Hoppy, from the Power Wagon Advertiser forums, recently showed us his 1974 Dodge Power Wagon stepside 4×4 truck. It was a southern California service truck and only had 36,000 miles when he purchased it. The bullet proof 360, 727 and NP205 make this one tough truck! He has added an Offenhauser intake manifold, Edelbrock carb and Hedman headers. However, he is still not happy with the power and is installing a 440. The 3″ suspension lift works well with the 35″ tires. I love this truck…what do you think?
From what I can recall, John Baker was the first off road racer to be sponsored in full by Dodge in the Class 8 Two Wheel Drive class. Baker was a well rounded driver that had decent success in his Ford Bronco before switching to the Dodge truck. He ran this truck for two years before the Dodge sponsorship was transferred to Walker Evans. At this point, John Baker moved to a Class 7 D-50 mini truck. Does anyone have more photos or information about Baker and his Class 8 dodge desert race truck? It is currently being restored and the owner would like more information.
I was going through some old book marks and came across this thread from 2006 on Race Dezert about old Dodge desert racing trucks. I added a few more photos to the mix to get the interest started again. Walker Evans and Rod Hall rock!
Zane Bullock posted on Race Dezert that he is looking for his dad’s old Dodge Class 4 race truck. They raced it in SCORE and HDRA in the mid 80’s to the early 90’s. Can you help him out?
The Power Wagon Advertiser is a monthly magazine that covers the Dodge Power Wagon. There is a variety of articles including editorial content, feature and technical articles, classified ads and more. Their online forum is also worth checking out. I was reading it yesterday and before I knew it, a few hours had gone by!
Here is a great Dodge cutaway picture from the Dodge Power Wagons Of The 70’s” website.There is all kinds of technical info about the 70’s Dodge trucks here. Enjoy!
Here is an ad that I came across recently. I am not a fan of the quad headlights. How about you? You have to love the tag line… “Dodge is into Truckin’ like America is into jeans.” Click on the read more button for a larger image.
