Now located in Clermont, Florida, the seller of this 1983 Dodge Ram 250 Custom pickup says it was originally a Texas truck, is a barn find, and has been a farm truck all its life. We don’t know if those descriptions go together or not, but any one of them makes a good story, and all three make a great one. The seller has this triple-story truck listed on eBay, there is no reserve, and the current bid price is $1,120.

This tough truck has had a tough life. Maybe not tough as in neglected or anything like that, but it was sure used a lot. Parts of it look good, like from the driver’s side, but the passenger side is patina’d up like nobody’s business. Maybe it sat with the sun shining through the barn door, hitting that side or something. They say that it’s wearing “100% original body panels – very solid and straight  does have some minor dings around the truck.” The passenger side is pretty dented up. I’d call those more than minor dings, but that’s just me.

This 3/4-ton Ram 250 will most likely never be restored, but will continue to be used for hauling duties and chores. That’s just a guess, of course. Maybe if someone really wanted one in this exact configuration, without much rust, and a few dents, wrinkles, and dings to iron out. Or who cares, just use it as a truck. We don’t get to see inside the bed, but they say that it always had a camper shell, so the bed is in “excellent” condition. It has a bedliner, and the seller provided a video, where you can see a partial view of the bed. Dodge offered the first-gen Ram pickups for the 1981 through 1993 model years.

There’s no NP435 four-speed manual here (the standard transmission choice); this one has the optional three-speed automatic with a column selector. That’s showing some surface rust, as a lot of them do over the decades. Speaking of other rust, there isn’t much to speak of, it sounds like. It must have lived in a dry part of Texas. The basic vinyl seat still looks almost like new, and I don’t see any glaring issues inside, including the dash. Hagerty is at $5,400 for a #4 fair-condition truck.

The base engine was the 225 slant-six, but this one has an optional 318-cu.in. OHV V8, which had 140 horsepower and 240 lb-ft of torque when new. Power is sent through that automatic to the rear wheels only, and they say it’s been sitting for about a year, but it starts and runs fine. It’ll need the usual routine due to sitting for a while, though. They don’t mention whether the AC works, but I’m assuming not; they rarely do after 40+ years. Would any of you have use for a 3/4-ton Dodge pickup? I know I could find something to haul with it.