If that was a 'true' '96 ram v10 shortbox me thinks he has a one O' one!
I tried in late "95 to order mine with a shortbox. Guess I saw too many 'fallguys"?
The only short bed 2500 Rams were on "club" and then "quad" cab chassis. Back in the late '90s there was a guy in the Pensacola Fl. area who took a nearly new short bed,std. cab V6 Ram and swapped in the drivetrain from a wrecked V10 2500! Very cool truck! I think he added some stripes, wish I'd taken some pics.