Whether you consider yourself a Ford, GM, or Chrysler fan, no one can argue that Mopar made some seriously fast cars in the early 1960s! Not only cars, but trucks too. This rare 1965 Dodge D100 is home to a numbers-matching big-block 426 V8 engine, comes with a slant-six parts truck, and is currently for sale in Silver Spring, Maryland. You can find it here on craigslist with an asking price of $22,000.
In the early 1960s, the Chrysler Corporation was big into racing, resulting in some potent engines being available in production cars. The original Wedge engine was developed from the 413 cubic inch big-block. Some specific upgrades were different heads with 25% larger ports and bigger valves, wedge-shaped combustion chambers (the reason for the name), a special high-lift 300-degree camshaft, double valve springs, a special intake manifold with 15-inch runners, and twin Carter AFB 650cfm carbs. A 1962 Plymouth Savoy used the 413 Wedge to become the first stock production car to run an under-12-second quarter mile. In 1964 the NHRA decided to limit engine size to 427 cubic inches, which led to the 426 engine featured here. We aren’t told if the engine and transmission are running, but the engine at least turns over. These engines left the factory producing 365 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque.
The interior needs some work, although trucks back then were still pretty basic so it shouldn’t be hard to tackle. New seat covers and carpeting are in order, the door inserts are missing, but everything else is simply painted metal. Take a look at the dash-mounted automatic shifter – that’s unique!
The body is where most repairs will be needed. Fortunately there is another truck included that looks to be in much better shape, and which is also painted the same color. Some of the major rust areas are under the front grill, bed corners, door edges, and lower fenders. You’ll also notice the inside kick panels have rusted through, so there is a good chance the floor and other hard-to-see areas have been affected as well. This will be a big undertaking, but this pair of D100s has the potential to be to give the next owner a fast, rarely seen Mopar truck.
Sorry…too much junk for that price.
These were passenger car engines, not the performance version. It’s unique, but other than the desirability associated with any Mopar engine which has 426 cubic inches of displacement there isn’t much to stand on.
Steve R
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This was a very rare package called the HPP. Compared to Ford and Chevy neither one offered anything comparable. This truck fits the unicorn definition.
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If that motor is good enough to rebuild, you have a wolf in sheeps clothing! But I have to say Ford was building some awesome motors around the same time maybe sooner!
But, were those offered in a pickup truck?
Neat old Dodge pick up with plenty of problems, and the 426 street wedge even in its mildest form would be heavy stuff in an old rig like this. It’s not like Dodge offered the 426 max wedge race mill in a pick up truck, that would have been ridiculous.
Ford, trying to think here, the 352…dont know when the 390 was first offered in a pick up…
Chevy, maybe the 396(?), most likely the small block in ’65.
I had a 70 Dodge Dude with a 383 auto. It was cool, red with the big white C stripe. I was bad @ss motoring around.
Chevy trucks didn’t get a big block until 1968. The standard 6 Cylinder was a 250 with an optional 292. The standard 8. Cylinder is a 307 optional 327 topping out with the optional 396 with either a two or four barrel carburetor.
This is another of those wrecks that have been forgotten or been sat on for many years, its owner hoping that some day they’d bring a dollar. Whoever gets this is probably going to have to fix nearly everything just make it road-worthy. I think there’s more swiss cheese here than truck.
Interior shot shows the ultra rare bucket seats and console from the Dart GT, utilized in the Custom Sport Special.
It would have come with contrasting racing stripes up and over the hood and top of cab, along with that interior and special gauge pkg. The white steering wheel is also unique and came on these also.
I own the mate to this CSS but in red, with black stripes, and small rear window cab. The other very unique thing about the wedge engine trucks, is they came with special frame gussets to handle the torque and keep the frame from twisting. Personally I know of two more of these CSS trucks not far from me; another red one and a black ’65. All of our trucks are featured in Collecting Dodge Trucks by Don Bunn along with photos of them and their unique items which set them apart.
Authentic CSS trucks have a thin foil Option code data sticker affixed to the door jamb, right beside the metal build tag with Serial and model numbers. If you find one without this foil i.d. tag, consider it suspect and possibly a clone.
So the shifter sticking out of the dash to the right of the steering wheel is not factory by the looks of it and the pics on the linked article. The truck would have a push button affair on the left side of the steering wheel? Interesting, but this cool truck seems a little cobbled together and very rusty. as others have said. Still an interesting piece of history, if it is the real deal.
Actually, was stock location for a few years: https://images.app.goo.gl/wTpryQTPWP3QgmPY8
ah, yes. Very interesting!
$2,200 maybe.
look at the filler panel between front bumper and the grille, is this an indication of whats underneath?
I can’t hate on this truck at all. I used to think these were the ugliest trucks ever made until I saw one in the showcase at the Streetrod Nats. Absolutely beautiful! I agree the price is too high for this one but if not a lot of rust 6-7k would be very fair.
This is another example of,,,ooh, a 426!! Even went so far as to put those cheesy hardware numbers on the side, as if to say, look, it’s a 426, as most people associate 426 with a hemi. This was another slug, and was the biggest motor someone could order in 1965, but t’was no hemi. Trucks needed torque, not brute hp, and a 426 was the biggest stick in the bunch. I think it’s a great find, in that, these are pretty rare but ditch the big block, and drop a Slanty in. You’ll be a lot happier.
Factory 365 hp and 470 lbs. of torque are a ‘slug’ ?!? engine ?
Legendary engine here folks whether 413 wedge, 426, or Hemi.
Yeah, nobody wants ’em…… rather have a tower of power slant.
So, that being said:
send all unwanted cores to me
I agree 100% Mrgreenjeans. Not sure how a 426 wedge in anything wouldn’t be cool.