I was born in 1973 on the island of O`ahu, Hawai`i.
Within 3 days I was on a plane to Moloka`i. I grew up on a pig farm. One of the pieces of equipment my dad had on the farm was a boom truck. It was a Dodge weapons carrier, I am not sure of the make. Was open cabbed. We had 2-55 gallon drums of water in the back and I believe 3 spools cable(winches)
The boom was mounted on the front bumper/frame and was built like a trussed crane boom. I have never seen another like it. When i go back I am going to see if I can find it to take photo's...
Then as I grew up I would watch tv shows suchs as Emergency 57 I believe. This was the EMS show and they had a dodge 70's rescue truck. Then into the early 80's we had shows such as Fall guy and Simon and Simon which all featured dodge trucks to some degree or another as the main vehicle.
During high school when I would go back to Moloka`i, there was a guy Eddie Mederious, he was a commercial fisherman and he had a 3/4t 70's dodge with a NP-203 and the big nut front axle. He would haul a 20+ foot boat and often would stop by with a bed full of fish.
There was another guy that had a organe 2-door cab with a flatbed. Looks much like the dodge in the Power Wagon advertiser on this page at the upper left. I don't believe it was a dodge though. I am guessing it was a GMC. I really don't know.
I really loved this truck and always tried getting my dad to trade him his K5 blazer for it. This orange truck's engine was not stock
and had larger all terrain tires still on split rims. I really liked the look.
When I finally decided to buy by first dodge, I bought a 74 3/4ton.
since that trucks I have bought Brutus(see the photo's on this site) and I have a 1979 Plymouth trailduster. I still consider that a Powerwagon of the 70's. I am in search of a 1st generation 1-ton as well.
I always like dodges because Chevies and Fords are so popular and everyone has them. Dodges seem to get left behind thus I like them and that usually means they go a little cheaper as well.
I love the cab and lines of the 41-42 military style the most and hopefully one day have one.
That is why I like dodges in a long drawn out nut shell ;o)
Pieter
Within 3 days I was on a plane to Moloka`i. I grew up on a pig farm. One of the pieces of equipment my dad had on the farm was a boom truck. It was a Dodge weapons carrier, I am not sure of the make. Was open cabbed. We had 2-55 gallon drums of water in the back and I believe 3 spools cable(winches)
The boom was mounted on the front bumper/frame and was built like a trussed crane boom. I have never seen another like it. When i go back I am going to see if I can find it to take photo's...
Then as I grew up I would watch tv shows suchs as Emergency 57 I believe. This was the EMS show and they had a dodge 70's rescue truck. Then into the early 80's we had shows such as Fall guy and Simon and Simon which all featured dodge trucks to some degree or another as the main vehicle.
During high school when I would go back to Moloka`i, there was a guy Eddie Mederious, he was a commercial fisherman and he had a 3/4t 70's dodge with a NP-203 and the big nut front axle. He would haul a 20+ foot boat and often would stop by with a bed full of fish.
There was another guy that had a organe 2-door cab with a flatbed. Looks much like the dodge in the Power Wagon advertiser on this page at the upper left. I don't believe it was a dodge though. I am guessing it was a GMC. I really don't know.
I really loved this truck and always tried getting my dad to trade him his K5 blazer for it. This orange truck's engine was not stock
and had larger all terrain tires still on split rims. I really liked the look.
When I finally decided to buy by first dodge, I bought a 74 3/4ton.
since that trucks I have bought Brutus(see the photo's on this site) and I have a 1979 Plymouth trailduster. I still consider that a Powerwagon of the 70's. I am in search of a 1st generation 1-ton as well.
I always like dodges because Chevies and Fords are so popular and everyone has them. Dodges seem to get left behind thus I like them and that usually means they go a little cheaper as well.
I love the cab and lines of the 41-42 military style the most and hopefully one day have one.
That is why I like dodges in a long drawn out nut shell ;o)
Pieter
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