| After yesterday's 1972 Dodge Tradesman van, we might as well stick with Dodge trucks of the Nixon Era for another day. Big simple pickups remain relevant long after their car counterparts get discarded, but sooner or later every 11-miles-per-gallon old work truck develops some expensive problem and becomes worth more as scrap than as a vehicle. This Dodge held on for 41 years before washing up in this San Francisco Bay Area self-service wrecking yard. The addition of a camper shell to your D-100 gives it a bit of protection for cans of paint, ladders, and so forth. You'd think that intact camper shells in junkyards would get snapped up by bargain-hunting truck owners, but this seldom happens. I wonder how many Chrysler LA-block 318s get crushed every week. Here's a good example of California-style body rust. It takes many decades of sun and rainy winters to do this.
from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com |
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