Can a vehicle be a survivor if it’s been repainted? If not, maybe the title should be Four-Door Project rather than “Survivor” as this one has clearly been painted, right over dents and rust and everything else. I always like to see the original finish so you know what you have, but this early 1965 Dodge D200 Sweptline Crew Cab isn’t showing its original skin. It’s listed here on eBay in Driggs, Idaho and the seller is asking $17,599 or offer.
Four headlights peg this Dodge as an early 1965 model, as about mid-year, they switched to a single headlight on each side. If this truck was a 4×4 I wouldn’t have blinked at the $17,599 asking price, but Hagerty is at $7,900 for a #4 fair-condition truck and that’s where I’d put this one, if maybe not even a bit below that; not that I’m a valuation expert. Still, it’s somewhat rough with lots of iffy areas under the bright new turquoise paint, and rust holes where there aren’t other issues.
Expect a big job to bring this one back if that’s your intention, if not, just get everything working great and drive it. There’s nothing wrong with that, but if that was the case, I would have much rather had the original paint on it, even if it was faded and/or showing more surface rust than paint. Let’s check out the bed to see what it looks like in there. It would have been great if the whole body had that patina, it looks great, not to mention the rear bumper is in there so that’s a bonus.
I’m assuming the original color of this truck was white based on what’s in the engine compartment. The interior is a patriotic mix of colors and materials, but as long as the floors are solid (we don’t see the underside), that’s all that matters. The seller says this is a running and driving truck so that’s good, right? Yes, it is. The interior photo was a picture of a picture, vertical no less, so that’s why it was made into a composite to fit the format here. And, sadly, there isn’t a single photo of arguably the coolest and most important part of this truck: the rear seating area. This truck appears to have what should be a four-speed “Synchro-Shift” manual floor shifter.
There’s the white, or whiteish engine bay. Whatever color it was, it looks pretty good under the hood. A 225 slant-six was standard, but this truck has Dodge’s optional 318-cu.in. OHV V8, which was factory-rated at 200 horsepower and 286 lb-ft of torque. It sends power through that four-speed manual to the rear wheels only and you and five of your friends can ride around and soak in the stares you’ll get in this unique rig. Any thoughts about this truck, or the asking price?
Again without an air cleaner, what’s up with that? How do all these air cleaners go missing? Got to be the most generic styled trucks, such a difference from the previous models. Never saw crew cabs, as generally reserved for military or municipal duty, back then, a 4 door pickup was unheard of. Whoever thought this would become the staple of American transport. I realize when pricing unusual items, go for the gusto, but I can’t understand where people are getting these prices from. Is there a “Standard American price guide for gougers”? Terrible, but I got $91.00 in 2 reusable grocery bags today, so I suppose this is justified.
The air cleaner is missing? How else did you think he was gonna get ether in there to get it started!
The seller also has a 1970 Power Wagon crew cab currently listed.
Steve R
My father had a brand new 70 3/4 ton with the heavy duty 4spd. and a 318.
I used to love driving that truck.
This truck could be a fun truck to own but not at 17k it doesn’t even say if it runs or not and who knows whats under that paint.
I might consider it at $3,000 tops.
Whats under the paint? Rust, Dents and Bondo!
No a vehicle cannot be a survivor if it’s been repainted.
Well I’m not sure if I am correct but sometimes survivors need to be preserved. Not in this case but in some cases small amounts of metal repair with blending in some paint to match and protect should be ok.
If you fixed the original engine that would still be considered a survivor. Very few classics out there (unless never seen the road) haven’t in some way been tapped and repaired. So where is the true line drawn.
“We’re kicking off our fun, old-fashioned family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols.” — Clark Griswold
You beat me to it,Bluetec
bingo!!
“We’re not driving all the way out here so you can get one of those stupid ties with the Santa Clauses on it are we?”
I always wondered how they got that truck to buck so violently when they slammed on the brakes. Maybe I’m just ignorant to how old drums on an old truck would react to being mashed.
I wouldn’t make too much fun of this guy with a lever-action 30-30 hanging in the back window!
A really good friend of mine had a 3/4
or 1 ton dually in this body type. And
when the original engine went, he swapped in a really strong 413 V-8 from a badly rusted Chrysler New Yorker sedan. Once done, it was a very strong running, driving, and pulling truck. My friend also did the
body and fender work on the truck and it came out looking very nice.
Seeing this truck reminds me of my
friend’s truck so long ago. Would like
to buy it, but I have better things to do
with my money right now. Gotta take
care of my family first. Maybe, someday.
How many trucks is this? The box is green (looks like it always has been,) the under hood is white and the door was red. No wonder it got a POR/POD paint job. Seller had to make it all one color once he pieced it together.
Lots of bucks. The writeup seems to imply this isn’t a 4×4. You can see the transfer case and front axle levers. I had a 63 power wagon, what a beast. Didn’t need a light to know if it was in four wheel drive. The gear whine and heavy steering let you know.
The seller explicitly states it’s a 2wd, look at the front hubs. The sellers other listing is for a 1970 4×4, they are not the same.
Steve R
They couldn’t have put the 4×4 cab on a 2wd frame, could they?
The cabs on a D/W 100 and 200 are essentially identical (D= 4×2, W= 4×4, 100= 1/2 ton, 200= 3/4 ton). The transmission cover is different on the 4×4 to accommodate the t-case and front axle engagement levers. The D-300 (1 ton) cab sits higher, so the transmission cover is almost flat.
I always thought the styling of these looks like they were assembled using the slot and tab method that was employed on Buddy-L metal toy trucks.
That’s a lot of money for this thing…
Ha! Me too,,
This is like the truck in the movie “Overboard” when snobby heiress Goldy Hawn falls off the yacht and is rescued by “that dirty carpenter” Kurt Russell, who owned the truck. She has amnesia and is told that she is mother to his three sons who all live in squalor. Happy ending after some tribulations. One of wife’s favorites.
It looks like It’s a retired Air Force Crew Truck. An old associate of mine had one similar to the one that’s for sale: D-200, 4 door crew cab, NP-435, Dana 60, powered by a slant-6, painted in resplendent Air Force Blue.
If you look at the picture that looks across the cab, it looks like there is a Military Acquisition Plate on the curbside of the dashboard. You can see the original paint inside the cab, too. But, this is the first non-slant six crew wagon, I’ve ever seen.
But, what the potential buyer should really notice is the floor: Note the inner rocker step where it meets the floor. It’s rusted and separated. This is caused by failed, dried out or missing door seals. It can be fixed, but plan on a new floor (I’ve had 2 Sweptline pickups – a White 1969 D-100 LWB, 318, T/F 727, 3.55:1 8–3/4 rear axle and a Red 1970 D-100 with no stainless steel trim except the grille – I miss them both 30 years after the red one was retired – due to the unavailability of brake parts at the time and cowl rust).
BTW, always look for the Build Data Rating Plate, an embossed aluminum tag from the factory (similar to the “line sheet” on an International Scout Traveler or Travel-All) or riveted on the driver’s rear door jamb, as this tells you what the specifications on the particular chassis you’re driving or potentially and whether it’s original..