I got excited reading the eBay listing, the seller must have accidentally listed this 1985 Dodge Ram D350 Royal SE Prospector dually pickup as having a diesel engine, but a quick peek at the engine photo and a VIN search revealed it to be a 360 V8. It would have been quite a hauler with a diesel, but I’m sure it still is. They have it listed here on eBay in Auburn, New York and there is an $8,900 buy-it-now listed, or you can make an offer.

This truck isn’t going to Pebble Beach anytime soon, at least not to be shown at the Concours event, maybe to haul a car or two onto the show field. There are some dings, part of the grille is missing, the wheels are a bit rusty and you can see hints of rust peeking out in the cracks and crevices, and overall it looks like a truck that’s been used for, you know, trucky things. What a concept, eh? The seller says this is a one-owner truck, that’s pretty amazing after almost four decades.

I’d start trying to source a fancy DODGE RAM trim panel for the tailgate on day one if I owned this truck, it deserves at least that much. I’d also redo the wheels and rear bumper ASAP. It would look worlds better if those things were done. Dodge Ram badging started showing up in 1981, back when Uncle Lee (Iacocca) took over at Chrysler. In case you were wondering what it looked like under that topper/cap, here you go.

Before we get to the interior, here’s a photo of the underside so you can see what you’re dealing with. Kudos to the seller for providing such a wide range of good photos. There’s a bit of work to do under there as you can see, but let’s put off thinking about dragging out the welder and jump back inside. This is a Royal SE trim level and the odometer shows 27,773 so that’s got to be at least 127,773. The seller lists the miles as being 127,757. It looks nice inside, I think, with no dash cracks and a blanket seat cover – that’s good enough for a pickup, isn’t it?

New York isn’t exactly the desert so you can expect surface rust on a lot of the uncoated metal bits, and even on some that are coated. This engine should be Dodge’s 360-cu.in. OHV V8 with 175 horsepower and it sends power to the rear wheels via a three-speed automatic. This is said to be a very nice driving, reliable, tough truck and I believe it. I can’t think of any reason I need this truck but that doesn’t mean I don’t want it. Hagerty is at $5,600 for a #4 fair-condition truck and $12,400 for a #3 good truck, what is this one worth?