10 Things You Didn't Know About Dodge Trucks 

I built a shop in anchorage alaska in the early eighties, and clearing out brush behind another building found a real early dodge pickup... kind of as it was missing a lot so thought little about at first and then another building brought out front end. and part of the bed... so piled it together thinking if I had the rest, might consider so last part was brush and trees for the power to the on coming building and found the rest of this truck... late thirties maybe forty model. I put it in a new pile all hosed off and found I had more than first thought so kinda mocked it up. Left for later consideration, I finished building the shop and was going for the last two, water and septic... a guy comes over and gives me a bid... kinda high since most prep done and then he floors me... do it all for that pile of dodge truck parts... I had taken a liking to it so I said will think on it as I have one other bidder and he must of thought for the truck.... He says: Okay, here's the deal, all done and usable, water and a hydrant for the city... plus five thousand! I tell him I do like the truck and think its rare but I think thats gouging you and fair is fair and he said, I have two others, this one will make two good ones out of the three and parts left over for someone else. So worth every penny! We shook hands and he did an exceptional job for me.

also in the time frame of the "Little RedExpress" Dodge also made a model in black with gold decal pkg called the "Warlock" cause some people didnt want red!

My Grandfather drove a '69 Camper Special with a 383. It was a sort of harvest gold metallic and had a white vinyl roof. I have never seen one since. In the early 2000s I had a Chrysler with a 383 2bbl rebuilt off a Fury, then stored. My Grandfather told me he couldn't stand replacing points & rotors all the time. I actually remember this, as I loved to play with & take them apart.

#11.. The Lil Red Express Pickup was one of the fastest vehicles in 78 and 79..

I had a 74 power wagon I had a 77 power wagon great trucks both of them had 360s

A nursery in NE Ohio where I live has an old dodge semi that looks like a bighorn but might be a LCF. It still works for them as far as I know.

Not only did Dodge have the Lil red Express there was a rare Midnite Express truck that looked like the Lil Red but it was black and only built in 1978 only. They also came out with the Warlock too

You forgot Dodge was first to offer a sort of sport truck back in the late 60s called the Dude edition (seriously), also Dodge was the first and the last to offer a convertible variant of its medium sized light duty pick up.

Don't forget the Lil Red express had a brother, the Plymouth Warlock Warlock.

Have an ‘01 Dodge Ram 1500 w/135,700 miles on it. Driven the wheels off of it traveling, once did 2500 miles in seven driving days. Only complaint is it only gets just over 10 mpg in town where I do majority of my driving these days. Getting a rice burner SUV for in town driving & keeping the 1500 as a backup vehicle & for when I visit home improvement stores

Always Dodge!!!

What about the med duty D300-D700 trucks? Would love a video on those!

Got a well loved 51 Power Wagon that my Dad bought new.

The fastest American made vehicle in 1987 was Dodge little express truck faster than the Vette

Chry.Co discontinued the Big Horn trucks, because they were made on the same production line as the Dodge "Club Cab" trucks, & the lighter duty trucks were more profitable, so the Big Horn was discontinued.

Very cool series thank you for the knowledge

Great video and great information. I wanna add that Dodge trucks were also assembled in Colombia (south America), here we're assembled D100, D300 D500 D600 and also C series taking the C900 as the representative model of that era. Dodge assembled trucks until 1980. One of the most representative and beloved trucks here was the D600 line, that was powered by Mopar engine 360 and 361 in their V8 gas power and by a Cummins V6 V378 or known here as the 155hp.

The 11th thing : when you see any truck coming at you really fast , you Dodge it

Right up until the last of the LCF/Big Horn range they utilised the 1956 era Dodge C series pickup truck cab

@535,, Drove one just like that with a trailer dump. 270 cummins w/ a 10 speed & a lo hole on the floor

Thanks for sharing this

Power Wagons are great. Didn't know those Big Horns were that rare.

I know back in the 70s Bell telephone had a bunch of Dodge vans. A friend of mines dad worked at Bell telephone and he had one.

What did in Dodge medium and class 8s in 75 where the rear anti lock brake standards. They stopped building large trucks for the US markets ,because they could not afford to meet the 1975 US standards

Also the '64 Custom Sport Special with the 426 Wedge and a 4 spd. tranny. How cool would that be to own one. Don't count on finding one the production numbers were very low.

I love the Dodge Trucks I had a change many years ago to buy a 1967 L series COE truck and I did not buy it and regret it ever since but would love to find another one but I know they will not be cheap if I do find one

Loved the ole power wagons.

I like GMC semi truck but until now I never see new generation like truck f max, kenwort ,mack international and so on thank you

It’s funny but I never knew Dodge made heavy trucks till I saw a medium duty one hauling fruit out of a field many years ago. And I thought GM heavy trucks were rare!

I've seen a day cab Dodge big horn 950 sitting in Westville Indiana. Rotting away.

the 1965 LCE had a slant six Cummins and a road ranger 10 speed

I've got a lcf 800 dump truck 1974 ten wheeler

Greetings from Colombia, and in future videos I'll let you know some information about North American models assembled here in Colombia.

She forgot to mention that the power wagon was carried up through the 1980 model year then it was brought back in the 2000's

01:37 is located in Nambour, Queensland Australia! (Not Detroit)😄

I put thousands of miles on a Dodge 1000. Wish I had one today.

ever do a vid on pacific trucks???

The picture @ 1:10, I want one of each. ; )

When I was in the service during the Vietnam War, I had to get a military driving license. The vehicle I had to test in was a Dodge A-100 pickup truck. I had the worst time trying to get used to it. The tester said it was just my imagination and the A100 drove just like a car. IN HIS DREAMS perhaps. I never drove a car where the steering column was vertical and had no hood out front. I’m so glad dodge doesn’t make it anymore.

Why you didn't put the fact that DODGE MEXICO continue producing meadium & heavy duty trucks? Based on the new front end of the 1994 ram 1500 trucks macking them the last Dodge Heavy duty Trucks. As same as the Dodge heavy duty haulers trucks continue sales in Australia.

Dodge ,Mack,and Chevrolet trucks resembles each other

There is one Bighorn even in here Finland today. It pulls period correct box-trailer behind it. Have seen that thing only in Finnish magazine. That's the most beautiful semi-truck ever 😎 Here's short film of that truck: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xa4ErCU3r0w.html

The Dodge Brothers car was never called the "Model 30". That was concocted by an automotive journalist years ago. The guy didn't know what he was talking about it. Do your research before pontificating.

You made a mistake, at about 8:05 you said the flat fender made a return in 2005 but it actually came back in 1994. I know because I had the first generation of this new design and it was brand new in 1994.

I have two ‘67 Power wagons.

First fact I didnt know about Dodge trucks: That Dodge made trucks.

What about the limited production Little Big Horn?

Lil Red Express was the fastest production American car for 1978

2188 Lil Reds in 1978... almost double that for 1979.

Makkinga Contracting still uses their Dodge Bighorn as a dumptruck. www.makkinga.ca/brunos-golf-links-2014 Scroll down to 3rd row, 4th picture. 4th row, pic #2 and #4. There it is "Big Blue" #413 in all its glory. Beautiful dumptruck.

Ans did you know that the Dodge Bros built boats as well?

The reason Dodge got out of the heavy duty truck was due to agreement with International Truck. the agreement was that international would stop making pickup and suv's and dodge to stop making heavy trucks.

Actually, the L'il Red Express isn't the rarest/lowest-production specialty/custom Dodge truck built--the 440-ci. V-8 powered Midnight Express is. Same body, trim and style of decals, but in black. And no, I don't the Warlock! }:(

Lil red was THEEEE fastest production vehicle in 77

Original Power wagons will always be the best looking trucks in History. Only barely beating out 68-72 Chevy trucks in my opinion.

Qwantuz hp tinha eles? ?

When and why did the " Dodge " name go away?

The cabover was one ugly truck, still I would like to have one

Oh and ALL lite Dodge trucks from 1912 on were "express" trucks. Jack!

The pickups are junk. I had 84 and 2001 both rust buckets good for 90 thou then everything starts to go cheap crap. Now I drive a nissan

I owned a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 years back. Piece of junk. First and last Chyrsler I ever owned, lesson learned. I do think their heavy trucks were pretty cool.

They are all rusting shit boxes.

Dodge is a rusty piece of shit truck. They need to give up and start making cooking utensils.

Honey,,,hehhehheh I love ya but. Are you sure you know jack?