Abandoned Dodge D200 CrewCab SWEPTLINE Camper Special left to rot in a field! 

I grew up riding in the back of the bed of this truck! Dad had a red 1970 D200 4dr manual. My mom redid the interior with white vinyl. Lol in our neighborhood the rule in all the houses was when you heard Mr.Frazier crank up his work truck, then it's time to get up for school. He was a heavy duty mechanic at the Marine Base in Albany, GA. Straight piped truck had the entire neighborhood smelling like exhaust and cigarette smoke....man I miss my Daddy....

An awesome find! I'd keep it 100 percent original, there is just so few of them around anymore.

The original Megacab. I’ve noticed old tires were made differently back then. Now my Michelins dry rot before I wear them out.

I owned a 1969 D200 318 ci auto trans, for years. It was always a great running truck . It lived and worked on our land in the mountains of California. Onward!

Personally I like the long bed. Can haul a lot more stuff with it. But then, I'd restore it to as original as I could. To me what some folks call patina I call too lazy to fix it. "Patina" makes it look like a turd. Take the time to straighten it, put new sheet metal in and strip and primer & paint it. That would be one sharp lookin' truck :)

That's a beauty. she needs cleaned up a bit. I'd keep her stock suspension, but airbags would work. You could use one those frames to build a 4x4 limo

Keep it long wheel base and do a dually conversion,that would certainly turn heads.

I see Chevy and Ford all-time finally a Dodge that's cool truck

Long bed crew cab dodges are very rare most were built with shout beds. Don’t slam it maybe think outside the box and fix it as it’s built. Those rusty steps try vintage power wagons they repo them . It is a very unusual configuration camper specials tend to be more optioned then most other dodges.

NICE find!! 😮 You can *never* have enough crew cab Dodge trucks! Awesome to see yours is a long bed. 🔧🔩

Restore to original. Don’t have to paint. Please don’t lower it. It’s a work truck bring her back and let her work again.

Build a tow rig. I d use that as an awesome flea market/swap meet tour the USA truck

Things a beast!! Nice to see where it started

seriously, I’ve always liked the way these looked sort of slapped-together. The B-Pillar looks like they adapted the single-cab dies in a rush. Or maybe it’s just two single-cabs welded together at the factory. It’s just the sort of rough, utilitarian approach that used to be standard in pickups. It’s been lost to heated steering wheels and LCD screens.

Keep it the way it is that is history right there

I always wanted one of those swept lines .

Man, that thing is gonna be sweet no matta what you do to it. So many ways in my head and cant decide. Im jealous!! New to your channel and I will stick around and find out. Blessings from San Antonio, FL y’all.

That plate on the underside of the dash is the base plate for a pioneer FM Stereo 8 track unit.

A 12 valve Cummins swap would be cool for this truck

this pick-up truck odel was very very popular in my country Argentina.!!!! and very specially this for the electrical company!!! it's very easy see on the argentina street this trucks working!!!

The towing ring inside the passenger door floor is called a bow shackle as opposed to a D shackle, the shape determines its name, leave it as standard length and original paint.

I got to say I love when the younger generation don’t have a clue what things are, there’s a little brackets inside the truck on the roof there for hanging clothes with a hanger LOL

Please don't cut her up. Make her awesome again. Long bed crews are the best. I know, I've been driving one since highschool in the early 80's.

If you plan to repair all the rust-thru areas, then repaint, I would say keep it all original so the cost will be less. Otherwise, do what you wish. I like the dually option mentioned elsewhere.

Awesome truck love to find one

I was brought here by a VGG tag. I would have thought someone who watches Derek would have made it start and drive outta there. 😛

Those door latches were always trouble. Had a Dodge grain truck of that vintage growing up.

What an awesome old truck. Oh ya....

Love the sweptline body style, had a 71 long bed w/ 318. Loved that truck

This truck is fricken cool

What a fine 👍 keep it as it is beautiful old thing. I have a dodge d100 step side 1971 over here in the uk only one over here👍👍

Leave it longbed and fix the door. After that, whatever makes you happy. Clean it up and drive it! Nice find for sure!

Short bed. Small lift kit with big wheels and mud tires keep the patina and some new interior. Fuel injection to make it reliable/daily driver. Wouldnt mind seeing a Cummins in it

New subscription from the UK. Love these old Dodge trucks. Thin on the ground in the UK

It would be cool to do a full chassis swap with a 2nd gen dodge Cummins! I'm not a diesel person..heck never drove one either but this would be amazing..,like the guy from Ford era RU-vid channel.

Keep as close to stock as possible, I opine too many customs out there, by no means shorten the bed.

thats a CB mount low on the dash, so you can can move the CB from car to car. Fix the rust, keep the patina on the outside, restore the interior, pull the 383 and put a 12 valve in it's place with a built 47RH trans. Looks like a great project.

@8:37, that was called a slide mount. another bracket would mount on your cb or 8 track and made it easy to take out so you didn't have to leave the unit in the truck to get stolen. Dad had one in his 1975 chevrolet scottsdale.

In 1969 there were 1,707 D200 crew cabs made with a V-8. Those #'s beg for an original rebuild

Offroad utility truck whoud be the best way to build this old girl and personality I think short bed trucks lood distinguishing

Get it running fix the brakes, new tires, throw away all the trash and wash it and drive it.

I have 3 of these. Old state department trucks. None have much rust. All run. None 4 sale.

wow , awesome, that bed is huge

Good to see you get that crew cab boys!

Its gonna run !

Absolutely love this truck. New to your Channel. You got a new Sub Brotha. Let's see what u can do Best of Luck my man👊🍻

Only 30? I've never even seen a truck like that one and I'm 52, LOL! We had a '71 Dodge pickup that was an A100 (COE, like the little red wagon) and it had a sh*tload more rust on it than that truck and that was back in the mid 1980's...if it's still around today I bet all that's left is the engine and frame, LOL!

Great deal

Looks like a 69. Front clip was probably changed at one point. Only way to know is by the vin. 61-69 are 10 didgit and 70-71 are 13 didits. The dodge emblem on glove box is 69 only. The dash screws are original. They used small ones and big ones.

Got a 66 D200 love it

I'd repair any "major" rust issues (safety / structural), buff it up the best you can and add something to protect the petina. The other option is to retro rod it (new drivetrain, frame(?), suspension, disc brakes, etc...), including paint (2 tone). ;-)

That leak woulda been the trans shift lever seal over the years.

I'd love to have one sitting on the army truck frame. 2 ton take one axle out.

I would keep the long bed and put a vintage cab over truck camper on it.

Looks like the truck from the movie, Fire in th sky.

Make her brand new like Stock

Do NOT put a short bed on this truck. You will destroy the soul of this rare and very useful truck. 1969 Dodge Camper Special with a crew cab and 8 foot box was in its day THEE truck for serious campers. The Camper Specials were all D200's (three quarter ton trucks) set up to haul a full size camper without being tail happy. Having a six person cab and the ability to carry a 10 + foot camper made them great for family camping and/or hunting trips. This is a rare, fully set up camper vehicle and should not be destroyed. If you absolutely have to have a short bed, get a short bed or a normal, run of the mill long bed and and chop it up. Please do not destroy such a rare and purpose built truck. If nothing else, get it running and safe to operate on the roads and sell it to someone who will appreciate what this truck is. You should have no problem buying another truck better suited to being chopped to hell with the money you'd get for it. And you would be instrumental in preserving a piece of American light truck history.

Leave as is. Don’t shorten it. Don’t slam it. I have a 1975 w200 long bed. You want that long bed it’s a truck.

I had same truck but but it had a 9ft stepside,, believe I still have new grill for it in my barn

The cheapest would to keep it 2wd original work truck. My friends dad had the same truck but it was 4wd. Pull start tractors. Or a totaled 2nd gen Cummins body swap ur 69 body would be kick ass. Get it running for now. Rare truck thease days .

Sweet petina

Long bed crews are rare. 90% are short beds. Dont mod it out. Keep it original! Restore it to original if anything!

I'm a big fan do you have a tailgate for a D200

Kinda wanted to see them start this truck.. Not everything Else

If she is for sale I am interested in purchasing it.

Fix it up stock form....no bagging, LS swaps, or none that other crap.

Slam it nice wheels and modern paint a keeper or give it to me haha

Frame off restoration number Maching

Cummins, lifted.

Cummins swap long bed

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What should happen to this old truck?

Leave it as is just get it back on the road

2002 silverado hd =20 feet long

Unique, you used it twice. Look it up.

They really didn't make many of the crew cab/long bed camper specials. Please don't shorten it. If you really think you want to do that, sell it to me instead.

Don't chop it up too many guys destroying trucks leave it the way it is patina it.

don´t go with the short bed hype, leave it original

Restore it to original then sell it for 500k. Yeah, that's literally how much one of those is worth,they only made about 2000 of them. They're as rare and valuable as a superbird.