Ok, I realize that not everyone has seen the movie “Fargo” and some of you who have seen it aren’t big fans. But, it’s hard to argue with the name forever being linked to that famous wood chipper scene at the end. These two 1966 Fargo A100s don’t need a Hollywood back story to make them desirable or interesting. These two trucks are posted on Craigslist in beautiful Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. The seller is asking $2,400 which if I’m correct is around $1,800 U.S. dollars today. Thanks to Martin S. for sending in this rare pair of Fargo A100 trucks!
Chrysler Corp made Fargo trucks for the Canadian market after buying Fargo Motors in 1928. Somewhat similar to Ford’s Mercury Meteor models for towns without a Ford dealership, Chrysler wanted towns without a Dodge dealership to have access to trucks through their Chrysler/Plymouth dealerships. It is, of course, a bit more complex than that but that’s the general idea. I never quite understood the naming convention on these A100s. The A100 has a 90-inch wheelbase but in 1967 they added an A108 with a 108-inch wheelbase. Why weren’t the smaller trucks called A90s?
The seller has two of them for sale and they look fairly rough, or parts of them do. There only these four photos in the entire listing, unfortunately, but you can tell from these photos that the next owner will have their hands full for quite a while just doing rust repairs. Hopefully all of the FARGO badges are included – they say that “Both have tailgates and lots of parts to restore.” I’m assuming there may be a comma or two missing in that sentence, but I take it to mean that they both come with tailgates and lots of parts, and they both need to be restored.
The engine compartment, and it’s so nice to see a photo of an engine compartment here, looks great. Or, at least it does compared to some other parts of these trucks. The seller says that they’re both slant-sixes and one of them has been rebuilt but that neither truck drives. I’m a huge fan of Mercury trucks and a Fargo A100 pickup would be the icing on the cake. Have any of you seen a Fargo A100?
Just think, when all done, you’ll have one of the worst pickups ever made.
Ok Howard, how is the 100 any different in concept than the Frod econoline, Corvair, Jeep forward control, VWs amongst others?
The empty weight polar moment on these types had created interesting handling characteristics, thus inventing the sport of drifting. Without these types, many of us would have had to ride our dirt bikes to the track.
Bill Golden sure sold a lot of 100s for Dodge by showing his “Lil’ Red Wagon” on Sundays.
I can hardly wait until Cadillac comes out with their ‘hands free’ Escalade. Now THAT would truly be the worst pickup. Sorry, I forgot. Caddy is going to add another 1cubic foot of cargo space so you can put another sack of groceries in the ‘bed.’ All you have to do is add your Harley sticker to the rear glass to be kool.
Read carefully,I said ONE of the worst pickups. I wouldn’t give you a plugged nickel for any of those pickups you mentioned. It’s a market very few went for.
Hey, my first Love Van was a 1966 Econoline!
That van saw more action than ww1, ww2 & nam combined!
Remember “Up in Smoke”? Well, that’s what I met every day when I left school for lunch. It all came to a screeching halt one night when the engine threw a rod, while my girlfriend was sitting on top of the engine. We were packed and on our way to a party so, I just pulled to the side & we continued on to the party. I suppose it got towed but, I never found it.
Replaced it with a 1956 VW Bug.
Today at 60 years old, I’m driving a 1979 Subaru Brat
Uhhhh, I dunno Howard. A lot of large metro areas sure seemed to be infested with these types even after their production runs. Even our small town had it’s share of Econolines, but only two Corvair pickps.
A guy can bad mouth someone’s choice of pickups until he has to ask his buddy to get his new couch delivered for the ol’ man cave. Well, ‘cept for today’s truly useless symbols of non-discretionary spending with their micro beds.
Why ,please tell.
I had the Ford Econoline version of these trucks and loved it, never had the hard braking tipping forward issue and it served my needs at that time while being cheap on gas. The only issue I had was the previous owner never greased the kingpins and in a short while you became a body builder steering it. I would love to own a Fargo for it’s rarity in the USA but too much bodywork for this old guy.
Let’s hope whomever buys these trucks has a happier ending than the movie did, but judging by the condition, I would doubt it.
I’m getting set to do a tu tone paint job on a ’95 Ram 1500. Took all the Dodge badges off the body (I think the “Goat head” is hideous) and am planning to have the ’70’s Fargo decal painted in the center of the tailgate. Only older Canadians and Mopar folks will get the jist, but whatever
A guy in high school auto body shop had the Dodge version of this truck. It had an automatic shift lever on the dash.
Pretty nice to see ! Not too pretty. Awesome vehicles we will see less of as time passes. Love ’em…Sitting in front as the road is right under my feet
I like em (early USA vans) a lill hot’n noisy tho.
Ck vintAGEvan dot com.
The green and yellow look like the CO-OP Feed and Supply colours here in Canada…that one might have an interesting history from a life in the Prairies. Would make someone a cool restomod.
like….price isn’t bad for two…but it is up thru the states…
Uhhhh, I dunno Howard. A lot of large metro areas sure seemed to be infested with these types even after their production runs. Even our small town had it’s share of Econolines, but only two Corvair pickps.
A guy can bad mouth someone’s choice of pickups until he has to ask his buddy to get his new couch delivered for the ol’ man cave. Well, ‘cept for today’s truly useless symbols of non-discretionary spending with their micro beds.