirt!! I thought I was the only one who noticed Nick's gaffe on this! Great show as always :@D
Well spotted! The shirt is in our gear shop, if you’re interested.
The spare tire and mount were an option and so was the passenger side mirror. This is the second one I have ever seen with a push button automatic and she is a beauty. It was an option that cost almost $300 which was a lot of money in '64 so you almost never see them with one.
Thanks for the truck walk around Nick. I can tell you have the mopar passion, Great. STAY WELL. Bless
Thank God you are around nick. I remember my uncle all dodge he had a 65 dodge truck 318 automatic nothing else all manual
I owned a 1961 dodge pickup it was a 313 or 318 V8 push button automatic..this brings back memories for me.
Nick that dodge pickup is the DOT orange color. Department of transportation trucks in us are painted that color.
esam. Did not know that. Thanks.
Yes my 65 CalTrans truck identical to this one is orange.
@Dead Centre I have a Caltrans (California Transportation Dept ) 65 Dodge stepside exactly like this one, it is a similar orange to this one, Caltrans trucks were always orange. I still have the maintenance records for it from Caltrans. Only mine had no chrome, including grille, the front grill was white.
@@itripper1 My first thought was CalTrans too....
There just isn't a better channel on TH-cam. Thanks Nick!
Mopar. Thank you Mike.
I used to own 1979 Dodge Power Wagon 150 stepside 4X4 red pickup
Sounds like a great machine.
Michael Gorman still have my '83 ram charger 4x4. 318 auto it's still in fairly good condition with 120,000 original miles .
I'm so glad I found this channel, I love how this guy sounds like a Dodge salesman right from 1964. Consider this truck sold Sir👍😁
We’re glad you found us.
I had a 58 with a flathead 6!! It was from Colorado so it was 99% rust free. More a piece of of farm equipment than trucks today!
Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed seeing the old Dodge pickup. That is one nice vehicle.
i had a 65 dodge, that was one tough truck , front brake drums cracked ,they were opposite threads too ,
Big steering wheels and bouncy bench seats. Love em !
Puts me in mind of granddad's late 1940's Ford pickup. He was a roofer.
Roofing has to be some of the hardest work. Thanks granddad.
My dad had a 1963 ford twin i beam he kept from my grandfather it was all original i learned to drive hauling hay to our i loved that truck
That old Dodge truck was made for a simple purpose and served it well. Often they were called apon to do way more than they were ever designed to do and did it without complaint.
Love those old mopar powerflite transmissions. Love the push button.
I found this video while looking at some of your old vids. I'm glad I came across it. I've been wanting you to do a video on the slant 6.
Like I've said before...I can't believe a big Mopar guy like you, doesn't own a mid 80's D150 w/ a slant 6, and 4 in the floor....you could add it to your collection of Mopars!
Great job Nick👍
Nick that's one solid pickup inside and out. Never have to worry about hail damaging the truck. Not a hemi engine but one solid work horse. Nice truck. All the best to your team.Thank you for sharing.
What a beast! I’ve seen some of these hot rodded and are a great looking machine! Love the simplicity! Gotta get me one of them shirts. 😂
Rest in peace Horace and John taken too soon by the second wave 1920 without them Ford would have never made it off the ground.
Yes, indeed. Horace and John were a driving force in automotive technology. What happened to them is tragic.
Hollywood could make a good biographical movie about them.
What a neat old D200! Beautiful
I quite enjoyed that. Thanks very much to the owner and to Nick's Garage!
Thanks, Shawn. We are glad you are here.
That is a real truck! I drove one for many years.
I had a 62 power wagon crew cab. Slant 6 4 speed. It was a ex military truck. It was quite rusty, but run like a top.
Sometimes I wish we all can go back in time when cars were cars and when trucks were trucks !