Hi Muskote

I meant the Dodge Truck Forum, but in retrospect: they might be there since you obviously had the truck since 2010 and i haven´t read the entire board yet. Sorry!

Yeah, the grille is nice.... Not all that many around in Europe that haven´t been hacked up by the US Army in their M880´s.

It´s got brand new Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit I or II headlights in it that work like a charm as well.

The paint looks better on the pic, it´s not the original paint but red primer. The technical proof board in Austria didn´t approve of the colour when the truck was in it´s original dark green. (The bed was faded differently then the cab as the bed was a donor bed. Originally, the truck had a flatbed with hinged walls all around.

A "Sonderaufbau" and since it´s officially a "Classic Truck" it was better to swap the bed before approval or it would have to stay on to keep it "in original condition")

So a quick primer job was done to get it on the road. (The truck was imported from switzerland, hence the need to get an approval from the proof board/TUEV.


Since it´s approved as a Classic, insurance is next to nothing or in my case: free as the insurance on my daily driver is higher. I can use the plates from my daily driver and slap em on as soon as i get it registered on the same plates.

Thanks for the kind words, it just ain´t no showroom queen but i like it that way and will improve it over the next months and years. It´s also my first American made car as well as my first 8-banger.


best wishes, Dodgetrucker

EDIT: just took a second glance at the paperwork, it´s actually a 1974 Model not a 1976, which explains the early grille....

sorry, only had it a couple days and somehow i got the MY mixed up...