Well, glad to finally sit down and make this thread, last weekend my father and I finally decided on a project truck. The piece was a 1963 Dodge D100 Power Wagon which I spotted just hours after being posted on craigslist. After a short discussion, we were on the road with our flatbed to make the 100 mile trip to pick up the old thing. The owner listed the truck for only $1000! It had a clean title, a fairly straight body, a D300 chassis (one ton) with a Chrysler 318 V8 that was all seized from sitting for 30 years. The truck is one of only 900 that were made with the 115" wheelbase and even more rare with the one ton chassis that was still period correct.
We were surprised to learn that Bob (the owner) was only the Second Owner! Intrigued by the vehicle's history we were told that the truck was owned by the Uvalde Texas game warden and was special ordered by the local government and later retired, where Bob came to own it. After hours of inspecting the truck and shooting the bull with an old man full of stories, we finally started to talk about the price. We barely started to bargain when Bob just told us he would cut the price in half for us and we could take it home. So here it is, our 1963 ultra rare Green Bean for only 500 bucks! A true barn find:
Here it is getting it home:
Unloading view:
Ready to go hunting:
Myself on the left and my father Dan on the right:
Our plans are to rip out the 318 and the four speed and put a 7.3 idi in the truck with a zf5 behind it, however theres alot of work to be done before we make any major changes like that. Floor pans need to be replaced, wiring and plumbing will be all new, and most importantly rust needs to be stopped. Not to mention we haven't got a engine and tranny that runs to put in it...YET. Hope to have some fun with this build and share our experiences with ya'll, thanks for checking it out!
We were surprised to learn that Bob (the owner) was only the Second Owner! Intrigued by the vehicle's history we were told that the truck was owned by the Uvalde Texas game warden and was special ordered by the local government and later retired, where Bob came to own it. After hours of inspecting the truck and shooting the bull with an old man full of stories, we finally started to talk about the price. We barely started to bargain when Bob just told us he would cut the price in half for us and we could take it home. So here it is, our 1963 ultra rare Green Bean for only 500 bucks! A true barn find:
Here it is getting it home:
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Unloading view:
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Ready to go hunting:
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Myself on the left and my father Dan on the right:
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Our plans are to rip out the 318 and the four speed and put a 7.3 idi in the truck with a zf5 behind it, however theres alot of work to be done before we make any major changes like that. Floor pans need to be replaced, wiring and plumbing will be all new, and most importantly rust needs to be stopped. Not to mention we haven't got a engine and tranny that runs to put in it...YET. Hope to have some fun with this build and share our experiences with ya'll, thanks for checking it out!